Parker Urban Chrome Trim Ballpoint Pen with Medium Nib - Black, Gift Boxed

Absolutely stunning pen. A very nice weight, twist nib retract action is very smooth, and the pen writes beautifully. It has a nice blue ink. Absolute fantastic pen from Parker. Highly recommended.

I've had my eye on this pen for a while, when I lost the Parker pen I was using, it gave me an excuse to purchase another one for myself and I'm glad I did!The pen comes well presented - as do most Parker pens - in a black box with a checked design, this has a gold coloured lid with the Parker logo on top. Inside the pen sits on a soft touch cloth material and is held down by two elastic cords, then covered with a golden ribbon.The pen feels great in the hand, not too light and not too heavy. Both the very top of the pen and the bottom where you grip it, have a slightly glossy, metal finish, it looks very nice. The upper body of the pen has a matte black finish with an unusual design which can be seen in the product picture. The materials used and the build quality are of a very high standard, giving the pen a premium look and feel.I do however, have one small issue with the pen. When you pick the pen up, tap or shake it, there is a rattle which comes from the refill inside. This is a minor annoyance and doesn't change my view on the pen.This would be great as a present for someone, or to yourself. I believe it is worth the price, and I am very happy with my purchase.

I bought this pen as I would soon need writing apparatus to take me through my exams. I have never even spent a 5th of the price of this on a pen before, so this review is a good insight if you are just a regular old bic user like myself, well until now.USAGE:you see I am left handed and so ink smudges when i write, however using this beautiful well weighted pen, the ink seems to dry the moment it touches the paper and so it does not smudge at all. the next thing to note about this pen is that it glides rather than the usual pressure one must apply, it is as if the pen writes for you. Now this may seem like rubbish, as it did to me pre-purchase, however upon using it i discovered this almost instantly. to prove this wasn't a placebo, i used the parker pen for a 2 hour exam, then 5 days later i used a bic pen for a 2 hour exam, and by the first hour of writing with the bic pen, my hand grew that strain of excessive writing, which was not present with the parker. The next thing i would like to mention about the urban parker pen is how splendid its heavy weight is, it is balanced just perfectly so that my messy handwriting actually looks readable with this pure brilliant pen. each cartridge lasts for ages, like seriously ages, so although they cost more i feel it saves money in the long run, i don't know exactly but each one lasts around 50 solid A4 pages for me, but maybe i am a light presser. finally the twist to make the nib appear is unmatched in smoothness, i get enjoyment just out of twisting it back and forth.LOOKS:its actually more shiny in person, and its size with noticeable curves means that when you get the pen out in an exam hall, people must think your a t**t but no seriously it looks really great and the top of the pen is of a shiny mirror like metal that reflects so nicely with sunlight that the pen appears to sparkle.If you are left handed this pen is honestly a life changer, if you have extensive writing coming up in your life, the pen will see you through it better than no other, and if you want to look important, only a parker pen could do that.

Really really beautiful pen, good weight and well balanced.I choose the all black version, mate and lacquered, wich is astonishing in my opinion, in fact is the first review that I am writting on amazon, the only down side unfortunately is that the lacquered part wich is really sensible and after one day of use at university, taking a really good and closer look I noticed that some micro marks apeared on the lacquer ...don't get me wrong, is not noticeble just if you know that are there or you are looking after them.(the mate black part it's fine)The pen is so great that I just bought another one, but this time in black and chrome trim not lacquered anymore! ☺

Very happy with my purchase, writes beautifully.

Used to have a Parker back in the 90s as a school child (got it as a Christmas present) and i remember just how blown away i was with how good a Pen can be and feel when i 1st started using a Parker (it got stolen by the end of the day by some Adidas/nike air kid, but for that day i spent with it, i was unbelievably impressed, never got another unfortunately as it wasn't worth the heartache of knowing it would eventually have just got stolen again) Now nearing my 40s i thought id treat myself to one, and knowing its going to be used in the comfort of my home, it wont pinched, and again the 1st time i opened the gift box i could tell it had quality written all over it (pun intended) the weight of it and the way it feels as you are writing feels alot better than i remember, I can tell these pens were made from great craftsmanship and built to last and im happy to call it my new favourite, Thank you Parker

I became aware of this pen via the recommendations.It really caught my eye.I do a lot of writing, so I wanted something practical, but also stylish. I have great respect for the Parker company, having owned the Vector fountain model since 1984!- sill with the original nib! So I am aware of Parkers good quality, reliability and also keen pricing.The pen itself is a rather unusual shape, slightly larger at the business end than normal and quite weighty, which I find quite gratifying. A very noticeable pen which is sure to draw comment. It looks more expensive than it actually is. As for functionality, few moving parts, you unscrew the end, insert the refill and away you go. The pen has a twist-action (I find some of the "press- action" pens a bit "hit+miss")- so, less to go wrong. All in all an exellent purchase, which I look forward to using for years to come.