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Waterman Exception Nib Section Comes Loose When Removing The Cap


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Hi there,



I asked this question in repair section, but till now no reaction, so I decided to place it here too. A few weeks ago I bought a set of Waterman Exception on eBay. According to the seller they were new and never been used. He is not a pen seller and does not know a lot about the pens. Now time to time I have the problem that the nib section comes loose when I try to remove the cap. When I slightly apply downwards or upwards pressure to the barrel and then pull the barrel to remove the cap, the it is OK, but if I pull the barrel directly, most of the time half of the nib section is staying in the cap. I have a photo of it. As you can see in the photo; the black part of the nib section is stucking inside the cap and the golden ring section is coming loose. I have to push it back and then apply downwards or upwards pressure to the barrel and applying pressure pull it back. Anyone any idea how to fix this problem?



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Byte


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The centre body of the section at its thread has broken.

The Letalon section we discussed repairing but its much the same design.

 

A few links within this topic,

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/344403-letalon-repair-need-your-help/

 

The problem with the Exception is that the cap clips onto the gold ring near the nib. Each time the cap is pulled so is the damaged part.

 

Waterman France might have parts but if they do they will not be cheap...as we know.

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I have inspected the nib section many times, but it doesn't look like as if anything is broken, but. It looks more like something is not holding the gold metal section tight as it should. But I can not say this very sure, because I've never inspected the nib section of a Waterman Exception. Maybe there is a part missing that I cannot determine.

 

The centre body of the section at its thread has broken.

The Letalon section we discussed repairing but its much the same design.

 

A few links within this topic,

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/344403-letalon-repair-need-your-help/

 

The problem with the Exception is that the cap clips onto the gold ring near the nib. Each time the cap is pulled so is the damaged part.

 

Waterman France might have parts but if they do they will not be cheap...as we know.

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I am almost 100% sure the centre body, whose only visible part is the black ring near the nib, should pass through the grip and screw into the brassware.

 

I had a slim and returned it to Waterman to have the centre body replaced because of the known material issue...it cracked close to the nib.

 

I would suggest if you cannot see a broken part, it has been removed (unscrewed) and put back together sufficient to sell it on.

 

I stick to my suggestion, if you cannot now return it, to contact Waterman France.

 

Another suggestion is to buy a section from OPC (they only have FO's left) and swap nibs. Not cheap but a resolution to what might otherwise be a frustrating problem.

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I cannot see anything to screw on nib section. I assume that the nib section of regular size Exception Nigh & Day is different than Exception slim. I don't know if there is anyone in the form who had ever disassembled the nib section of a Exception Night & Day and can tell if I miss any part or not. What I can see looks as if the golden metal section should be bushed in the black section of the nib section and either it was glued to it, or it was made to fit tight in the slot.

 

Maybe I have to buy a new nib section. Is it easy to disassemble the nib section of a regular size Exception Night & Day? Maybe I can see what my nib section is missing. By the way, excuse my ignorance, but what is OPC?

I am almost 100% sure the centre body, whose only visible part is the black ring near the nib, should pass through the grip and screw into the brassware.

 

I had a slim and returned it to Waterman to have the centre body replaced because of the known material issue...it cracked close to the nib.

 

I would suggest if you cannot see a broken part, it has been removed (unscrewed) and put back together sufficient to sell it on.

 

I stick to my suggestion, if you cannot now return it, to contact Waterman France.

 

Another suggestion is to buy a section from OPC (they only have FO's left) and swap nibs. Not cheap but a resolution to what might otherwise be a frustrating problem.

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