Calling All Experts! Help Identify My Little Waterman's Please.

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Hi all,

 

First post here

 

I nabbed this little Waterman's pen from eBay and am having a little trouble identifying it. Do I perhaps have something at least a little special?

 

It's a small pen, blue and black marble / cracked ice finish, two bands on the cap, short clip, boxed lever, gold plated details. It has a black rounded end and a "2A" nib ("soft" / semi-flex). From what I've been able to scrounge on the 'net it looks a lot like a 512V, but it only has "Waterman's / Made in England" on the barrel, whereas all those I've seen online also have "512V".

 

I've also not found another one with the same type of blue marbled celluloid, most are striated / striped instead, whereas this looks more like that found on a Mabie Todd or Conway Stewart.

 

If anyone has any insights or info on this little pen, I'd be very grateful!

 

Thank you

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It could be an unmarked Waterman 512V ... or a Waterman W2 ?

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It could be an unmarked Waterman 512V ... or a Waterman W2 ?

unmarked 512v

[Oobly]

Thank you both!

 

Good to know I was on the right track. The pictures don't do it justice, it's a lovely little pen. I'm in the process of installing a new sac and I suspect it's going to become a favourite in my collection. Even though the nib has very little flex compared to my Mabie Todd Swan (the s pattern in the background of the last picture were made with my Swan), the smoothness and slight give (softness?) make it a joy to write with.

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Even though the nib has very little flex compared to my Mabie Todd Swan ...

 

 

I'm a Waterman lover (specially of the vintage #4 nibs) but I've got to admit that (generally speaking) Mabie Todd nibs are much more fun for their flex !

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Well.... I was right.

 

It's become one of my top pens. I'd say it's firmly in my top 3, alongside a Montblanc 342G with OM nib and a Mabie Todd Jackdaw (at least for the moment).

 

It's amazingly smooth, the nib is "lively" and has a great balance of spring and softness, it holds a good amount of ink, is not prone to hard starts, feed / flow and line width are just right for my taste... Amazing pen. The fact that it also looks fantastic (I much prefer this marbled look to the more standard "stripy" marble or striated look) is a big bonus.

 

I'd say the nib is somewhere between "soft" and "semi-flex", but of course this is quite subjective. It's certainly more flexible than all my other Waterman 2A nibs, but not in the same league as my Mabie Todds. On the other hand, my most flexible Mabie Todd (Swan with a 2 "G" nib), while fun, is not very practical as a daily writer, which is precisely what this 512V is perfect for.

 

Thanks again for the information, guys.