Curious Marking On My 0555

[Z-Tab]

Just received this 0555 and noticed this 14k marking on the top of the cap. No other markings on the pen, clip, or lever box, so I'm sort of unsure what exactly this means. I guess it could be a 555 cap that got swapped onto an 0555 body, though without a 14k marked clip, that seems less likely to me. Any thoughts Waterman experts?

 

Bigger version of the photo is HERE.

 

[gregamckinney]

That does not look like any factory marking I've ever seen, either in location or font.

I suspect a previous owner marked it for some reason (wishful thinking? deception? confusion between gold fill and solid gold?)

 

Best Regards, greg

[Left FPN]

That does not look like any factory marking I've ever seen, either in location or font.

I suspect a previous owner marked it for some reason (wishful thinking? deception? confusion between gold fill and solid gold?)

 

Best Regards, greg

[Z-Tab]

That sounds like a pretty reasonable way to look at it. The bottom is correctly stamped "0555" and the absence of any other hallmarks left me pretty skeptical about it. Apart from that, it is in excellent condition, so I'm a happy owner of this large Waterman overlay.

[marcoavi]

very nice pen ... wow

[sidthecat]

Is that the sort of thing that a pawnshop might have put on a pen?

 

Too bad they can't talk.

[Z-Tab]

Apart from a bunch of other, similarly marked pens showing up on the market with clear provenance, I don't think I'll ever know. Fortunately, I'm not planning on attempting to sell this one, so I don't need to concern myself too much on how it affects the value.