Are Waterman fountain pens good?

Today, the Waterman fountain pen is still considered an excellent choice (surviving over 100 years of competition). They kept up with the innovations of the 20th century to produce ballpoint pens and rollerball pens that are genuinely excellent at writing, not to mention truly beautiful to look at.

Who buys old fountain pens?

There are a lot of different places online to sell your pens, and each of them has plusses and minuses.

• eBay – The world’s most common online auction site.
• FountainPenNetwork – FPN is one of the longest-running fountain pen forums on the internet.
• FPGeeks – FPG is a more egalitarian answer to FPN.

Is Waterman French?

JIF-Waterman, the French subsidiary, went from strength to strength, eventually subsuming the original brand and settling it firmly in France. With all their fine-writing innovation still happening at their design centre in Saint-Herblain near Nantes, the French legacy continues.

What is the best alternative to the Waterman Phileas pen?

Recently I got out an old Waterman Kultur, blue demonstrator, which is very similar to the Phileas but with a simpler, less ornamented cap and barrel and an all-silver coloured nib. I was able to tweak the nib of the Kultur to open up the tines and improve ink flow. The result was to rediscover a very enjoyable pen.

What is the girth of a waterman embleme fountain pen?

The section is black plastic, tapering slightly towards the nib but with a combination of a smooth area near the nib and a ribbed grip area higher up, which has a comfortable girth of approximately 12mm. I noticed that although the Phileas is discontinued, this section appears to have resurfaced for the new Waterman Embleme fountain pens.

Is the Waterman embleme Phileas discontinued?

I noticed that although the Phileas is discontinued, this section appears to have resurfaced for the new Waterman Embleme fountain pens. Showing black plastic section with ribbed grip area.

What does a Waterman Pen look like?

This is a plastic pen, taking Waterman cartridges or a converter. It has a vintage look from its red marbled patterns on the cap and barrel and gold coloured furniture. The cap has a rounded black top, with a sprung metal clip bearing the Waterman logo.