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My first review is about a new pen on the market, the Waterman Pespective. I got it on ebay last weekend in light blue finish. It is fitted with a steel medium nib.

 

The pen is coming without a converter, only with a cartridge. It is not a big issue, as far as I had a spare one for my two others Watermans.

 

When capped, this pen is almost the same length as a Pelikan M805, the diameter is a little smaller, and the pen feels heavier. This is a full metal body with some engravings on it.

 

Loaded with Caran d'Ache Amazon, it is writing very well, smoothly, no problems at start-up, a real pleasure.

Nothing special with the filling system as it is a converter.

 

I am pleased with it, it is beautiful, writing well and not too much expensive. If only Waterman could make a gold nib for it...

 

Now some pics and comparisons.

 

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_1.jpg

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_2.jpg

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_4.jpg

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Nice photos of the pen and the writing samples. How long is the pen? Is it as large as a Waterman Exception?

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Nice photos of the pen and the writing samples. How long is the pen? Is it as large as a Waterman Exception?

From I found on the web, compared to the Exception, its length is 3 millimetres larger, so it is quite the same size

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My first review is about a new pen on the market, the Waterman Pespective. I got it on ebay last weekend in light blue finish. It is fitted with a steel medium nib.

 

The pen is coming without a converter, only with a cartridge. It is not a big issue, as far as I had a spare one for my two others Watermans.

 

When capped, this pen is almost the same length as a Pelikan M805, the diameter is a little smaller, and the pen feels heavier. This is a full metal body with some engravings on it.

 

Loaded with Caran d'Ache Amazon, it is writing very well, smoothly, no problems at start-up, a real pleasure.

Nothing special with the filling system as it is a converter.

 

I am pleased with it, it is beautiful, writing well and not too much expensive. If only Waterman could make a gold nib for it...

 

Now some pics and comparisons.

 

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_1.jpg

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_2.jpg

 

 

What size is the nib Fine? medium?

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n380/cfwpb/perpective_4.jpg

 

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Not bad. I usually don't like Watermans, but this is quite nice.

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..If only Waterman could make a gold nib for it...

 

There is, the Perspective gold/black has a gold nib.

Are you sure ? From what I read (Fountain Pen Hospital, Waterman, JML) it is a gold plated stainless steel nib.

 

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..If only Waterman could make a gold nib for it...

 

There is, the Perspective gold/black has a gold nib.

Are you sure ? From what I read (Fountain Pen Hospital, Waterman, JML) it is a gold plated stainless steel nib.

 

Lol, I thought you just want one with a golden colour :embarrassed_smile: .

 

But do you think this pen is worth to buy? I'm considering to buy a rollerball with a silver finish. I'm not sure if I would also buy the fountain pen. I've used fountain pens for many years, but I'm not sure if I still like fountain pens. Perhaps I should use my Parker Vector fountain to see if it's ok.

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But do you think this pen is worth to buy? I'm considering to buy a rollerball with a silver finish. I'm not sure if I would also buy the fountain pen. I've used fountain pens for many years, but I'm not sure if I still like fountain pens. Perhaps I should use my Parker Vector fountain to see if it's ok.

Yes but.

Yes because it is a good pen with good finishes and it writes smoothly.

But on ebay you can find both Perspective and the Carene in the same store (JML) at a very good price (93€ versus 76€). In this case I don't know (and these two lovely pens are mine)

 

 

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But do you think this pen is worth to buy? I'm considering to buy a rollerball with a silver finish. I'm not sure if I would also buy the fountain pen. I've used fountain pens for many years, but I'm not sure if I still like fountain pens. Perhaps I should use my Parker Vector fountain to see if it's ok.

Yes but.

Yes because it is a good pen with good finishes and it writes smoothly.

But on ebay you can find both Perspective and the Carene in the same store (JML) at a very good price (93€ versus 76€). In this case I don't know (and these two lovely pens are mine)

 

Carene FP for € 76? That's really cheap. In the Netherlands, the Carene FP will be available for € 180 and the Perspective FP for €115 (Roller €100). I don't think, I would spend more than €150 for one pen. I also don't trust Ebay, so the Carene isn't an option for me.

 

I think, it's pretty sure I would buy the perspective rollerball. But I'm still thinking to buy the Perspective FP or the Lamy 2000. It's a difficult decision.

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So I quickly tried out this pen at my local B&M and it felt a little heavy. Anybody else experience it with this pen? I am not saying that's a drawback as I still haven't decided. Just curious what the people who own this pen think of the weight and how it compares to other pens they have.

Currently inked pens:

  • Pelikan M205 Amethyst [F] (Noodler's Manhattan Blue)
  • Shaeffer PFM II Blue (Private Reserve Naples Blue)
  • Lamy 2000 [binder Italifine 0.7/0.5] (J. Herbin Vert Empire)
  • Waterman Ideal N° 01855 (Noodler's Walnut)
  • Pilot Vanishing Point Mustard [binder Stub Italic 0.6] (Noodler's Walnut)
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So I quickly tried out this pen at my local B&M and it felt a little heavy. Anybody else experience it with this pen? I am not saying that's a drawback as I still haven't decided. Just curious what the people who own this pen think of the weight and how it compares to other pens they have.

 

I have to admit that I agree with you : a little heavy for long writing sessions. In that case I prefer my Pelikans.

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Looks like avery nice pen and after a quick check I found that Mr Lewertowski on ebay has very reasonable prices. I might go for that.

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I just bought one of these pens, and I can't get the converter from my Phileas to snap into place in the Perspective. It doesn't seem like the converter pushes in far enough. It's such a tight fit, I started pushing the nib/feed unit out of the grip section with the converter. Has anyone else found it difficult to use a Perspective with the regular Waterman converter? Is something wrong with the pen I received or are there different types of Waterman converters?

 

On a side note, does anyone know where I can find a grip section for a Waterman Laureat? The threaded part broke on my dad's Laureat somehow.

 

-Andy

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