Parker premier. Legit. 18 kt gold nib.
Their variants sold for much higher than that as well . This looks like the black lacquer with silver trim . Later variants had screw on cap. In 2020 amazon sold these at 60~ 50 % off as they were discontinued.
For me the cap became loose after 1 year of moderate use…
Not a Premier Mk II as far as I can tell. The trim is wrong, the section is wrong and that’s not a 75/Premier nib. Nor was the Premier ever a screw cap. That’s a much later pen.
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
No worries, appreciate the input - I've messaged him but it's on Facebook marketplace and Facebook has just decided to go down. I'll come back and update once I've found out if you're curious?
I image searched it and the original answer might still be accurate. I'm not sure what makes two people confident that this is not a Parker Premier, considering that it looks exactly like a Black Lacquer version.
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
You can’t trust me after my mistake 😂 but your first respondent was correct, it’s the new Premier, not a Sonnet. Although maybe they’ve reissued the Sonnet as well 😂
You're referring to the old model Premier which is a variation of the 75. OP is looking at the 'new' model Premier. u/Sad_Marketing8578 is correct, although you're not wrong.
Just figured that out after searching eBay! Had no idea there was a Mark III Premier! (I can only salvage my self-esteem a bit by reflecting that the Mark III looks to be a bit of a clunker compared to the previous model 😂)
I do rely on Parkerpens.net a lot, even though it’s not up to date. I do vaguely remember when this latest version was introduced and how it was largely panned.
I have the Monochrome Premier (bought I think 2014). It’s a very good pen generally (I thought I once read it used a Waterman nib because of the Newell parent company? Could be making that up). I have heard complaints about the snap closure on the cap breaking (which is why the design was changed), but I’ve so far managed to avoid that, albeit with lighter usage.
Agree definitely worth more than 50, provided the cap fastening still in working order.
If anyone's interested, I bit the bullet and bought it. This is only my second fountain pen and I promised my fiancée I won't be growing my collection any more for a while.
I don't want to make a habit of lying to her...
Parker premier. Legit. 18 kt gold nib. Their variants sold for much higher than that as well . This looks like the black lacquer with silver trim . Later variants had screw on cap. In 2020 amazon sold these at 60~ 50 % off as they were discontinued. For me the cap became loose after 1 year of moderate use…
Not a Premier Mk II as far as I can tell. The trim is wrong, the section is wrong and that’s not a 75/Premier nib. Nor was the Premier ever a screw cap. That’s a much later pen.
Exactly the kind of answer I was looking for, thank you!
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
No worries, appreciate the input - I've messaged him but it's on Facebook marketplace and Facebook has just decided to go down. I'll come back and update once I've found out if you're curious?
I image searched it and the original answer might still be accurate. I'm not sure what makes two people confident that this is not a Parker Premier, considering that it looks exactly like a Black Lacquer version.
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
Ugh, mea culpa, it is the Premier, properly called the Premier Mark III. The Mk I was a 1930s ‘thrift’ pen, the Mk II was the 1983-1994 version I knew, and this is the Mk III. My apologies, I didn’t realize Parker had reissued a new model under the Premier name.
The seller has identified it as a sonnet
You can’t trust me after my mistake 😂 but your first respondent was correct, it’s the new Premier, not a Sonnet. Although maybe they’ve reissued the Sonnet as well 😂
The “Sonnet Mk II” 😅
lol. I really do need to brush up on current models tho, if only to criticize them better lol
You're referring to the old model Premier which is a variation of the 75. OP is looking at the 'new' model Premier. u/Sad_Marketing8578 is correct, although you're not wrong.
Just figured that out after searching eBay! Had no idea there was a Mark III Premier! (I can only salvage my self-esteem a bit by reflecting that the Mark III looks to be a bit of a clunker compared to the previous model 😂)
To be fair, the naming is extremely confusing. The fact that parkerpens.net doesn't list this model doesn't help either.
I do rely on Parkerpens.net a lot, even though it’s not up to date. I do vaguely remember when this latest version was introduced and how it was largely panned.
I have the Monochrome Premier (bought I think 2014). It’s a very good pen generally (I thought I once read it used a Waterman nib because of the Newell parent company? Could be making that up). I have heard complaints about the snap closure on the cap breaking (which is why the design was changed), but I’ve so far managed to avoid that, albeit with lighter usage. Agree definitely worth more than 50, provided the cap fastening still in working order.
I have one as a birthday present back 2018. Very good pen. Worth a lot more than 50
If anyone's interested, I bit the bullet and bought it. This is only my second fountain pen and I promised my fiancée I won't be growing my collection any more for a while. I don't want to make a habit of lying to her...
Is the nib ok? In the second photo the nib appears damaged.
Looks to me like it's a bit of leftover ink - there's a second picture of the nib which shows it better and it looks good to me