Fake Parker Vector: Satan's fountain pen...

[Penguincollector]

  I have about 4 pens from Parker Luxor and their black and blue inks. The sections and nibs are of very good quality, the plastic on the calligraphy set Vector feels a little cheap, but my first Vector’s barrel cracked after a couple of years in Jr. high and that was domestic. The gold plated Vector is great, nib is comparable to the nib in my 88. The Aster pens that I have are top notch. Wet writing matte finish over brass, good nibs. Both chrome plating and gold look nice. The Luxor blue ink has a sheeny outline like @USG likes. The black is terrible, I bought it hoping it wasn’t as problematic as regular Quink black, but nope.  

[Number99]

On 1/23/2024 at 5:14 AM, Jonah79 said:

If there is no date code on it...

The presence or absence of a date code cannot be linked to the authenticity of the pen.

 

 

The lack of date codes can be traced back much further, e.g. to the Parker Premier UK Noir (1983?-1991?). 

Incidentally, my Parker Premier UK Noir does not have a date code either.

 

 

Edited February 3, 2024 by Number99