A few years back i picked my first Waterman, a Waterman Expert II yet the nib was so scratchy and skipped so bad i could barely use it. Dissapointed I ran to the large lake in my back yard and tossed it into the lake ( I know, I hope I don't go to Waterman Hell.)

However, still hearing of others love of Waterman pens, i decided to give the company a second chance and bought a less pricey Waterman Phileas. What a difference, silky smooth nib and hours of effortless writting. It was a match made in heaven. Thats until my Phileas met my sister. History determined that only one of them would be still exist by the end of that day. Unfortunately for me, it wasn't my Phileas ( If my sister is reading this, you know I love you )

To make a story short, despite the fact that I now use mostly Pelikans, and despite the 50/50 success rate I have had with the company, something about Waterman just kept drawing me back, but not just any Watermans, am refering to in particularly to the Waterman 7.

Am happy to report that the courting process is over, in a little over a few days I hope to have a beautiful example of one of those pens, and while I was at it, i bought my dad a Waterman 52 in black Chassed Rubber for his birthday (pen also on its way.) Two Watermans in one day, its been long in comming but at last the prodigal son has returned home.

I hope to review one or both of the pens on the Review forum once I receive them. The Waterman 52 will have to wait until after i give it to my Dad. Am sure he would't mind if i reviewed his birthday present

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I am at a loss for words!



But you are now back to 'the dark side' of good waterman pens. I myself am looking to pick up some vint. watermans. I can't decide what to go with though, but as you did, with time i'll decide.

Enjoy the new pen! I've heard that the older waterman's have some great flex, which is pretty neat, I think.

Waterman offers something different depending on the era you get into. If you like high flex points, then you want the very old Waterman's New York stock. You can get more modern vintage items from the 30s-50s (including early cartridge pens). If you like very modern designs the French Waterman products also offer that. While I find a great variety to be present in the brand, I also find that if you're a big time Phileas fan, it might be hard to jump right into a 52. I wrote with a Phileas every day for a number of years and the 52 was a shock by comparison. I like them both, but find it difficult to switch back and forth between the two because they are so radically different. I just find the brand history to have a disconnect for some reason, between the old New York offerings and the modern French ones.

That said, I think a wonderful gift for the modern writer would be a Waterman 52 with a medium manifold nib- you get the best of the vintage Waterman look and feel, but with a nib friendlier to a modern hand.

Make that three Watermans, i just bought a 52 1/2 ringtop