Once in 1956, again in 1960, more significant in 1973,again in 1982 and more recently as it has been shuttled between countries in the last 15 or so years. It was in elementary school that I was introduced to the best ballpoint of all. If any get out, it would likely be by employees, IMHO.Īs Mark posts, I've been writing with Jotters since the mid-1960's. What does the manufacturer do with rejects? Likely recycle them to the scrap bin. Rochester21 brings up another angle that may hold water. It would have to be personally inspected. I cannot conclude, by the posted photos, that this is truly a fake. And.the imprint looked very light compared to previous years. I felt that the metal appeared to have a wider "grain" to it not as smooth as previous years manufactured in the UK and the USA. When Parker began manufacturing Jotters of recent years, particularly the ones from France, I noticed a definite difference in the metal used in the cap and a drop in (my) perceived quality of the engraving. Knockoffs of anything can be pretty good. I feel that the only way to make an educated evaluation is to inspect the specimen side by side with a known genuine Jotter. No offense intended to any opinons posted. I find it difficult to understand how a fake can be identified by simply viewing these photos. As a Jotter fan, this has been a very interesting thread to read up to now. As far as quality control is concerned, if you buy 10 pens in a package for say $10 and four are duds, is it worth your while sending them back, or will you be happy that you have 6 working pens for a low price? There are entire villages that have gone into the pen manufacturing business. If you can turn out 10 pens in a day and earn enough to feed your family for a week, you are laughing. Each one of those fakes brings foreign exchange into the country. A civil servant earned the equivalent amount of money in local currency, that would buy US$50, in a month. When I lived in China the disparity between the cost of food there and the value of US$ was astounding. You need to see price in context of the economy in which the fakes are produced. I am in possession of a number of fake Hero 616. I hear that the Hero pens are being counterfitted and that is even cheaper. It may be an inexpensive pen but you can sell so many of them, easily.
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