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Parker Latitude Fine Writing Medium Point Fountain Pen, 1 Black Ink, Silky Black Barrel Pen(61934) |  | Brand: Sanford
Category: Office Product
List Price: $90.49
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 13334
Color: BLACK
Number Of Items: 1
Size: Medium
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 3.3 x 3.3
Warranty: Two Year Warranty
MPN: 61934
Model: 61934
UPC: 071402619343
EAN: 0071402619343
ASIN: B000JE4VQQ
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| Features:
| • | Latitude embodies a highly original, non-conformist individuality. | | • | In form and ornament, it rebels against traditional convention, while retaining an unrivalled quality inherent to a Parker Pen. | | • | 23K gold-plated stainless steel nib. | | • | Standard nib grade available in medium. Non-standard nib grades available in extra fine, fine, and broad. | | • | Fitted with twin-channeled ink feed and collector system. |
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Product Description
Item #: PAR61934. Latitude pen features a circular pattern created over four successive coats of lacquer over a stainless steel base for added elegance. Offers a simple metal clip design and stylish cigar-shaped profile. Fountain pen includes smooth, rigid gently curving steel nibs.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just what I expected, and wanted August 20, 2009
Joseph S, (NY, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought one of these to use at work, because 1) it has a steel nib - it takes more abuse than a gold nib, without damage / bending. 2) it's quite inexpensive for a fountain pen. I also use, at work, a Cross Century II fountain pen which I also class as inexpensive even though it was about $25 more than the Parker Latitude. It also has a steel nib. If you leave it uncapped, for just a few minutes, it will dry out - although tapping the nib against the paper will generally restart it. Or, just placing 1 drop of water on the nib will definitely restart it. My Parker Latitude is somewhat lighter than the Cross, slightly wider grip, and I like it better. If anything, it I think it is less problematic to use than the cross. I also have a couple of gold-nibbed fountain pens at home, and honestly, if someone wants a pen that they can leave idle for days and then it writes instantly, well, that's what made ballpoints so popular! If you want a pen that can write a bold solid line without voids, can vary that line width so you can write with expression, they you DO want a fountain pen, and you adapt to it. Fountain pens are beautiful, excellent writing instruments for actually writing, ie, a letter or a journal entry - that will keep the ink flowing. Conclusion: I'm very happy with my Parker Latitude because I bought exactly what I wanted, it writes beautifully and feels good, and otherwise behaves as I expected. It does not behave like a ballpoint, and I've never seen a fountain pen that did.
 A very big disappointment February 15, 2009
arborite (Tokyo, Japan)
8 out of 18 found this review helpful
I received this fountain pen as a very symbolic and significant gift. Despite my very patient and forgiving attitude (because it was a significant gift) I was not able to make it deliver consistent results in 2 years. The nib will dry out and clog if you don't use the pen for two days. That means, taking your pen to the sink and flushing it under the water (apparently such a common problem that it made it into their user's manual--actually the only maintenance instruction), which inevitably leads to diluted/pale ink quality when you try to use it immediately afterwards. So, don't ever rely on this pen to put your signature during an important occasion after not having used it for two days in a row. Even when the pen is letting ink (say you had gone through the flush-at-the-sink ritual and started writing with it not to enjoy writing but to keep the pen going), you have to push the pen really, really hard on the surface. Writing is not a joy, it is a torture. And that is, if you are already in the middle of writing. If you put it on the paper after having put it down for a while (even 5 minutes), you are not guaranteed to have any ink coming out unless you literally drub the nib on the surface. I am very disappointed and angry. I don't think I will buy a Parker pen for myself or recommend anyone to do so.
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