waterman laureat, an underrated waterman

August 17, 2012

I had a gorgeous one that was too small for my hands but wrote amazingly and dependably with BSB. I passed it along to my fiancee's mom who is petite and a lawyer, so it now gets a workout and she loves it!

August 17, 2012

Thanks for the review. I agree that the Laureat is a much underrated pen, but because of this, I was able to get one on ebay for $23 the other day! My first Laureate came to me in 1991 as a celebration of buying my first house, and I have written with it (honestly) almost every day since then. No matter what is in my rotation, it is STILL my go-to pen. It's been dropped, rolled, run over by an office chair, but it still looks great and is just about my favorite.

The Laureat is just about the only pen that you can keep posted without scuffing the barrel because the top posts on a nob and not the enameled part. Love the pen and always will.

I think it is always good to have multiples of that pen because it is an outstanding performer.

Edited August 17, 2012 by georges zaslavsky

August 17, 2012

I had a gorgeous one that was too small for my hands but wrote amazingly and dependably with BSB. I passed it along to my fiancee's mom who is petite and a lawyer, so it now gets a workout and she loves it!

One can only love the laureat it was also concepted and built when waterman knew how to make pens

August 18, 2012

I had a gorgeous one that was too small for my hands but wrote amazingly and dependably with BSB. I passed it along to my fiancee's mom who is petite and a lawyer, so it now gets a workout and she loves it!
One can only love the laureat it was also concepted and built when waterman knew how to make pens

I believe that one actually has "Made in England" engraved on it somewhere. Fine pen! I traded my Lamy Safari for it!

August 18, 2012

My Laureat fine was my everyday writer for years until so much use made the cap loose.

Kind regards

Timothy

August 19, 2012

Thanks, they're great pens. Gave one to my Uni student daughter last year as her first FP - she's sold!

August 19, 2012

I had one , I think the pattern was called "Starry night". Quite spectacular, but I lost it. I gave a similar one as a thank you present . An excellent pen, and under rated.

August 11, 2015

I am fairly new using this forum but I am learning fast with all your advises. However as it relates to the Laureate, I have not been able to be as lucky as some of you who find one that has a smooth flow of ink or that it starts writing right away. I have already bought two at Ebay and because I was not having either a smooth flow or the pen would not start right away I began to wonder.

As recommended I removed the nib part and kept it on warm water for a couple of hours, went through the drying etc. The same results not a smooth flow. Finally I discovered the real issue when I remove the nibs and the guide, as instructed by members of this forum. (I twist the nib sideways until it gave away and it came out by pressure together with the guide). What I discovered in both purchased pens was that the guide prong (that thingy which extents to absorb the ink unto the nib, was cut off or broken). Also I had read here that some of the members wonder if that prong were to be missing or cut-off , whether pen would work and if so what would be some of the differences.

In the case of both of these pens, I re-inserted guides with the missing prong and tried the pens. The pen does continue to write but the flow is not smooth at all. (Dissappointing!)

I gather that buyers should beware since there are all types of individuals at Ebay who claim all sorts of things. In both of these purchases they swore that the pen was theirs and it had never been inked, until I saw the culprit as I put them on warm water and old ink began to spread on the container.

I am sure that a Waterman Laureate with a constant smooth flow of the ink on paper would be a delight. For that matter any fountain pen would as my Monblanc Noblesse is!