Pen quite heavy, would not suit a young hand. But diameter perfectly suited to a woman's hand with just a nice weight in the middle of the hand, which enables a good grip. Smooth body, steel, sober and unisex, although obviously the white leather pouch immediately connotes the pen as feminine. Nice finishes: brushed steel body is so dull, and where the ring is written "Parker" is discreetly polished steel. The mine extends and retracts by turning the screw. I have not been seduced by this system, which means that from time to time, a little play occurs and you hear the tapping of the pen tip on paper because the spring that "unfolds" the pen in any its length must have half a millimeter of play. This is a detail, the pen is not all the noisy time but at this price you would expect to have in hand rolls ... However, good quality ink, blacker than pens, for example, that gray next spring. Beware also of people who hold the pen looked very far ahead, rather than vertical (typical case of left-handers who do not want to rub their hands on the written line): the mine does not allow a large inclination, otherwise it rubs and crunches on paper. Otherwise, good glide, the ball rolls well, smoothly in the distribution of the ink, which remains homogeneous and dense. It is a carved pen for writing mariner, discreet enough to stay on a table in the auditorium or library without arousing the greed on ... From a distance it looks like an ordinary 30 Lamy. The cabinet, large and classy, allows to make the perfect gift.
