Capless Ceramic Gel Refill to Fit Parker Ballpoint Pens (P42)

I'm thoroughly impressed with the Monteverde Capless Gel Ballpoint Refill for Parker Ballpoint Pens in Fine Point. It writes incredibly smoothly and effortlessly, feeling like a high-quality rollerball. What's remarkable is how quickly the ink dries, even with the bold and rich lines it produces. The blue-black ink is deeply saturated, creating a unique and distinctive shade. One thing to consider is that, as another customer pointed out, the 'fine' line width is sommewhat broader than typical fine refills, much closer to a 1.0mm gel pen. Nonetheless, it's an excellent choice for those who appreciate smooth writing and a distinctive ink color.

I did not think I would like these refills, but to my surprise they are very nice. Smooth writing. Glad I got them.

Parker pen users know that good quality refills are hard to find. These gel refills from Monteverde are pretty good (if not up to the standards of gel refills for other pens.) The feel on paper is pretty good; fairly smooth compared to other gel pens, though not the very best. There is a little bit of skipping on some papers, which is one of the downsides to gel pens, but the performance is MUCH better than Parker's gel refills (which skip horribly on almost everything.) There are two things keeping them from a 5-star review. First, they're not very fine; in fact, comparing them directly to another brand of fine point refills, it's hard to tell any real difference. I'd call them a solid medium width. Second is Monteverde's inability to make a really dark blue-black ink. These are lighter than expected; the color is nice, just not what is normally labeled blue-black. They're good refills, they just didn't align with the expectations generated by Monteverde's specifications.

The green ink refills have a color that is a bright, middle-of-the-road green, though with a slightly blue tinge. The best way to explain it that I've come up with is to compare it to green ink on a US dollar bill, specifically the seal of the Department of the Treasury. (I figure this is a common enough item, in the US at least, that people might have in their possession.) The green color of the Treasury seal on a $1 or $5 bill is a classic, rich green. The color of the green ink refills is slightly more blue. It's still a good color - when you're not holding it next to anything else green, you won't really notice the slightly blue tinge. The ink is a bright shade, not like a forest green, which is darker. The ink refills appear sturdy, and I don't think they'll leak. The writing feels smoother than a typical ballpoint, and the ink dries quickly. I haven't had the refills for long, but the one I've used hasn't had any flow problems. I have it in my Parker Jotter, where it fits perfectly. Comparing how it feels to write on one pad of paper (a Basics writing pad) versus another, the Basics writing pad feels slightly more scratchy. On my other pad, the pen glides along very nicely. Your mileage may vary, but this gliding is exactly why I wanted to buy these specific refills. It feels like writing with a rollerball, but it's a ballpoint. I will also note that the ink dried a little less quickly on the Basics paper - I tested it by writing a wavy line and then running my finger over it. If I waited to a count of 3, it wouldn't smudge, but it did smudge if I gave it less time. Drying was even quicker on my other pad of paper. Sturdy refills, good green color, great flow and line, smooth writing. Like I say, it fits my standard Parker Jotter perfectly. A gel ink writing experience with a ballpoint pen - these do a great job. I took a chance and bought 6 refills at once, which is a better price per refill than two at a time, and I'm glad I did. I'll be using this pen a lot.

It's a great refill. My only problem with it, that was my own mistake, is that I bought the blue/ black 2 pack thinking that one was lack and one was blue but apparently blue/ black is a color; so I was unpleasantly surprised.

Purchased these gel refills in the fine point hoping they'd be close to a 0.5, but unfortunately they seem to be 0.7. They write well and the ink color is great, but if you're looking for a fine point then these aren't going to be a good fit.

I’ve been trying to find a good gel refill for my favorite pen but had a lot of skipping problems with my last refills which were supposed to be the bastion refills. These Monteverde refills are amazing and writes just like my sharpie S gel pen. Writes super dark and so far have not had any issues with skipping which I could not be happier about. I will definitely stock up on these as long as they continue to write well. They even handle my journal paper really well.

I was looking for fine point Parker gel refills. Parker doesn't seem to make fine point in blue any longer so I thought I would give Monteverde a try. The flow of the pen is fine. The color is good. It's not as fine as I was hoping (very similar to a medium point Parker Gel Refill). But probably the one factor that puts this pen refill at two stars is that the ink doesn't dry quickly. Ink seems be thicker at different places (slight blotting) but in those areas it appears to stay in gel form, that is, still smearing 10-20 minutes after writing. I write in a Moleskine booklet in case some were wondering what paper I use. Also, I had just finished writing with a Parker Fine Point blue gel refill, so the comparison was easy to do. EDIT: Since my initial review in 2017, I have used no less than 14 Monteverde refills over the last 3 years. I've used two of each of these colors, green, brown, orange, purple, dark blue, blue, and turquoise. I am upgrading my rating to five stars because I have not had any of the smearing that occurred with the first set of refills. I think that warrants changing the rating from 2 stars and I am sorry I hadn't updated it before now (May, 2020). Incidentally, and for those who are interested, I not only use these refills in Parker pens, I retrofit them into the Mont Blanc roller ball pens (the one's with a cap because those refills are expensive and the ink goes quick). I've also retrofitted them into Cross roller ball pens (pens with a cap). So, if you have a roller ball pen with a cap, you could use this refill (cartridge - for lack of a better term) with some added modifications (basically spacers at the butt of the refill) and now be able not only to use roller ball ink, but gel, AND ball point pen ink if you chose. How 'bout them apples.