Jump to content

Waterman Carène

Glaedr

By Glaedr
in Fountain Pen Reviews

 Share

Recommended Posts

Glaedr Near Mint

Glaedr

Posted
Posted (edited)

I haven't seen a Waterman Carène review on here, so I thought I'd make one!

 

Appearance/Finish 5/5

 

The carène is finished very well in an attractive, glossy black (I believe it is called Black Sea). The cap fits onto the barrel with a secure click; however this can mean that some ink is left on the nib from the force used. The gold plating is also highly polished and complements the black nicely. It feels well made and very well manufactured.

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444160.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444162.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444163.jpg

 

Nib Design and Performance 5/5

 

The nib is smooth with just a hint of tooth. It is strange in the design because the breather hole is at the back and the nib also extends part way up the section. This is not a problem because the ink does not spread to this area, and I have had no trouble with starting this pen, even when it is left uncapped for a while. It has not skipped on me at all. It is not a wet or dry writer, but in between.

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444165.jpg

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444167.jpg

 

Design/Size/Weight 5/5

 

This pen is quite heavy, due to the lacquered brass constrution. I write with my pens posted and it does not feel too heavy for me and the pen remains balanced. Furthermore, there has been not damage from my posting habits at all on the upper of the barrel. This pen is about a centimetre longer than my Lamy Al-Star.

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444166.jpg

 

Filling System 3/5

 

This pen uses the cartridge/converter filling system. This is not my preffered system, but it is good for keeping the weight down on this pen. It came with a free pack of Florida Blue cartridges and two converters.

 

Overall, I am very pleased with this pen and would rate it very highly for it's cheap price.

 

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/jozo888/LondonZoox4444168.jpg

 

This writing sample is Florida Blue, but the colour is bad on my camera for some reason!

 

Please excuse any mistakes as I am relatively new to fountain pens and haven't grasped all the lingo yet!

Edited by Glaedr

~Joe~

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 39
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Tweel

    2

  • marcelo

    2

  • Pen2009

    2

  • bemon

    2

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

RonB Vintage

RonB

Posted
Posted

Thanks for the review. I agree these are very nice pens.

 

Ron

Ron

 

Favorite Pens: Parker "51"Lamy 2000; Bexley America the Beautiful; Pilot Custom 823, 912 and 74; Sheaffer Early Touchdown; Parker Vacumatic; Sheaffer Legacy

Link to comment
Share on other sites
HyperCamper Vintage

HyperCamper

Posted
Posted

Thanks for the review! One of the first high end fountain pens I bought is a Carene. Recently dug it up from the big box-a-pens and cleaned it. It's lying a pen rest next to me as I write waiting to get a sample of the FPN GM Brown... ;)

"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey."

- John Ruskin (1819-1900)

 

Pelikan M800 Green (18C-750 OM), Pelikan 4001 Königsblau

Pelikan M200 "Citroenpers" (14C-585 M), Diamine Monaco Red

Pelikan M200 "Citroenpers" (14C-585 F), Diamine Prussian Blue

Link to comment
Share on other sites
southpaw Donor Pen

southpaw

Posted
Posted

Excellent review - thanks for sharing.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8, NKJV)
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Maja Donor Pen

Maja

Posted
Posted (edited)

Great review, Glaedr----keep 'em coming! :D

 

I acquired a nice Waterman Carene with a bent nib for very little money a few weeks ago. With a bit of tine straightening and nib adjustment, I managed to get it working so that it starts up without any hesitation (late edit/update: the pen now requires a bit of priming---a gentle tap on the paper--to get it going, but once it starts up, it's fine) . The Carene has a nice nib design, but if something goes wrong with the nib it is difficult to fix as it appears to be permanently attached to the pen....(edited last line for grammar :blush: )

Edited by Maja

Vancouver (Canada) Pen Club (our website)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 5 years later...
Simius Rare

Simius

Posted
Posted

The Carene that I have skips ever so occasionally, and sometimes I don't even notice the skipping until later. For example, the other day, I wrote a 7, but later realized it was a slanted 1. Good thing I caught the mistake quickly - otherwise it would have become an expensive financial commitment. I can't figure out any particular pattern to the skipping, but it happens often enough and in situations such as the above that it's not just an irritation.

 

Has anyone had similar experiences? Any solutions? Thanks...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kpyeoman Extremely Rare

kpyeoman

Posted
Posted

I love the look of the Carene, but there seems to be mixed reviews from ppl that own one. Either it's absolutely incredible, or it suffers from problems like above that are pretty problematic for a pen in this price range. It makes me nervous about purchasing one. I know every pen will have it's issues due to volume of production, but there seems to be more reservations about the Carene on FPN than other similar pens in its price range.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pen2009 Collectors Item

Pen2009

Posted
Posted

Does anyone know how to make the nib and the barrel end line up correctly? Mine is not lining up properly.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ghost Plane Ancient Artifact

Ghost Plane

Posted
Posted

If you do a google search on the site, there is a thread with instructions and photographs how to adjust things so they line up.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
eisbaer New

eisbaer

Posted
Posted

Does anyone know how to make the nib and the barrel end line up correctly? Mine is not lining up properly.

What I did was use (quite some) more force when tightening the barrel to get them aligned. I didn't feel completely comfortable at first, screwing on the barrel harder than I expected was needed but the pen's ok and it's lined up perfectly.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pen2009 Collectors Item

Pen2009

Posted
Posted

Does anyone know how to make the nib and the barrel end line up correctly? Mine is not lining up properly.

What I did was use (quite some) more force when tightening the barrel to get them aligned. I didn't feel completely comfortable at first, screwing on the barrel harder than I expected was needed but the pen's ok and it's lined up perfectly.

I think that could strip the threads in the barrel as they are just plastic while the nib section threads are made of metal.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
lewis Rare

lewis

Posted
Posted

The Carene is like a middleweight boxer that takes a heavyweight to a points decision.

Fountain pens aren't a collection, it's an insatiable obsession!

 

Shotokan Karate: Respect, Etiquette, Discipline, Perseverance

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Boston Brian Rare

Boston Brian

Posted
Posted

Terrific review and beautiful handwriting by the way. I only have two modern Waterman pens and sadly the ill flow is poor on both of them, which has kinda put me off looking for any others.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 11 months later...
bobbytee53 New

bobbytee53

Posted
Posted

I own a waterman careen.Ibought it about a year ago from cult pens it wasn,t cheap but what a loverly fountain pen in fact its the best pen I have ever owned.Mine is marine amber and comes with gold trim.Iwas going for the black sea finish but the marine amber was in my opinion far more attractive.I have got several fountain pens one a shaeffer which I bought in the 1970,s,but the waterman careen wins hands down for me.Iwould recommend the carene to anyone who enjoys writing.There are obviously much more expensive fountain pens out there on the market but for quality.looks and writing ability .the carene is the one for me. Sorry about the typing I am not the greatest typist in the world

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33583
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26772
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...