Waterman Celluloid 52/3/32

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I've been wanting to obtain a celluloid Waterman 52 for a long time. I knew they were basically an (exclusively black) Waterman 3, but I wanted one with the 52 on it.

 

I finally found one recently, one made in Canada, and with a cracker jack nib to boot.

 

I was very excited to take some pictures with the black (and American made) models 3 and 32 I have, given their similarity.

 

Left to right: 52, 3, 32:

 

 

 

And here's the 52's awesome superflex stub:

 

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The nib looks non standard tipping for a W-2B

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The nib looks non standard tipping for a W-2B

It says '2B'.

[Left FPN]

It says '2B'.

look closer

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look closer

Yes, says W-2B. Sorry.

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Are the 2A and 2B replacement nibs if found on earlier BCHR 52s?

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Does the 3 have a '2' nib as well, or does it have a '3' nib (if there is such a thing)

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On 4/24/2017 at 8:32 AM, siamackz said:

Does the 3 have a '2' nib as well, or does it have a '3' nib (if there is such a thing)

Sorry for the delay… of half a decade…!

But no, the number three was essentially a celluloid Waterman 52. Per Richard Binder’s AWESOME book on the Waterman’s company history, there was a Jet (black) celluloid model stamped with “52”, but these were quickly renamed to 3 (or 32… I’m not sure which came first…).

 

Anywho, all three of these pens have a No. 2 sized nib.

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So one more ancient thread update:

 

I was cruising around Peyton Street Pens and came across another celluloid model 52, but this one is made from considerably more interesting celluloid than the standard black! Also of note, this one is also a Canadian model.