I own a couple usa made 1964 Cross pen and pencil sets which are the vintage version of this new set. This new set is NOT usa made like the old ones. Its chinese made, light and flimsy, and does not have the rose gold look. It looks more like 10kt gold filled. The inner barrel edges are not smooth, the two pieces of the pen don't sit evenly and required some sanding to fit right. The two pieces of the pen require careful manipulation to sit right. On the vintahe sets, the two parts always sit right together. I was disappointed when I sent in a broken vintage 14kt gold filled set to Cross for repair and they sent me this new set since they could not repair my vintage set due to lack of parts. I was disappointed. I sold this new so called "new and updated" set on ebay for 50 bucks which is 100 bucks less than the price of new. Thats how much i hated it. The person who bought it was estatic to get it for cheap, but hey, im sticking with my usa made vintage sets. Cross is not what they used to be, but i guess it just makes the vintage ones more sought after. Dont waste 150 bucks on this set. Go on ebay and get a used usa made vintage 14kt gold filled pen and pencil set for 60 bucks. You cant go wrong with the vintage ones.