Waterman Hemisphere Converter

[saulyleeplans]

Hi,

 

Can someone tell me if the converter for the hemisphere are a standard size or are they proprietory. I just got one for $37 but they didn't have a converter for it.

 

[Left FPN]

Some have had success with 3rd party converters but IMHO I suggest you stay with Waterman and if possible source an early version type 11, 12 or 13 as shown here.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/301582-waterman-cartridges-and-converters/page-1

 

I believe all stockists now have the later all plastic mouth version so you may have to look elsewhere hint eBay hint. They may not be cheap so have a troll though Waterman pens where you just might find one that includes the specific converter listed at a cheap BIN price.

[Jerome Tarshis]

+1.

 

Force knows far more about Waterman pens than I do. So I feel that I am making a fool of myself by endorsing what he wrote above. However, it may help a little if there appears to be a chorus of opinion.

 

On one point, let me be a little urgent: the current converters with the black plastic collars are not the better choice if you can obtain the older model with the steel collar. When Sanford began making Parker and Waterman converters with the black plastic collar, it put out a story that the black plastic is *better* than what came before, because it grips more tightly.

 

Many in the pen community do not, in the event, believe those new collars were an improvement. But thousands of us are using them, so it isn't impossible. I'd rather not.

 

The other point, which doesn't have to do exclusively with Waterman, is that the idea "standard international converter," while plausible, is something of a daydream. Waterman converters aren't proprietary in the sense that Pilot or Sailor or Parker or Cross converters are proprietary, but other converters, however "standard," can be just a little off. If you have a variety of international converters in hand, try them and see what happens. Otherwise consider buying a Waterman converter.

[thx1138]

+1.

 

Force knows far more about Waterman pens than I do. So I feel that I am making a fool of myself by endorsing what he wrote above. However, it may help a little if there appears to be a chorus of opinion.

 

On one point, let me be a little urgent: the current converters with the black plastic collars are not the better choice if you can obtain the older model with the steel collar. When Sanford began making Parker and Waterman converters with the black plastic collar, it put out a story that the black plastic is *better* than what came before, because it grips more tightly.

 

Many in the pen community do not, in the event, believe those new collars were an improvement. But thousands of us are using them, so it isn't impossible. I'd rather not.

 

The other point, which doesn't have to do exclusively with Waterman, is that the idea "standard international converter," while plausible, is something of a daydream. Waterman converters aren't proprietary in the sense that Pilot or Sailor or Parker or Cross converters are proprietary, but other converters, however "standard," can be just a little off. If you have a variety of international converters in hand, try them and see what happens. Otherwise consider buying a Waterman converter.

 

The Waterman plastic mouth converters have a very short service life. I have a bag of the metal ringed style and they have never failed me but I have had 2 of the plastic ones die after less than a dozen uses each.

[aurore]

Schmidt K2 also often works well. Depends on how much you can get get either for.

 

Or just refill cartridges with a syringe.