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Can't read it, but it looks neat!.

 

It is a pretty pen. I have one, but have not yet inked it up.

 

 

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Can't read it, but it looks neat!.

 

It is a pretty pen. I have one, but have not yet inked it up.

 

 

D.ick

Yes,it is so beautiful to make me buy 3...

Two are NOS and one is secondhand.

 

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I come from Republic of China http://imageshack.com/a/img924/6433/wZUh69.jpg
Traditional Chinese is the most beautiful writinghttp://imageshack.com/a/img923/6879/t523ZV.jpg

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How would the writing quality compare with a pen like the Sailor Naginata Togi, which nib is designed for Asian characters?

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How would the writing quality compare with a pen like the Sailor Naginata Togi, which nib is designed for Asian characters?

Normal fountain pens just only for normal writting.

Sailor Naginata Togi is designed for calligraphy to mimic traditional Chinese brush.

Certainly I got a Sailor Naginata Togi,too.

I come from Republic of China http://imageshack.com/a/img924/6433/wZUh69.jpg
Traditional Chinese is the most beautiful writinghttp://imageshack.com/a/img923/6879/t523ZV.jpg

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Hi,

 

I really liked the Waterman Audace when I had one. I had the Enchanted Garden. One thing about Watermans with the gold-plated steel nibs is that they seem to be more susceptible to corrosion than the plain steel nibs in my experience. I have seen a good number of Waterman pens with the gold plated steel nibs with some pitting or corrosion. One ink that I recommend you avoid is anything containing the Allura Red dye. That would be Pelikan Brilliant Red and Diamine Orange for instance. That seems to be really aggressive in my experience and more likely to corrode those nibs than many other inks.

 

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Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

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The Sailor nib is very pretty. My Watermans are older pens and the gold nibs behave differently. In fact they're all different from each other, but I haven't had corrosion problems. It might be worth seeking out a vintage one.

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I find the gold plated section rings on modern Waterman pens also corrode horribly easily. It can be cleaned up a bit with a microfibre cloth, but it's never going to look great. Did Waterman use a different process for their gold plating from other pen manufacturers, I wonder?

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It may be that because gold is very inert that a redox reaction will take place if the plating is slightly damaged. The gold will catalyse the oxidation in the steel part.

In plain steel nibs there is no gold to catalyse.

 

 

 

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That picture of the Chinese script is fantastic. I saw it when OP first posted it, and then it remained impressed in my mind. Had to dig around the net with Google to find it once again

 

Congrats, op!

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It may be that because gold is very inert that a redox reaction will take place if the plating is slightly damaged. The gold will catalyse the oxidation in the steel part.

In plain steel nibs there is no gold to catalyse.

 

 

 

D.ick

 

 

That was something that someone posed many years ago as a possible explanation. I wouldn't doubt if it were true. I think the affected pen was a Waterman Phileas.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

Dillon

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That was something that someone posed many years ago as a possible explanation. I wouldn't doubt if it were true. I think the affected pen was a Waterman Phileas.

 

Dillon

 

Long, long ago, they told me in chemistry class that combining certain precious metals in jewellery is not a good idea. I think this is the same. In fact, the combination gold-steel-ink will work as a sort of battery.

 

 

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