Writing Experiences With These Type Of Nibs!

[Writing]

Hello to all

 

I am in the process of purchasing or not a Waterman Vintage Exclusive fountain pen, depending on your comments. I am new here at the forum and know little to nothing about fountain pens even though I discovered a pen an intriguing nib! (What do I know!)

 

Given my lack of information about fountain pens, I would like to hear your comments and more important your writing subjective feelings and experiences using/writing with this nib.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

It is great to be here at this forum.

 

Here are some of the nib's photos:

[Tweel]

I have an Exclusive with a medium point. It's pretty broad for a medium, with generous, even ink flow, and may be the most highly polished, smoothest writer I own.

 

I'd be wary of the one you've pictured, though. I can't be certain because of the distortion in the pictures, but it looks like it has a seriously bent nib.

[Writing]

Thanks Tweel,

 

I have read here at the forum that those nibs are made like that, but I tend to agree with you. To me it looks too bent!

[pajaro]

I have one of these with a medium nib. It's a good pen, writes decently for a medium. Don't like the pics, though. If I were new to fountain pens and were considering a Waterman, I would probably get a Phileas or a Carene. Phileas to stick in the sub $100 range and Carene if you wanted an assuredly good writer for over a hundred. After starting with a Parker 51, I next bought a couple of Montblancs, a 146 and a red 144. I never regretted spending that money. So, maybe you ought to consider Carene or Phileas. Both are great. Some of the 1980s pens aren't quite as good, unless you ascend to something higher than entry level. Exclusive isn't entry level, but Man 100 is something you would never consider getting rid of.

[Writing]

Thanks pajaro for the good advise.

 

Recently I bought two fountain pens: one is the Waterman Exclusive because of its slimness and the other one I got pretty cheap, so I wonder if it will work, the Waterman Laureate fountain pen.

 

I have also been looking at the Parker 51 but after your talk, I will wait and test what I bought and see what happens next.

 

Thanks a bunch!

[Writing]

Pajaro, I meant a Carene, not a parker 51.