Looks to me like a Patrician / Laque Black Hybrid...or did Waterman ever manufacture a pen like this?
Full Version: LeMan 100 f.p. Hybrid?
Interesting LeMan 100 f.p. just put on Ebay by Siamkash (of Thailand). Attractive blue marbled colour barrel with a black cap.
Looks to me like a Patrician / Laque Black Hybrid...or did Waterman ever manufacture a pen like this?
Looks to me like a Patrician / Laque Black Hybrid...or did Waterman ever manufacture a pen like this?
This seller seems to have the most amusing eBay listings. For instance, see:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...452&hl=siamkash
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...452&hl=siamkash
:doh: Ah...as a new member, I didn't realise he so well known to the forum!
Presumably, most of the pen is genuine. The only fake Waterman I have seen on the net is rather a cheaper looking metal pen - not sure which model it is supposed to represent.
Presumably, most of the pen is genuine. The only fake Waterman I have seen on the net is rather a cheaper looking metal pen - not sure which model it is supposed to represent.
I have baught a man 100 but through Mora a shop with 75 years of existence. Ebay is very risky when buying luxury items. I always stayed away from ebay.
QUOTE(georges zaslavsky @ Feb 12 2007, 02:34 PM)
I have baught a man 100 but through Mora a shop with 75 years of existence. Ebay is very risky when buying luxury items. I always stayed away from ebay.
Speerbob had one for sale recently. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220078769389
As recently discussed here on the boards, Speerbob is a trusted eBay seller in Thailand. (Usual disclaimer: no affiliation with Speerbob; just a happy repeat customer.)
Any body have any further thoughts on whether this pen is genuine or a blue Patrician body with a black cap?
The nib interests me because it has Waterman 1883-1983 stamped on it - not something I've ever seen on a Man 100 and I own/have owned Fontainebleau, normal black and Patrician models...
The nib interests me because it has Waterman 1883-1983 stamped on it - not something I've ever seen on a Man 100 and I own/have owned Fontainebleau, normal black and Patrician models...
I just looked and can't find the pen.
By your description I would say it is/was a marriage of two left over parts.
gary
By your description I would say it is/was a marriage of two left over parts.
gary
The auction's finished now so you won't find it.
I followed it to about $80, then lost interest. Quite frankly, I wouldn't have paid that much for it - perhaps there was someone out there with a black barrel and a blue Patrician cap?
I followed it to about $80, then lost interest. Quite frankly, I wouldn't have paid that much for it - perhaps there was someone out there with a black barrel and a blue Patrician cap?
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| The nib interests me because it has Waterman 1883-1983 stamped on it - not something I've ever seen on a Man 100 and I own/have owned Fontainebleau, normal black and Patrician models... |
None of mine has this on either but I have seen one or two others on Ebay with the Waterman 1883-1983 dates so perhaps an early limited edition nib?
| QUOTE (DustyBin @ Feb 15 2007, 03:38 PM) |
| ... The nib interests me because it has Waterman 1883-1983 stamped on it - not something I've ever seen on a Man 100 and I own/have owned Fontainebleau, normal black and Patrician models... |
Didn't the Man 100 get its name from that centenary? May be the first year/early Man 100s got such a nib. The Patrician is a later, beefed up Man 100, so the section may not even belong to that body.
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