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Parker Premier MkIII
2010-2019
HISTORY
In 2010 Parker had used the name "Premier" twice already. Firstly in the early 1930 on the so called "Thrift time pens" that were offered as a cheaper alternative to the famed Duofold during the years of the great depression. They were a way for Parker, who's profits by 1932 had dropped to almost a fifth of the profits of 1929, to enter the market with cheap pens. The second "Premier" was made between 1983 and 1994 and was indeed a premium pen built on the immensley popular Parker "75", many in gold and silver designs.
In 2010 Parker decided to revive the model name for yet another high-end pen, priced between the top of the line Duofold and the Sonnet, they were made in France.
In a corporate PR document Parker specified the consumer targets as
#1: Aspirers (men aged 28, style conscious and high grifters that wants writing to be easy and pleasurable).
#2: Advocates of Culture (men aged 38 with high income and fine writing lovers with a strong personal relation with writing and pens).
Parker Premier III: Monochrome Black.
The Premier III was first mentioned in the 2010 Parker catalogue as a demonstration of finesse, precision, art and experience. "Flawlessly crafted using precious metals and an 18K solid gold nib, Parker Premier is a prestigious,
yet contemporary choice with its avant-garde design. Comfortable, precise and assembled by hand, Parker Premier offers an exclusive fine writing experience."
Parker Premier MkIII "Tartan" fountain pen, rollerball, ballpoint.
The pens were offered as a fountain pen, either with a Fine or Medium nib, Rollerball, and twist action Ballpoint. The Deluxe GT design was a golden finish pen with chiselled lines and golden finish trims. The Deluxe CT was in the same design, but with a silver finish and palladium trim.
A somewhat oddity was the Custom "Tartan" with a tartan chiselled silver plated cap and deep black laquered barrel, palladium trim and an 18K gold nib, covered with rhodium finish. Offered were also two models made with successive coats of laquer, the first one with golden finish trim, GT, the second with a silver trim, ST, and palladium finish.
The 2010-2012 Parker Premier
Deluxe GT “Graduated Chiselling”
Deluxe CT “Graduated Chiselling”
Custom "Tartan" ST
Laque Deep Black GT
Laque Deep Black CT
Parker Premier MkIII: Deluxe chiselling GT, Deluxe Chiselling ST, Custom Tartan, Deep Black Laque GT, Deep Black Laque ST.
A new model,coinciding with Parkers 125 year jubilee, the Luxury, was introduced in August 2013, it came in two colours, a matte Black soft touch lacquer with a rubber effect and reinterpreted iconic chiselled
pattern, Luxury Black. Complemented with palladium finish trims and an 18k solid gold covered with rhodium finish. The second was the Luxury Brown which came in a with pink gold finish trims and an 18k solid gold covered with pink gold finish. The fountain pen was priced at €445, the roller ball at €355 and the ballpoint at €305.
Also the laquer pens had a new design added, the Soft Brown, a matte brown soft touch lacquer with a rubber effect. Complemented with pink
gold finish trims and an 18k solid gold covered with pink gold finish.
The 2013 Parker Premier
Luxury Black
Luxury Brown
Deluxe GT “Graduated Chiselling”
Deluxe CT “Graduated Chiselling”
Custom "Tartan" ST
Laque Deep Black GT
Laque Deep Black CT
Soft Brown
Parker Premier III: Luxury Black, Luxury Brown, Soft Brown.
In 2014 a new line with three new models were introduced, Monochrome. It had a vertically brushed metal finish. The Monochrome Black was a heavy pen, overlaid with black ceramic, matte tone-on-tone, and had a 18K solid gold nib covered with black ruthenium finish.
The Monochrome Titanium was overlaid with a physical vapor deposition (PVD) titanium made in a vacuum chamber in a matte tone-in-tone design, with an 18K solid gold nib covered with rhodium finish.The third was the Monochrome Pink Gold a matte tone-on-tone pink gold PVD overlay and an 18K gold nib covered with pink gold PVD finish.
The 2014-2015 Parker Premier
Luxury Black
Luxury Brown
Monochrome Black
Monochrome Titanium
Monochrome Pink Gold
Deluxe GT “Graduated Chiselling”
Deluxe CT “Graduated Chiselling”
Custom "Tartan" ST
Laque Deep Black GT
Laque Deep Black CT
Soft Brown
Parker Premier III: Monochrome Black, Monochrome Pink Gold, Monochrome Titanium.
Two more designs were introduced in 2016, the Custom Storm Grey, a grey laquer pen with a
cap overlaid with pale gold finish in a chiselled pattern, and an 18k solid gold nib covered with a pale gold finish. And the Custom Crimson Red in red laquer, and a cap overlaid with ruthenium finish, gold nib also covered in ruthenium.
The two Deluxe Graduated Chiselling, GT and ST, were discontinued in 2016.
In 2017 the Monochrome Titanium and Pink Gold were discontinued, and two years later, in 2019 the whole Premier line was discontinued.
The 2016 Parker Premier
Luxury Black
Luxury Brown
Monochrome Black
Monochrome Titanium
Monochrome Pink Gold
Custom "Tartan" ST
Custom Storm Grey
Custom Crimson Red
Laque Deep Black GT
Laque Deep Black CT
Soft Brown
Parker Premier III: Custom Storm Grey, Custom Crimson Red.
The 2017 Parker Premier
Luxury Black
Luxury Brown
Monochrome Black
Custom "Tartan" ST
Custom Storm Grey
Custom Crimson Red
Laque Deep Black GT
Laque Deep Black CT
Soft Brown
(Updated 2025)
