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#1 KarloT

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 01:49 PM

I picked up a NOS Parker 75 Cisele last week. It is from a '93 French production pen, which means it was from the last batches of 75s made.

It is not my first 75 but I can understand why it became the iconic pattern for this Parker model. The lacquer versions are nice but are a bit heavy for their diameter. The balance of the plated versions is more to my liking but the plating can wear down over (a rather admittedly long) time.

The sterling silver Cisele is probably the most durable finish available for this series, and the crosshatched pattern hides any and all posting marks better than stainless flighters or lacquers. It is also a breeze to maintain as a silver polishing cloth is often all that is required. Its balance is identical to the plated 75s and I have no difficulty using this pen over long stretches of writing work.

The nib is a French hallmarked 14k Medium. I had to narrow the gap between tines in order to get the pen to write, but it now lays down a Medium-Broad line and is wetter than any of the Parkers I own. Feedback is very slight and it plays well the the Aurora Blue ink I received as a gift from a friend yesterday.

I personally like the Mk III thick-stem sections better than the older Mk I/Mk II versions, so the pen was really a great match to my hand.

All in all, a nice find. Price out the door was about $85. With current prices for silver going between $38-$39 per Troy ounce as of this posting, I think it was a sound buy.

Here are a few shots. If the pen seems shiny, it's because I dunked the cap and barrel into a baking soda polishing dip. If this was an early 60s American flat-tassie crosshatch with metal section threads, I probably would have just wiped her down. (Or maybe not. I like having patina develop from my own usage of the pen. I'm weird that way.)

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