Waterman 552 1/2V 14K Overlay Getting Rebuilt

[Addertooth]

I picked this up in Ebay recently. As most of you know, most of the 0552 pens are advertised as 552 pens, which creates some confusion. The seller probably looked up what "552 1/2V" pens were selling for on Ebay, and priced it in that general range as a "Buy It Now". It goes without saying that the Latex Sac was as hard as the stare of an angry ex-wife. The pen was in need of a good service and cleaning of the Section/Feed/Nib. A simple Dip test showed the nib was exceptionally flexy, but any real test needed to wait until the pen was re-worked.

 

With the help of a petite hair dryer, the section came away from the body without any major drama. Removing the last brittle bits of the sac from the body and the section required more than the normal amount of careful work, but; it did finally all get exorcised from the body it had once inhabited.

 

The photos show the effort mid-process, and the final result. I was really impressed with the Diamine Strawberry Red. I would like to claim it was entirely my idea, but I saw someone else use it with a flex nib, and I thought the color is absolutely dynamite.

Edited July 13, 2019 by Addertooth

[sidthecat]

What a pretty thing! Do I discern a general fondness for the ringtop?

[Addertooth]

Yes Sidthecat, both the ringtops and desk pens are my proverbial catnip. I got a great desktop flexnib Waterman pen as my first desktop, and it has spoiled me, and made me want more. I may stop at 6. That is more than enough to rotate through my work-space.