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Hi all, this is a teaser post before I do a full review of my new pen, the Waterman Expert Fountain Pen - L'Essence du Bleu. (Note: I am currently living in the UK, which is important for the rest of this post). I purchased the pen with an (M) nib, but I wanted an (EF) nib. I enquired with Waterman UK before I purchased the pen if they would do a free nib swap, and they confirmed that would be absolutely fine if I followed their procedure. I thought everyone here might find it would be useful for me to share the free nib swap service procedure from start to end through screenshots and pictures. TLDR: - I purchased the pen with an (M) nib from Hamilton Pens online in the UK for £140 GBP (approx $188 USD), which was the best price I could find at the time. - I received the pen at home the day after on 26th Jul 2025 (great service from Hamilton Pens). - I initiated the nib swap service on Waterman's UK Contact page on 29th Jul 2025, you can see the whole process below. - I received the pen back in perfect condition on 7th Aug 2025 - The experience overall was great. However, I did have to call their UK call centre to confirm some details with the customer service representative who received my initial Nib Swap online form. Even though I answered everything, I heard nothing back. So I called them, and the guy said he would send me the label as he hadn't read my 2nd email, which he had asked for over email! He was an Italian working in the Waterman Poland call centre ;-) Very helpful and friendly guy, he was a pleasure to speak to and very helpful.

Dear Forum, I hope this finds you well. I have bought a Montblanc 320P With a original Steel-Goldplated nib , wich I want to replace….but there is a problem… I can’t finde replacement nibs ? Or almost none ? So this makes me question, where can I buy replacement nibs ? (I live in Germany, so most us sellers don’t sell to me ) I have wondered , if I could use nibs from other pens , like the Montblanc Carrera or from another brand …but here I need your help. i know somebody here for sure knows something about this problem or can help me… ( I sorry , but sadly I am not a native speaker, if there are any questions, pls ask and I am going to answer them , I really need help )

Dear fellow FPNers, I have recently acquired 2 vintage Onoto plunger fillers, a model 3000 with a No.3/ST nib, and a model 6000 with a No.3 nib. Could someone please let me know if the nibs are interchangeable? And what does the "ST" on the No 3/ST stand for? I look forward to your feedback Thanks in advance! Best, J

Dear fellow FPNers, I have recently acquired 2 vintage Onoto plunger fillers, a model 3000 with a No.3/ST nib, and a model 6000 with a No.3 nib. Could someone please let me know if the nibs And what does the "ST" on the No 3/ST stand are interchangeable? for? I look forward to your feedback Thanks in advance!

Dear fellow FPNers, I have recently acquired 2 vintage Onoto plunger fillers, a model 3000 with a No.3/ST nib, and a model 6000 with a No.3 nib. Could someone please let me know if the nibs And what does the "ST" on the No 3/ST stand are interchangeable? for? I look forward to your feedback Thanks in advance!

So I posted this a few days ago on instagram but I figure I'd bring it here in case anyone might be interested. Forever ago I bought a cheap calligraphy pen. I think the actual pen itself was a cheap plastic and liked to leak ink out, and I didn't use it often, so it was unused and I lost it sometime between now and when I bought it. That was the Hero 5028 PolyPack from ebay(comes with 1.1, 1.5, and 1.9 stub calligraphy nibs) Now, the Jinhao 992 fits the replacement nibs. It took some wiggling to get them out of the old nib units but they fit like a glove into the Jinhao 992's, no wiggling, no extra space, perfect swap. They write great in the 992 body, too. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXZDDGklESF/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXdnpSIlIB_/ Still haven't found a Medium or Bold nib that fits into the Jinhao 992, but the Hero 5028 polypacks are currently $4.99 on ebay, meaning you can get 3 replacement nibs for the Jinhao for $5 Has anyone found a Medium or Bold nib option for the Jinhao 992?

Hi everyone! Is there anyone who would like to exchange medium (M)/Fine Medium (FM) or Fine (F) nib for a Broad (? I decided that I'd have more use of a finer line. I've had this nib since last month and it is in perfect condition.