>Make sure that you are not confusing "Parker Jotter" with "Parker Classic" I don't think so. It is a "Parker Jotter Standard CT Ball Pen". >You can find Japa

>Make sure that you are not confusing "Parker Jotter" with "Parker Classic" I don't think so. It is a "Parker Jotter Standard CT Ball Pen". >You can find Japanese offerings on Amazon India and if needed, get it directly from Amazon Japan (i do both). You can also contact the resellers (who import from Japan and sell on Amazon India) directly for a better deal Won't this be too costly due to import taxes? >These guys are very good and are optimizing their product based on their available skills. Making a nib requires metallurgy, high-precision CNC etc. which as small specialized Artisans they cannot afford to setup. I think Ratnam makes the complete product. I must say that I am not much into Artisanal pens though. Similarly I am not much into funky anime type colored pens from Japan. :-) >Finally, i should note that a lot of branded Pens are manufactured in India; eg. Parker Pens are manufactured by Luxor India and exported. I don't like Luxor very much. I think there are quality control issues with the Parker pens as there is a lot of rattling in their jotter pens. I researched and found that it is not universal and was pretty pissed off as the Jotters are not cheap. Another reseller is Linc who are resellers for Uniball and they don't care about what they are selling. Similarly Pentel has a measly collection even though they have a manufacturing plant in Gujarat. In my school days I used to use a Hero Fountain pen (Currently Shanghai Hero group) which was pretty good and my daily driver. My mother still had her beautiful Pilot pen from the 70s which I started to use later. I also sometimes used to use my classmates Butterfly pens too. I bought a Hero fountain pen in 2008 and it was horrible. Not sure what happened to it.