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I need help in figuring out how to identify a Waterman Man 200 fountain pen compared to a 100. I know the 200 is slightly smaller, but I don't have a 100 to compare it with. I believe the nib on the 100 is 2-tone gold and silver and says:

 

(this is for the older nib with the hole, not the globe)

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Does the 200 say the same thing on the nib? Is the 200 nib all gold or 2-tone? Does anyone know the lengths of the 100 and 200 capped?

 

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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Isn't the easiest way to tell them apart the fact that the 100 has two rings at the end of the barrel where the cap posts on, and the 200 has one? I remember that when I bought my 100 and used it in the office, my boss noticed it and said "I have just one like that", and then found out that he had the "lesser" model. I then learnt that in good maritime tradition the 100 had one band more than the 200.

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QUOTE (Frits B @ Feb 25 2009, 04:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Isn't the easiest way to tell them apart the fact that the 100 has two rings at the end of the barrel where the cap posts on, and the 200 has one?

 

This is not correct. They are identical. The 100 is bigger than the 200. I know because I have both, in black, sitting here on my desk.

I use a fountain pen because one ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to write a few reasonable words with a fountain pen.

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(this is for the older nib with the hole, not the globe)

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This would be a 200. The 100 has the globe but no hole while the 200 has a hole but no globe on the nib.

 

I use a fountain pen because one ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to write a few reasonable words with a fountain pen.

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(this is for the older nib with the hole, not the globe)

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This would be a 200. The 100 has the globe but no hole while the 200 has a hole but no globe on the nib.

 

LeMan 100 nibs came with and without the globe...

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I do not have any Le Man 200. So what i know about the model is from limited number of Man 200s i have seen and what others told me. Please correct me if it is incorrect.

 

I believe that the shape of feeder is the key point to check when identifying whether a Le Man is a 100 or a 200.

 

The designs of the feeder are very different. A Le Man 100 feeder has "fins" whilst a Le Man 200 feeder would be a smooth piece without "fins".

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http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/nukemkb/DSC01341.jpg

 

hard to get a pic today... very cloudy.

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http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/nukemkb/DSC01337.jpg

 

Its going to be a while before I get a replacement camera... this pic shows LeMan 100's with globe and without, plus the bottom of a 200 vs. 100.

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Thanks everyone for the information. I'm not able to post a photo because the pen is on a particular auction website. The photo on the auction page shows just the top of the nib, not the underneath. But I e-mailed the seller, and he confirmed the feed is smooth, without fins. So it's definitely a 200.

 

It's interesting. There are two fountain pens currently for sale on that auction site that are listed as Le Man 100s, but they are in fact 200s.

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Thanks everyone for the information. I'm not able to post a photo because the pen is on a particular auction website. The photo on the auction page shows just the top of the nib, not the underneath. But I e-mailed the seller, and he confirmed the feed is smooth, without fins. So it's definitely a 200.

 

It's interesting. There are two fountain pens currently for sale on that auction site that are listed as Le Man 100s, but they are in fact 200s.

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Can you post a link? I promise not to bid on it, as I have 5 or more 200s (and several 100s as well...) :unsure:

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"... because I am NOT one of your FANZ!" the INTP said to the ESFJ.

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Thanks everyone for the information. I'm not able to post a photo because the pen is on a particular auction website. The photo on the auction page shows just the top of the nib, not the underneath. But I e-mailed the seller, and he confirmed the feed is smooth, without fins. So it's definitely a 200.

 

It's interesting. There are two fountain pens currently for sale on that auction site that are listed as Le Man 100s, but they are in fact 200s.

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Can you post a link? I promise not to bid on it, as I have 5 or more 200s (and several 100s as well...) :unsure:

 

 

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/waterman-man-100-fount...%3A1|240%3A1318

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I'm with you, Green, I think that is a 200. Still, you got it for a good price :thumbup:

"... because I am NOT one of your FANZ!" the INTP said to the ESFJ.

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I'm with you, Green, I think that is a 200. Still, you got it for a good price :thumbup:

 

Hmm, I bid on that one (but didn't win), presuming it was a Man 100.. good I didn't win, then. :blink:

 

 

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In may, I am buying my 6th man 100 and my 3rd first generation expert, I will post pics of these pens.

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Hello,

 

a short video review of the Waterman LeMan 100 could be seen here:

 

 

Thank you for watching and sharing!

 

MontPelikan

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