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I'm hoping you all could help. I'd like to know how to determine a Waterman Le Man 100 from 200 as well as get a ball park of such a pen's value. I've seen them online from between 150 and 550. I can't find any website that explains pricing for these pens.

 

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It's really hard to tell them apart unless seen side-by-side. If you can get a picture of the feeds that usually helps. The 100 feed had fins while most 200 feeds did not. Of course, just to make it fun, that may not ALWAYS be true. If you can get measurements my Man 100 is 144/145 capped while my 200 is 139/140 capped (the variation is my old Mark 1.0 eyes and crummy ruler)

 

 

 

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What's a reasonable price to pay for one?

No idea. I usually try to ask "Is there a different pen selling at the same price that I want more?" and if the answer is "Nope" then the price is right.

 

 

 

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I thought the Man 200 is quite a bit smaller than the Man 100

Not much smaller.

 

AbE: Here is an image from one of Gary Lehrer's catalogs showing both. The Man 100 is on the far right while the 200 is #204.

 

http://www.gopens.com/images/Catalog28/197-207.JPG

 

 

 

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My Le Man 100 is beautiful, but it uses the old style screw in converter, which after some time seemed to leak; you may need to track down some NOS converters, others could confirm if it's the same for the 200. If Waterman had thought of making these pens in rhodium trim they would be irresistible to me...

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Not much smaller.

 

AbE: Here is an image from one of Gary Lehrer's catalogs showing both. The Man 100 is on the far right while the 200 is #204.

 

 

http://www.gopens.com/images/Catalog28/197-207.JPG

 

 

So the Man 100 is thicker in girth than the Man 200 then. Like Waterman comparing a man's pen with a ladies pen perhaps?

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So the Man 100 is thicker in girth than the Man 200 then. Like Waterman comparing a man's pen with a ladies pen perhaps?

A little thicker and unless the owner is a fisherman only a tadpole longer.

 

 

 

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