Collection: Ballpoints using Parker-Style Refills

A Common ‘Standard’
In almost every ballpoint pen presentation you will see a reference to a ‘Parker Style’ refill. This refers to an exact shape of the refill tube. Parker established this critical shape decades ago and almost every brand adopted this shape. But what’s in that refill is what matters most.
What’s in That Refill?
For the first 60 years, a ballpoint refill had been an oil or wax-based ink. This required much effort to extract the flow. It was great for writing on triplicate forms but for writing more than that it was not as enjoyable as a fluid liquid ink experience. Seen a triplicate form lately?
In the last ten years, liquid ink ballpoint refills have become common and are the bestselling option. Even GEL refills are now available and quite good. The liquid and GEL ink found in rollerball pens is now available in a Parker Style ballpoint refill. Capless two-piece rollerball pens were a draw simply because they held liquid ink that flowed like a fountain pen. Now, that liquid feel was transferred to ballpoint refill shapes. Your impression of a pen is 99% based upon the ink flow. A blindfolded tester using the same refill in a $30 pen and a $3,000 pen could not tell the difference between these pens.
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Monteverde Limited Edition Mondrian Ballpoint Broadway Boogie-Woogie
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Sensa Classic Safari Deluxe Ballpoint Tiger
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Monteverde Innova Ombre Ballpoint Charm
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Monteverde Ritma Ballpoint Black Neck Pen
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Conklin Lex Collection Ballpoint
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Sensa Ancient World Ballpoint Rome
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Sensa Metro Ballpoint Piano Black Swirl Gold Trim
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Aurora Ipsilon Seasons Ballpoint Orange
Regular price $89.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$99.00 USDSale price $89.00 USDSale -
Sensa Classic Safari Deluxe Ballpoint Giraffe
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Sensa Classic Safari Deluxe Ballpoint Zebra
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Sensa Herringbone Jewels Ballpoint Jade Green
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Sensa Metro Ballpoint Black Cherry Burgundy Gold Trim
Regular price $81.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$90.00 USDSale price $81.00 USDSale -
Visconti Van Gogh Ballpoint Flowering Plum Orchard
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5280 Ambassador Ballpoint Burgundy Rose Gold Trim
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Visconti Mirage Mythos Ballpoint Apollo
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Sensa CLICK Acrylic Lagoon Green Pearl
Regular price $76.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$85.00 USDSale price $76.00 USDSale -
Sensa Classic Ballpoint Caribbean Yellow
Regular price $72.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$80.00 USDSale price $72.00 USDSold out -
Sensa Click Acrylic Vintage Black Pearl
Regular price $76.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$85.00 USDSale price $76.00 USDSale -
Visconti Comedia Ballpoint Virgilio Ivory
Regular price $305.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$339.00 USDSale price $305.00 USDSale -
Sensa Classic Safari Deluxe Ballpoint Alligator
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Conklin Duragraph Ballpoint Purple Nights
Regular price $67.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$67.00 USDSale price $67.00 USD -
Sensa Herringbone Jewels Ballpoint Sapphire Blue
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Diplomat Excellence A² Ballpoint Gunmetal
Regular price $266.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$266.00 USDSale price $266.00 USD -
Sensa Metro Ballpoint Onyx
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Sensa Metro Ballpoint Blue
Regular price $72.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$80.00 USDSale price $72.00 USDSale -
Aurora Ipsilon Seasons Ballpoint Green
Regular price $89.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$99.00 USDSale price $89.00 USDSale -
Sensa Click Lacquer Pewter Silver
Regular price $72.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$80.00 USDSale price $72.00 USDSale -
Visconti Van Gogh Ballpoint Cafe Terrace at Night
Regular price $265.50 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$295.00 USDSale price $265.50 USDSale -
YSTUDIO Spring Top Ballpoint Brass
Regular price $100.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$125.00 USDSale price $100.00 USDSale -
Monteverde Ritma Ballpoint Purple
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Visconti Van Gogh Ballpoint Starry Night
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Aurora Ipsilon Deluxe Ballpoint Blue Chrome Trim
Regular price $112.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$125.00 USDSale price $112.00 USDSale -
Parker Sonnet Arrow Ballpoint
5.0 / 5.0
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Regular price $326.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$383.00 USDSale price $326.00 USDSale -
Sensa Herringbone Jewels Ballpoint Garnet Burgundy
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Visconti Mirage Mythos Ballpoint Zeus
Regular price $179.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$199.00 USDSale price $179.00 USDSale -
Sensa Click Acrylic Crimson Burgundy Pearl
Regular price $76.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$85.00 USDSale price $76.00 USDSale -
Visconti Van Gogh Ballpoint The Novel Reader
Regular price $265.50 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$295.00 USDSale price $265.50 USDSale -
5280 Ambassador Ballpoint Black Gold Trim
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5280 Aspire Ballpoint Black
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Visconti Rembrandt Ballpoint Red
Regular price $170.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$189.00 USDSale price $170.00 USDSale -
Visconti Comedia Ballpoint Caronte Gray
Regular price $305.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$339.00 USDSale price $305.00 USDSale -
Visconti Van Gogh Ballpoint Potato Eaters
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Conklin Duragraph Ballpoint Forest Green
Regular price $67.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$67.00 USDSale price $67.00 USD -
Sensa LE Classic Tie Dye 1960's Ballpoint Lava Lamp
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Sensa Modern Classic Ballpoint Cerulean Blue
Regular price $72.00 USDRegular priceUnit price / per$80.00 USDSale price $72.00 USDSale -
Visconti Comedia Ballpoint Paradiso Blue
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Visconti Comedia Ballpoint Purgatorio Taupe
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Visconti Comedia Ballpoint Inferno Black
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