Figuring Out This Waterman Fountain Pen

[iruciperi]

Hi, friends.

 

 

My friend asked me to figure out his gifted Waterman fountain pen, but I don't have any experience with modern Waterman. So I want to ask you guys to figure out this pen in the photos.

 

 

 

 

 

I guess this is modern Waterman Expert 3, but the clip band looks a bit different from the photos of Expert 3 I found in online, and the gold-colored decoration at the bottom of the barrel makes me confused.

 

Could you help me?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[vikrmbedi]

waterman phileas

[Jerome Tarshis]

It is indeed a Waterman Phileas. Your friend is fortunate to have been given one. They tend to be very smooth writers.

[iruciperi]

Thanks a lot guys. It must be Waterman Phileas. Could you explain a bit more about this pen please? I mean, history, or successors of this pen in current Waterman production line. It seems to be out of production and was a value pen with smooth nib as Jerome said.

[senzen]

There are real Phileas experts here, it has a plastic brother, the Kultur: same shape, made of plastic, cheaper. The Phileas has a great reputation, to me most other modern Waterman are too thin, it probably compares well to the Expert.