Yeah the weather here has been great over the past week! No complaints.

My pen and inks arrived yesterday though I didn't have a chance to ink it until just now as I had to go baby sit my neices last night. I was itching to get home today to try it out! I inked up first with Aurora Black which is a very nice black ink. The Carene glides over the page quite nicely! The nib is a little thicker than I had anticipated as the line seems about a thick as my M nib Elysee. Fortunately I don't mind that too much and the pen feels very comfortable. The one thing I found with my Elysee is that it is a very thin pen. The Carene is a nice thickness without being too big. I am looking forward to trying out the other inks as well as using the Carene more!

I got the same one as Reid, and I think even on the same day. I love that pen! I have found myself going back to it so often, it may be my actual favorite. I find the M a bit juicy for certain applications too, in fact, I find that all of my Watermans in general are more ink-generous than the others.

I was the victim of peer pressure from Ghost Plane and I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new Royal Violet F Carene. She was hard to find brand new, but I hope to see her this coming week.

You won't be sorry.

Hello everyone,

This is my very first post and I'm about to place an order for a carene deluxe.
Not positive if I want the prussian or black as I can't tell if the truly as blue and a richly deep color as the photos on the waterman site- gut says to go prussian blue.
Inititally I was going to buy the M nib but after reading many of your comments I'm thinking I should buy an F as I intend on using the carene for lecture notes.
Any suggestions before I purchase?
I found one on amazon for 70 dollars lower than anywhere else at 207, I'm hoping I'm not missing something but here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Waterman-Carene-Delu...0534&sr=8-4

I can't wait to see one in person.

Try Pam Braun at Oscar Braun Pens or J.M. Lewertowski at Pen Seller in France on eBay. They'll probably beat that price and can help you with your color decision as well. Both are VERY reputable sellers.

Thank you for the pointers, I've emailed both of them inquiring. Seems like J.M. Lewertoswki is away on vacation but is answering questions- hopefully he'll know his inventory from the top of his head. Thanks again.

3 new colors for Carene!
Glossy Red, Frosty Brown and Vivid Blue!

Hmmm, thanks for the update, but I'm not thrilled, judging from the official website. Would like a nice darkblue one, but I don't like this kind of blue. Pity....


D.ick

Hi folks. I have inked my Carene using the converter that shipped with it and twice when I open the barrel to fill it again ink has leaked outside the converter and its a bit of a mess. Any ideas what could be going wrong? I am using the Aurora Black in my pen right now. I believe it also happened with the Pelikan black, but I can't be sure on that one. Thanks.

My Carene seems to leak inside too. I normally use converters too, but a few times I've tried a cartridge out of desperation (real Waterman cartridge), and within a week the cartridge cracks from the opening down the side for over an inch. It is my best looking pen but it says in my drawer 99% of the time because of the problems I have with it. I couldn't even get it to write smoothly until I ran through a couple of loads of soapy ink (that was probably manufacturing oils but I've never had that kind of trouble on another pen). I'm also short a waterman converter at the moment, and it's my Carene I'm leaving out of the loop.

I'm actually thinking about getting another because I want to like the pen so much, but it's a lot of cash to never take out of the drawer.

I've never had a problem; I've always used the Waterman converters.

Matt

I just filled my pen again and noticed some ink around the place where the transparent plastic meets the metal and it is loose. I can push on it a little widening the gap and ink will seep out. I will just get a new converter and see what happens.