I used to love getting Cross pens when I was a kid.  I still have them too, the chrome ones, but lost my only gold one.  So I wanted to replace that one after all these years.  I was a bit hesitant after reading these reviews, but thought i'd gamble and hope that after a few years of getting their QC in check, the quality would return.  No such luck. This thing is like a fake Rolex.  All the points the other reviewers warn you about are absolutely correct.  I compared it side by side with my vintage chrome ones.  The cap does not fit right, the overall feel and weight is poorer, the clip feels thinner and weaker, the turning mechanism seems flimsier.  It's sad to see Cross stoop this low.  This is the reason "Made in China" has the stigma it has.  I'm going to have to switch to the Fisher Space Pens, made right here in the USA.  Do me a personal favor, and take the pen!!