'vintage' 1990's Waterman - Any Idea The Value?

[Bamboo]

A friend of mine purchased this Waterman - either a Hemisphere or Ideal, not sure - the box says "Ideal" - in 1990 while in France.

 

She wants to sell it to me but has no idea what it's worth. She paid 160 Francs in '90, so about $30. It needs to be cleaned, and she thinks a new nib. Nib looks fine to me, but I could be wrong.

 

Pics below. Any help on value, what to do to clean before inking, and if you think it needs a new nib, would be greatly appreciated!

 

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/clmautz/2014-10-22121937.jpg

 

 

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/clmautz/2014-10-22122200.jpg

 

Thanks!

Bamboo...

Edited November 20, 2014 by Bamboo

[JRH]

It's a Centurion, maybe $40-$80 depending on condition. Lower end pen. See http://captainchang.com/pens/waterman.html for more details. Decent writers but not a religious experience. Your nib looks ok as far as the photo shows but obviously does require a good flush and perhaps a tine allignment. Plenty of good articles in this forum on how-to.

Good luck