What Waterman pens do you own?

[Robert Hughes]

Three Waterman's, all vintage:

 

52 BCHR: nickel plated hardware, original clip broken off & replaced, semi flex nib tines bent but reworked to usability. Ugly but charming and now a fine springy writer.

52 BHR: Gold plated hardware, all original, semi flex tines bent not as badly as above. Much prettier pen, writes nicely also.

52 RHR: No cap, but body is there. Somebody filed down the nib to within an angstrom of its life. A problematic pen.

 

Nothing since 1925 or so. I'm surprised that people consider old & new Waterman companies to be related?

[FredRydr]

After the pen bug bit me in December, 2007, I've gathered a couple dozen pens, and four are Watermans with flex nibs for the purpose of learning to write copperplate. Wish me luck.

52 1/2 BHR - fine

55 BCHR - medium

Commando black (surprise, surprise) - fine

100-Year burgundy with translucent ends - fine

The first is very nice, while the latter three are wonderful.

 

Fred

Edited March 17, 2008 by FredRydr

[david6]

I have 9 Waterman pens at the moment, and they are :-

 

3 Laureat – all with medium nib

2 Expert II – both with medium nib

1 Carene – with medium nib - soon to be upgraded with stub nib

2 Carene Deluxe – one with medium and the other with broad nib

1 Harmonie – with medium nib

 

My love of Waterman pens started with the Laureat fountain pen which I received as a gift. I then moved on to the Expert before becoming hooked on the Carene. I have just ordered my 4th Carene, an Amber with broad nib from Pen Seller from France.

 

I really MUST try to stop buying more Waterman fountain pens :embarrassed_smile:

Edited March 20, 2008 by david6

[Eagle14]

Not many -

 

Hemisphere Black and Gold - Medium (though the writing is extremely broad)

Laureat Marble Green and Gold - Fine (a bit scratchy)

 

One of those Harley Davidson Powered by Watermans - I've read the threads on these and am not sure if I should include it here.

And an older Graduate -- shhhh!

Edited March 23, 2008 by Eagle14

[Spats McGee]

I only own 2 Waterman pens. I have a Waterman Expert and a Waterman Phileas.

[lestrade]

Even though I am in my 50's, and used fountain pens in school, it is only within the past 10 yrs that I have rediscovered them and carry one all the time. I started with a Pilot Capless, very convenient. Now I have a Waterman and I like the weight and feel much more.

HOW DO I TELL WHAT Waterman I have?? Thanks.

Also, are the older vintage pens actually better than the newer ones?

thanks

JP

[FredRydr]

Here are the Waterman pens I have so far:

 

- 54 RHR fine flex

- 55 BCHR medium wet flex

- 52 1/2 BHR w/ gold fine flex

- 100-year translucent burgundy (one of my favorite writers - once it starts) fine flex

- Commando scratchy fine flex

- A blue I-don't-know-what-model-it-is, but the plastic looks similar to most Esterbrooks. medium flex

- Ink-Vue - currently undergoing an -ectomy of some sort

 

These have been collected in the search for a favorite flex nib.

 

Fred

Edited April 7, 2008 by FredRydr

[satrap]

Even though I am in my 50's, and used fountain pens in school, it is only within the past 10 yrs that I have rediscovered them and carry one all the time. I started with a Pilot Capless, very convenient. Now I have a Waterman and I like the weight and feel much more.

HOW DO I TELL WHAT Waterman I have?? Thanks.

Also, are the older vintage pens actually better than the newer ones?

thanks

JP

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Do you have a picture of it? If it is a newer pen, maybe you can find a picture on a site like www.joon.com or www.swisherpens.com.

Do you have the box it came in? The outer sleeve should have a sticker on it with the name printed on the sticker.

As for older/vintage being better or not, I think it depends on personal preferences. Try 'em all!!

 

 

 

diane

[lestrade]

....HOW DO I TELL WHAT Waterman I have?? Thanks.

JP

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Do you have a picture of it? If it is a newer pen, maybe you can find a picture on a site like www.joon.com or www.swisherpens.com.

...snip..

diane

 

Thanks Diane. Here are 2 pictures. I love this pen. Unfortunately, I dropped it and in addition to the nib being bent, it looks like I might have cracked the "nib holder (?)" as it leaks slightly.

JP

[satrap]

....HOW DO I TELL WHAT Waterman I have?? Thanks.

JP

====

 

Do you have a picture of it? If it is a newer pen, maybe you can find a picture on a site like www.joon.com or www.swisherpens.com.

...snip..

diane

 

Thanks Diane. Here are 2 pictures. I love this pen. Unfortunately, I dropped it and in addition to the nib being bent, it looks like I might have cracked the "nib holder (?)" as it leaks slightly.

JP

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YOWZA!! ! The L'Etalon! GOR JEE US!! (I have 2 or 3...)

 

Ok, send it to Waterman repair center in Janesville. Call 1-800-BESTPEN for instructions on shipping, and make sure you insure it when you ship.

 

Also, that pen is from the mid-1990s, I believe. BEW TEE FULL.

 

hooked on funnics,

diane

Edited April 13, 2008 by satrap

[Shangas]

Waterman 502.

Waterman #3 (or, that's what this pen matches closest to).

Waterman Phileas.

[SteveH]

Waterman Expert II ballpoint in matt black and chrome.

Waterman Carene deluxe fountain pen in Prussian blue.

[SJA]

Edson, Maestro, Phileasx5, Hemispherex2, Carene, 32, etc.

[journeyman42]

I now have a Waterman 352, fine flex 14K nib.

 

I am still trying to find out more about it. It was made in the USA. Ind is in good shape. Only a little discoloration on the metal on the top of the cap.

 

If anyone knows anything more about this I would love to hear it.

 

Here is a bad picture from the ebay auction. I will take some better ones and post them soon.

 

http://www.cmgds.com/pen/waterman_352.jpg

[artaddict]

My current Watermans:

 

52 BCHR

52V RHR

52 1/2V MRHR

52 1/2V BCHR

52 1/2V Frankenpen (RHR cap, BCHR barrel, MRHR section& feed)

3 Black Pearl

32 Steel Quartz

Phileas Binder Cursive Italic

 

- only 8! I need to get more.

Edited May 6, 2008 by artaddict

[Graf Wetter vom Strahl]

Man 100 Etoile (Silver overall, lim. ed.), FP

 

Man 100 Silver (Godron Guilloche, with black plastic parts), FP

 

Man 100 Macassar (wood), FP

 

Man 100 Patrician emerald (green one), FP, BP

 

Man 100 Patrician coral (red one), FP, BP

 

Man 100 Fontainebleau green (wood), FP, BP

 

Man 100 Briar wood, FP, BP

 

Exception Night & Day gold-striped, FP

 

Exception Ideal (black), FP (BP and MP to come)

 

Edson blue, FP

 

Liaison black, FP, BP, 2 MP

 

Liaison Ebonit brown, MP

 

Liaison Ebonit orange, MP

 

L´Etalon Sterlingsilver, FP, MP

 

L´Etalon gold-plated, MP

 

L´Etalon green, FP, MP

 

L´Etalon red, FP, MP

 

Préface gold-plated, FP, BP

 

Préface silver-plated, FP, BP

 

Préface black, FP, BP, MP

 

Préface red, FP

 

Préface green, FP

 

Préface blue, FP

 

 

All nibs are Italics.

 

It always takes some time to choose one out...

 

 

Al.

 

 

[pteholiz]

Exception slim (black ST - medium)

Etalon (green ST -medium)

Expert (blue purple GT - medium)

Carene (amber shimmer - medium)

Carene (bronze deluxe - medium)

Man 200 Rhapsody (mineral blue - OGF)

with two more Carenes on their way (green shimmer - fine, and black GT - broad)

I also have various ballpoints and rollerballs

 

I have way too many pens - this is addictive. I need to get a life (or better yet, an Edson!)

[scribe75]

I see I'm a piker here.

 

Only own:

 

1 Carene

1 Opera - Le Man 100

1 Le Man 100 with matching desk set base - Black

1 Exception - Day & Night w/ Gold

1 Expert RB/BP - a gift for a speaking engagement

[effrafax]

I just started around Christmas last, and so far have:

 

3 x Kultur, all F, clear, green marble and puple speckled;

1 x Apostrophe, M, Black w/ gold trim;

3 x Hemisphere, 2 x F & 1 x M, red lacquer with silver trim, black lacquer with silver trim, startdust gold.

 

There's another seven Kulturs on their was from JML :blink:

[DustyBin]

Man 100s... 9

- All sterling silver

- Gold-plated specimen

- All three colours Patrician

- Opera

- World Cup '98 LE... FP & BP

- Blue Fontainebleau

- Dark briarwood

 

Man 200s

- Blue mineral Rhapsody

- Red mineral Rhapsody

- Gold -plated Night & Day

 

Gentleman

- All sterling silver

- Gold plated

 

Etalon

- All sterling silver - FP & BP

- Blue lacquer

 

Carene

- Blue lacquer