Waterman Sérénité

[tntaylor]

The Waterman Sérénité is one sweet pen. It is definitely on my ever growing wishlist.

 

Dennis, I'd actually thought you'd done something clever in photoshop to give the pen that curved look!

 

t!

[Flere-Imsaho]

Since there was some interest in the oblique-fine nib, here are 3 more fotos.

 

A séréne duo

Séréne? Well, the book is actually more about how to prevail while avoiding violence....

http://home.kpn.nl/geele160/IMG_0159.JPG

 

An enlarged writing sample of the oblique-fine nib

Had to blow the image up a little, but the line width variation between up-down, and left-right strokes is evidend I hope.

http://home.kpn.nl/geele160/IMG_0162.JPG

 

The oblique-fine nib itself....

And one of the beauties of the Waterman Sérénité (and the Liaison for that matter) is that you just enscrew the nib unit from the barrel. So you can just buy another nib unit if you want a change of nib type. Of course the nib units are not cheap. A year ago a spare Sérénité nibsection cost about €235 while the complete fountain pen costs about €800. So about 30% of the pen value is in the nibsection.

http://home.kpn.nl/geele160/IMG_0164.JPG

Edited December 5, 2008 by MYU

[Guest Denis Richard]

I finally found a pic of the new blue Sérénité. I'm really not sure I like it. I think it lost a lot of its serenity

 

http://www.morastylos.com/photos/produits/wat14.jpg

[Thesaurus Rex]

Oooooooooooh.

 

I like it.

 

But I like just about anything blue.

[Guest Denis Richard]

Hi David,

 

I knew a new Serenite pic would attract you here

 

It's a bit to "jewely" for me...

 

Denis.

[grasshopper]

Hey sexy Rexy

 

That's a cooool blue siren with great curves. A real stunner, huh. (pen-wise though, I don't think she's my type...)

 

 

Denis, I finally found the long lost brother of your precioussssssss! And he's coming home to me soon! :bunny1: :bunny1: :bunny1:

[Thesaurus Rex]

Hey sexy Rexy

 

Aw, thanks! Good to be back.

 

But if I'm so sexy, how come I'm still sooooooooo single?

 

Actually, I have a crush on someone who may like me back, but I'm taking it very, VERY slowly. Shhhhhhhhhh. I haven't even told my crush-ee that I'm interested.

[Guest Denis Richard]

Denis, I finally found the long lost brother of your precioussssssss! And he's coming home to me soon!  :bunny1:  :bunny1:  :bunny1:

Ooooo... serenity coming your way is always good Where did you order it ?

Edited August 11, 2005 by Denis Richard

[Guest Denis Richard]

But if I'm so sexy, how come I'm still sooooooooo single?

 

Actually, I have a crush on someone who may like me back, but I'm taking it very, VERY slowly. Shhhhhhhhhh. I haven't even told my crush-ee that I'm interested.

Careful what you wish for and taking a break into singleness can't be all that bad. Recharge your thesaurus, and then chaaaaaaarge !!

[grasshopper]

But if I'm so sexy, how come I'm still sooooooooo single?

 

Actually, I have a crush on someone who may like me back, but I'm taking it very, VERY slowly.  Shhhhhhhhhh.    I haven't even told my crush-ee that I'm interested.

Playing hard to get, eh?

[grasshopper]

Denis, I finally found the long lost brother of your precioussssssss! And he's coming home to me soon!  :bunny1:   :bunny1:   :bunny1:

Ooooo... serenity coming your way is always good Where did you order it ?

Had to search high and low for this fella. Apparently he went away and got professionally trained or something - he's got an LE after his name. Found him at airline international.

[Guest Denis Richard]

Had to search high and low for this fella. Apparently he went away and got professionally trained or something - he's got an LE after his name.    Found him at airline international.

Well... you would have saved yourself some time if you asked me I knew they had one

 

Congrats !! You'd better fire up the camera when you get it. What nib does it have ?

Edited August 11, 2005 by Denis Richard

[Guest Denis Richard]

Let me use my psychic powers.... It's a medium nib !!!!!

[grasshopper]

 

 

What can I say? The force is strong in you, my penfather.

 

:ph34r:

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

It looks like a really nice pen, but how fat is it around the grip? How heavy is it?

 

Dillon

[Guest Denis Richard]

I looked around a few weeks ago, just to see how much that baby costs now... and... euuuhhhh... pass !

 

What will haunt me all my life, is that the MSRP when it was out was $700, and I can't stop thinking "What if at that time I had contacted Pam ?"... but of course "at that time" I was just a regular user and I had not be sucked into the Twilight Nib Zone

Edited August 11, 2005 by Denis Richard

[grasshopper]

Yeah, it's quite a painful amount. The price to pay for being sucked into the Zone a few years too late. :bonk:

 

Oh well, investment for my children. And when I think about it as the result of that $1 a day I saved everyday for the last few years, it doesn't feel that bad.

 

 

 

Dillon, I'll leave it to Denis to provide the details. I haven't got my hands on it yet and I didn't really measure it when I tried the black version, but I remember it feeling quite light for its size.

 

 

 

EDIT - Denis, you knew they had one and you didn't tell me ... how could you ... and you're supposed to be my penfather ...

 

Edited August 11, 2005 by grasshopper

[Guest Denis Richard]

Dillon,

 

the dimensions are :

 

 

Length:

- capped : 5 5/8 ''

- uncapped : 5 1/16 ''

- posted : 6 1/2 ''

 

Width:

- min (section trim) : 3/8 ''

- max (barrel and cap end) : 9/16 ''

 

It's neither light nor heavy, and very well balanced imho.

 

Grasshopper,

 

you have to explore the world by yourself, Little Padawan

 

Denis.

[Flere-Imsaho]

I heard a few weeks ago there would be a new blue Sérénité. Do not have more info, but one of my pen contacts told me the nib unit has been redesigned, and will not be interchangable with the (lets call it) classic Sérénité.

Ciao, Hans.

[Guest Denis Richard]

Hi Hans,

 

you can already see some differences on the pictures I posted in that thread. The nib unit seems to be metal overlay. The cap now screws, which seems to be a good reason to keep the units from being compatible.

 

Denis.