Waterman Pink Nib Cracked Tine

[LeDieuDuSoleil]

Hi guys, first time posting on this forum or any at all actually, but I've been collecting fountain pens for about 1 year or so, but I've been using them for pretty my whole albeit short life. I've recently acquired a Waterman's No.7 Pink nib fountain pen and I've been making a list of things that will probably need to be repaired by a professional. I was wondering between Greg Minuskin and Goldnibs.com, which you guys recommend? I've looked up older Repair Q&A posts and there hasn't been any real consensus between who is better. Location would not make a difference as I am living in Southeast Asia so international shipping will still be needed. As for the repairs needed, I've listed the, below in order of importance to me.

 

Nib:

1. Slight crack on the left tine of the nib, thankfully it does not go down to the underside of the nib, still flexes just fine with great spring but I will not be flexing it anymore until it gets repaired as I know it will stress and worsen the crack.

2. The tip of the nib I noticed doesn't bent downwards like my other vintage Waterman's, I have a red and purple nib as well that have this downward curve on the nib tip. As far as I am aware with the writing and slight flexing I've done with the nib it's slightly scratchy but doesn't have any other problems really.

3. Scratches all over the nib, not sure how those would have gotten there but it is nearly 100 years old so who knows. polishing out the scratches isn't really important to me as I think it adds abit of character to the pen. Which you can see in the picture below.

 

Cap:

The colour and white bands on the cap of the pen have some blue staining which I am entirely unsure of how to remove. I've tried some water and a light scrub with a wet Q-tip, it looks like an ink stain, but it doesn't seem to work. I've asked Jake from Jakespens about a replacement colour band but it seems to be slightly more complicated than I would like to attempt.

 

 

Any information on who would be the best person to send my pen to would be great, I am aware that Nibs.com has a repair service as well but its been stated on their website that their turn around times is about 6 months? I'm opened to suggestions on other repair persons I have not mentioned before, but as it is this is a very scarce pen and I would like to get it right the first time. Oh and money should not be an issue so I am opened to ideas. Thanks!

 

Edited May 22, 2016 by LeDieuDuSoleil

[gregamckinney]

I have a pen very similar to yours (issues notwithstanding.) If I needed to have it repaired, I would send it to John Mottishaw (nibs.com) and just try to be patient for the 6 months.

His work really is worth the wait.

 

Feed free to contact me via PM if you have other questions.

 

Best Regards, greg

Edited May 22, 2016 by gregamckinney