Product Description
Type High end modern ballpoint and mechanical pencil set.
Product Name Sonnet Insignia
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France, 1997. (Both the ballpoint and mechanical pencil have date codes of IP, signifying 1997).
Length Both pieces are 5-5/16" long.
Filling System Ballpoint pen takes Parker style refills, a working one is currently installed. The pencil takes 0.5mm leads, which extend by twisting the top half of the pencil. A packet of leads will be included.
Color Sterling silver grid pattern finish is one of Parker's well known patterns, called Cicelé. The trim is gold plated. (There's also a silverplate version of this pen that looks almost exactly the same, however it does not have hallmarks. Both pieces have the 925 hallmark on the cap.)
Condition Near mint condition, in fancy padded Parker box, for this upscale, refined set. The caps and barrels for both pieces are mint, with fully intact "ciseles", and nice dark outlining of the little squares. A few of the little squares, especially on the ballpoint, have some little black dots of tarnish inside of them. The cones and clips have some microscratching. The imprints on both pieces are very nice and clear.