This fountain pen is not exceptional. It is not low-end either. One writes rather well with, a fairly fine line. As often happens in such cases, the pen scratching when the paper is of poor quality, which is inherent in the fact of depositing some ink on paper. The included booklet is quite pretty. Finally, the purpose of this box is to chic, with a price after all content. From this point of view, it is quite successful. It just should not wait for the exceptional ... And careful, there are no included cartridge. This may disappoint if the offer because the one who can open the test immediately, particularly since Parker cartridges are short, somewhat less common than long cartridges.