Waterman Edson

[FrankB]

I am in a situation where there is no pen store, good or bad, within anything resembling a driving radius from my home. Hence, I must buy my pens on line. I also don't care much for the idea that a high dollar pen will not write extraordinarily well out of the box. But, the reality is that there are some difficulties. For some things like a scratchy nib, I will make the attempt to do something myself. I have also made it a habit to buy from dependable vendors who are willing to work with me to get a pen tuned to what I am comfortable with. In an ideal world, such effort on my part - and the vendors - would not be necessary. It ain't an ideal world.

 

I am also very surprised, and equally disappointed, that so many people are having problems with their F Edson nibs. As I said, I really like Edsons and I enjoy mine a great deal. I want others to have an experience similar to mine. It might help if everyone with that problem contacted Waterman's customer service center to complain. Eventually it might dawn on someone that there is a quality control issue.

 

Meanwhile, I feel it is very worth while to work with the pens to get them set for the writer's individual writing style.

 

Again, just one man's opinion.

[FrankB]

As I reread my last contribution, a question occurred to me. Is Waterman phasing out the Edson model? I can't remember, but I thik I saw that comment somewhere. Might it be the manufacturer is getting sloppy because they are toward the end of a model run? It is not right, but it might be a partial explanation.

 

If the Edson is in fact being phased out, hurry and get your pen while they are still available!!!

[pvdiamon]

I assume the pen has a gold nib? I'm noticing that with some nibs, I need to vary how hard I press. If I write "normal", the line is thicker, while if I write with less pressure, the line can be thinner. I'm not yet sure if this phenomena is universal, or more so with gold vs steel nibs. It's an obvious result of writing with less pressure, but I'm now wondering if pressure differences are the reasons everyone experiences such differences among nibs. I have trouble writing lightly which may be why I dislike Medium nibs in favor of fine, or XF.

 

John

[MYU]

If Waterman doesn't put the high end Edson model through the same kind of rigorous manufacturing and inspection process that Montblanc does, then Sanford is going to have a very tough time elevating the status of Waterman.

 

But who knows... could be there was a particular lot that had a poor round of Quality Assurance testing. I found my Carene to be a super smooth writer straight out of the box, but then I've seen some people have problems with their Carene.

 

I say if in doubt, return the pen for servicing. I'd have to expect that the customer service rep will check the replacement nib before sending it out.

[rodaballo]

Hi,

 

My question is exactly that one.

 

Is the F nib "scratchy"?

 

I have other F pens and none of them is as scratchy as the Edson.

 

In fact I compared several of them the same day and it was scandalous.

 

I brought it back to the store and the person there test mine and another one and both were scrtachy.

 

My feeling is that one pen that is so expensive can not scratch when you first start writing with it.

 

Please, correct me if I am wrong.

 

Regards

[georges zaslavsky]

Well I have some watermans with a fine nib and never had this problem. But I know several other people who have an edson with a fine nib and who had this problem. The "Le Man 100" has never encountered such probs as far as I can remember.

Edited January 19, 2007 by georges zaslavsky

[marklavar]

Hi,

 

My question is exactly that one.

 

Is the F nib "scratchy"?

 

I have other F pens and none of them is as scratchy as the Edson.

 

In fact I compared several of them the same day and it was scandalous.

 

I brought it back to the store and the person there test mine and another one and both were scrtachy.

 

My feeling is that one pen that is so expensive can not scratch when you first start writing with it.

 

Please, correct me if I am wrong.

 

Regards

Don't base your judgement of Waterman purely on the Edson. Waterman produce other high quality models like the Exception, and I can guarantee you that the Exception fine nib is very smooth. I suggest that, instead of hanging around on this forum, you go and try one!

Edited January 19, 2007 by marklavar

[wspohn]

I wrote my notes last night on a 1953 Ch. Canon (kindly donated by a friend.

 

I used my Waterman Edson with F nib.

 

Both wine and pen were smoooooth.

 

Like Mark said - put pen in hand and try it out. There may be some scratchy Edsons out there, but they certainly aren't all that way.