What Waterman Pens Do You Own?

[kazoolaw]

The last remaining is a 452 gothic.  It’s also the first expensive FP I bought.  From the long gone Berliner Pen in NYC.  

[RivdB]

Hello to you all, 

Here is the Waterman collection I started many years ago.

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

Whee!!!

[RedPie]

Impressive @RivdB

[Inkyways]

This so far my usable Watermans pens . They are in a PARIS WATERMAN  CASE. I have some  more pens to be fixed and some watermans in their vintage boxes  Can't say how many but few dozens in a packed box. My pen journey got very crazy and YES NOW I AM A KIND OF A COLLECTOR , although I was against that label. I have to confess as many of my pens are laying down without use so I admit when someone says a collector that means he or she dose it for a reason and that reason being for mere accumulation of tools of history etc. It is collecting.

This a photo I like to share here.

 

 

[Inkyways]

Double posting

 

[Inkyways]

I just bought another Waterman's red ripple  No7- Red nib . It is on my way soon

[Reconnaissanceman]

I have two Carene. One fine and one medium nib. Love how they feel and write. I prefer the fine nib.

[RivdB]

@Inkyways: nice! Your collection covers a century I guess...

[GlenV]

On 8/19/2024 at 10:32 AM, Inkyways said:

This so far my usable Watermans pens . They are in a PARIS WATERMAN  CASE. I have some  more pens to be fixed and some watermans in their vintage boxes  Can't say how many but few dozens in a packed box. My pen journey got very crazy and YES NOW I AM A KIND OF A COLLECTOR , although I was against that label. I have to confess as many of my pens are laying down without use so I admit when someone says a collector that means he or she dose it for a reason and that reason being for mere accumulation of tools of history etc. It is collecting.

This a photo I like to share here.

 

 

 

 

My goodness I guess you have collected some Waterman's!  I'd like to see the Waterman droppers under the flap...

Great collection

 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

I said wooff because of all the old red ripple Watermans....It's a reasonable amount...of a brand.

With out collecting, I have 35 Pelikans.

[Kbbond172]

Just got my first one in today!  A nice 52 with an accommodation clip.  Put a new sac in myself and inked it up with mysterious blue

[Janeite]

Very nice, and what beautiful handwriting!

[RedPie]

Looks great @Kbbond172

[Inkyways]

On 8/14/2024 at 5:43 PM, GlenV said:

Here’s the pen above, I’m happy to have it, box and nib from a 52 1/2 v bhr pen I had..

 

This is nice Pen @GlenV and  looks like it suits well into to your fine writing .

I love  52 pens. They always have a chance to have "waterman-NO 2 Nibs" which is one of the best Waterman's Nib. 

If you happen find a 52 with a EF- F-m that is always a treasure. 

Enjoy your 52 red-ripple. 

[Penman57]

Dear Waterman forum,

 

As a newbie to the FPN (see my introduction on the intro forum) I have so far very much enjoyed browsing the many and interesting sub-forums and spirited discussions going on. The expertise here is really very deep and it is a joy to be able to be part of this community. My current collection is quite modest, with only 9 FP’s, but the pull of the rabbit hole is strong, so I have no doubt that it will grow. Right now I am not really brand focused, rather looking for pens that sing to me. The problem of course is that the more I read, more pens start singing and it has become quite a chorus already…

As for Waterman, I have three different pens, all from the nineties. The first one is the Waterman Edson Boucheron, which I bought new in the late nineties. I saw it in the shop and was so impressed with the intricate goldwork and blue barrel that I just needed to have it. I have used it sparingly with standard Waterman blue ink cartridges. At the time I was still working, so exotic colours were not appropriate and the pen itself was exotic enough. My other two are both Le Man 100, the Opera and the Arlequin. These are recent acquisitions and they sang to me about their resemblance to the art deco times. Finding both at reasonable cost locally was a bonus. The Arlequin is a fine nib and writes beautifully with Caran d’Ache ultra violet ink. I thought this a fitting colour for a pen named harlequin. It has the right size/weight for me and feels very comfortable in the hand. The opera (M nib) I have not inked yet, but that will soon happen, once I find a nice ink that sings like the opera. Pictures of the pens are below. 

 

[davisgt]

Bloody hell. The Boucheron, the Opera, and the Harlequin.  So very very jealous.  🥰😍😍🥰

[Bo Bo Olson]

Very pretty pens.

I always say, chase the nib. There are nails, semi-nails which I dont' care for.

Springy regular flex, (a nice 1990 Mann 200) and semi-flex is my normal nibs I chase.

I have lucked out when I started chasing superflex;

Easy full Flex, the first stage of superflex.

Wet Noodles; two Waterman 52, and a Waterman Gothic from 1918-30's.

 

Weak Kneed Wet Noodles. A pre 1922 MB Safety pen and one other which don't pop into mind right this second.

 

...........

One can only chase so many different brands, and being in Germany, chased German brands.

I did end up with a handful of Parkers to my surprise...but I can't afford to chase everything beautiful I see, and some of those Waterman pens were indeed beautiful.

[senzen]

I eventually learned I don't particularly care for flex, even after getting a 52, a 54V and a Minerva 60 which is the only one that flexes without pressing down, which is precisely what I want to avoid to keep a light hand, even after reading the likes of Bo Bo Olson which I do respect; and secondly that I don't like the ink shadowing they produce. To each his or her own, but flex is not the holly grail for everyone.

 

That said... A fourth old style Gentleman arrived, another 33.

 

 

 

I never tought I'd be able to get one, let alone four to complement my Man 100 and original Man (so called Strong), which use the same lovely nib, particularly given my self imposed ever smaller budget and tariffs. They do dry out quicker than most, barrels don't align with caps, which might be possible to achieve by rotating nibs and feeds in the section; but given how fragile and rarer these are, not something I'm prepared to try.

 

Still hunting for a Concorde, 21 or "Super 6" section, feed and nib for a 33 body and cap I have, any of which I think would fit.

 

Currently inked with Tsuyu Kusa, Verde Muschiato, Vert de Gris and Ina Ho, a real pleasure to write with.

 

[Penman57]

Thank you for your kind comments. Personally, I find the nib less important when a pen appeals to me, because I do not write that much. What I find interesting is to buy a beautiful pen and next learn to write with it, whatever nib it has. Certainly, when talking about older/vintage pens, my interest is to experience the history and finesse of the instrument and how it behaves with whatever nib it has. Everyday writers of course is a different category.