How many Watermans do you own?

[hilorains]

I have 8 Exclusives, 4 FPs (Brown, Red, Matte black & Blue), 2 BPs and 2 RBs. I would looking for the Green FP.

[lovemy51]

1 black phileas

1 grey taperite (not sure of the model????)

[asimplemaestro]

Two Phileas, One Hemisphere, One Expert. Want to start collecting more of the vintage ones though.

[CarolinaWriter]

I have 2 Waterman Audace and really like them both.

[Mrsal]

i currently own 1 philias that i absolutely love. i hope to get a new one for my 14th birthday. yes thats right i am only 13... but i still love fountain pens! oh yeah, i am a newbie at pen collecting and stuff, so i am now looking for vintage pens!

 

yours truly,

 

sal

Edited February 1, 2009 by Mrsal

[TMac]

I own three. A Kultur, an Expert II and a Charleston. I like all three but the Charleston is my daily writer - what a great pen!

[Doug Add]

I still have five Waterman pens, as I did when I replied to the poll two years ago (#48). The only difference is I sold the blue Phileas with medium nib, and picked up a red one with fine nib.

[rhosygell]

1 Phileas red, fine nib

512v brown striated

94 green marble

513J golden pearl ink vue

05521/2v plain gold overlay

[georges zaslavsky]

I will list my present watermans and those who will be soon acquired:

 

man100s:

patrician in blue

patrician in green

revolution française

harlekin

opera

in fontainbleau wood (to be added in april)

 

expert first generation models:

one in dark green (to be added march)

one in vivid green ( to be added in march)

 

centurion:

in blue marbled lacquer

 

forum:

in blue navy and white

 

kulturs:

two green translucent demonstrators.

 

 

[Maria]

My four Watermans are:

 

#12 Waterman - xxxfp full flex nib, heirloom my grandmother used as a secretary to the American Canning Company. Just recently returned from Richard Binder's expert care. Cap was smashed onto the barrel and couldn't remove the cap. Some how, Richard could and found the original nib in good shape. Cap has a clip on it.

 

#12 Waterman - xxxfp full flex nib, a purchase from a FPN member, to be a replacement if the heirloom wasn't fit for repairs. Although a cracked cap, I sent it to Richard Binder for a nib regrind. Nib was not in good shape and failed when it fractured. So, Richard found an even better nib for it--Waterman 2, full flexy and put it into wonderful working order.

 

#32 A-V - This Waterman vest pocket fountain pen was a purchase from an FPN member. The nib was reground to an xxxfp full flex nib and is a treat to carry in a pocket or purse.

 

#52 Waterman - a family heirloom, another fountain pen used by my grandmother, as a secretary to the American Canning Company. It also went up with the above mentioned fountain pens for repairs. Again, magical work was done by Richard Binder, in which the guts were fixed, the metal shinning bright as new, the nib was already in a xxxfp full flex state, so Richard just 'tuned it up.'

 

 

Respectfully,

Maria

 

 

[pensilly]

I have the following Watermans:

- Original 1930s Patrician pen and pencil in lapis blue

- #58 Red ripple

- #452 sterling basket weave overlay

- #52 red ripple

- #52 gold plated

- A fairly modern and slim gold-plated French Waterman pen and pencil with tapered ends and a barleycorn type pattern (I don't know the name). The FP has an inlaid nib like a Sheaffer

- One or two other 52s buried somewhere - can't find at the moment

- Man 100 Patrician FP - never inked - in blue and green

- 1 green Phileas

 

All the above are in working order. The original Patrician FP had a cracked section when I bought it at an antique store. I had Brad Torelli craft a replacement section. I was able to sit with Brad at his workbench and watch him work - it's like watching DaVinci. The man is a genius! He has restored all my good pens.

 

 

[Webs]

Let us know how many Waterman's you own.

 

Let's see- I am recalling them as I type- I have a few Le Man 100s, which includes the all sterling silver, the Patrician in blue, and three classic black with gold trim. I also have a Charleston and a Phileas. I somehow have amassed a few Man 100 bps and mps. I purchased a Gentleman rb in green a long time ago, which I really like. So, what is that? Approximately 13 or so. Too many to write with at one time! I really love the Le Man 100s. Great pens IMO.

 

Regards,

Dave

 

[artaddict]

Right now I have three 12's, two 52's, one 52V, four 52 1/2V's, one 32, and two frankenpens.

[Eccles]

9 altogether, but there are more I'd like, including some I can't afford:

 

CF x 4

Carene x 2

Expert II x 1

Hemisphere x 1

Reflex x 1

 

Nice pens to use.

Glenn.

[cchan]

Just one Kultur... so far!

[Eccles]

More than I should (41FP, 4 BP!) All work, but the maroon Le Man needs a section leak fixed. Nibs are a mix of F or M, with 3 or 4 Bs.

 

C/F France - Grey/GT; C/F France - Chrome moire/CT; C/F France - Dark Red/GT; C/F France - Stainless/GT; C/F France - Dark Blue/CT; C/F Canada - Blue/GT; C/F Canada - Black/CT; C/F Canada - Red/CT; C/F USA desk pen - Black/GT; C/F USA - Black/GT; C/F USA - Brown/GT; C/F USA + BP- Black/CT; C/F USA - mid-red/GT; C/F USA - blue/GT; Apostrophe - Black/GT; Carene - Black/GT; Carene - Marine amber /GT; Carene - Sea green/GT; Concord - Black/GT; D/G - GP+ brown inserts/GT; L’Etalon - Blue/GT; Exclusive - Cognac/GT; Executive - Mottled Browns/GT; Expert - ‘Silver’/CT; Forum - Chrome + black & grey trim/GT; Gentleman - Black/GT; Goutte + BP - Stainless/GT; Graduate - Stainless/CT; Graduate - Spirale Chrome/GT; Graduate - Chrome/CT; Hemisphere - Green/GT; Hemisphere - Stainless/GT; Ici et la - Lilac/CT; Laureat - Blue/GT; Laureat - Red/GT; Lady Elsa - Tortoiseshell Galalith/GT; Le Man 200 - ‘Caviar’/GT; Le Man 200 - Maroon/GT; Maestro - Black/GT; Phileas + BP - Marbled green/GT; Reflex - Black/GT; Un-ID’d + BP - Blue-black marble/GT; Executive - Mottled Browns/GT.

 

 

Glenn.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Eccles

[WRob]

One Laureat in what looks like the modern day "Red Dune" and Gold;

One Hemisphere in stainless steel with gold trims;

A matte black w/chrome trim Waterman Expert (My current workhouse for school)

 

And, hopefully, later in the year, some variety of Waterman Exception

[devaldez]

As a fountain pen newbie, I only have two inexpensive Waterman pens, both Kultur demos, which I've converted to eye-droppers today, in fact. The blue demo presently holds Chesterfield Night Sapphire and the clear demo presently holds Chesterfield Obsidian. Strangely, the ED conversion appears to have solved the flow problems I was having with the clear pen...

[Sailor Kenshin]

Let us know how many Waterman's you own.

 

My first Waterman was a blue marble Phileas in a complete kit with ink bottle, carts, and booklet. The nib says M but it writes like a B. I love this pen.

 

My second was a tomato-red Carene (M), and I do not enjoy it as much as the Phil because the nib squeaks.

 

My third was a gunmetal, gold-trim Maestro (F). Cool-looking pen, very smooth nib, but the section's a bit small and slippery.

 

I recently bought a black Phil with F nib, another wonderful writer.

 

Yesterday I got some student pen that's going right back. It feels cheaper than my Stypen Creeks. O_O

 

Used to have a Kultur demo, but gave that away.

[Yuki Onitsura]

I used to own three: a blue Harmonie, a red Preface and a marbled green Kultur. Gave the Kultur away so I'm not down to two Watermans =).

 

Yuki