Cross Contour Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, Chrome Barrel, Black

This is a 1/2 way decent pen. It is nice and heavy and easy to write with. It also seems to be shaped at just the right thickness for my hand as well.

Cross Classic Century 10-Karat Gold-Filled/Rolled-Gold Ballpoint Pen and 0.5 mm Pencil Set

The Cross Pen Set is a wonderful set to give as a gift. Cross is a great product and works fabulous,and looks great on your desk or in your pocket. It is sleek and feels nice in your fingers. In fact, you will become addicted to it and when you are not using your cross pen or pencil, you will realize how much you miss the feel of it when you write.

Cross Classic Century Black Ball-Point Pen with 23 Karat Gold Plated Appointments

I have decided that a good writing instrument in the pocket is the cost of doing business in my line of work. This lightweight, thin Cross pen helps me not look back.

The black satin finish is very nice, the writing quality is good for an entry-level fine pen, and the gold appointments complement clothing in the earth color range.

I ruin about a shirt per year via ink leaks. This pen is not going to do that.

A very handsome, economical, solid-value product from Cross.

Brand Name:	Cross
Model number:	2502
Color:	Classic Black
Number of Items:	1
Manufacturer Part Number:	2502

Cross Classic Century Lustrous Chrome Ball-Point Pen

I have one of the late model USA Cross pens (there is a small, local office store that still has stock going back to the mid 1990s) and one of the China-made pens. They are not different. The China-made pen is actually a bit better, with a tighter fit and a smoother twist. I am using a Swiss off-brand ink tube which, ironically is less expensive than the Chinese "real" ink tubes but writes just as well. The China-made pen still has the feel of a Cross pen as well as the design, and manufacturing is still being overseen by Cross, according to their representatives.
Still, I don't like the idea of moving production to China on a classically American product. Just by ideal it seems like a cheap knockoff, even if it is technically the same product.
Overall, though, this is a good pen but not a great one. I recently purchased a Parker steel classic that looks better than these, (it has a gold arrow clip and a gold button)writes better than these (the inkflow is smooth) is NOT made in China (England, actually) and costs several dollars less! So this Cross is definitely nota five star pen and it is fairly good, but not the best for quality or price in its class...