Waterman Phileas Fountain Pens

[AdmiralTuck]

Hello all. I am trying to finish a collection of the Phileas line (not the Kulturs) but really have NO clue what else I am missing (other than a plain red, plain turquoise, and purple marble). Here is what I've got...if ANYONE can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Left FPN]

They were manufactured in plain/single colours, Black, Midnight Blue, Ruby Red, Turquoise Green, then Marble's Blue, Green & Red, then the blotches Amazon Green, Mississippi Red, Danube Blue and Indus Grey

You appear to have all bar the ones indicated in colour.

You may find this topic to your liking.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/244015-phileas-phever/page-1?hl=phileas

[AdmiralTuck]

Thank you so very much.  I’m sorry it’s taken THIS friggin long for me to reply but I forgot about this site and everything.  Since then I’ve completed the Collection (I think).  Let me know what you think.  Is this ALL of them?  Smh, I think so but someone posted a Brown one on ebay and I think it’s just a faded Grey one but now totally sure.  For some reason I don’t get an email when someone replies so IF you see this could you shoot me an email?  Thanks again admiraltuck@gmail.com

[Lee Dawson]

On 2/3/2023 at 12:45 PM, AdmiralTuck said:

Thank you so very much.  I’m sorry it’s taken THIS friggin long for me to reply but I forgot about this site and everything.  Since then I’ve completed the Collection (I think).  Let me know what you think.  Is this ALL of them?  Smh, I think so but someone posted a Brown one on ebay and I think it’s just a faded Grey one but now totally sure.  For some reason I don’t get an email when someone replies so IF you see this could you shoot me an email?  Thanks again admiraltuck@gmail.com

 

 

I spotted this tan one on EBay (it may be the one you saw) and wonder if it is real or a hand made job or what? I can find absolutely no reference to a brown or tan Phileas. I cannot imagine the work needed to make a precision fit to make a duplicate barrel and cap with the trim fitting properly. Lots of questions but no answers. 

 

I just received a Blue Marbled Phileas today. Haven 't taken a picture yet. Is your second from the left blue or purple? 

[Misfit]

I so want a Phileas Indus, the gray one. 

[Sailor Kenshin]

The tan is pretty.  And I've always wanted a gray one.  I have a black, and a marbled blue.

[sera0516]

Hello AdmiralTuck:

Are there 2 different blues in your collection?  I recently bought a Phileas on ebay, a blue, and was surprised that, on receiving it, the marble is dark blue with wisps of grey or some nondescript color.  I was expecting a lighter blue with wisps of what, but mine has no white in the marbling at all.  So---In your collection, mine is perhaps like the third from the right.  (Is that a blue?) whereas, I was expecting one like the second from the left.  Are these both blues? Do you know why they are different?  Was the darker blue, with no white in the marbling an earlier version. Thank you for anything you can tell me.  Truly, yours is a great collection.

 

Does anyone else know whether the Phileas came in two different types of blue?

[Misfit]

@sera0516 you may have the Danube blue. There are four colors based on rivers. I have the green one or Amazon, the gray one represents the Indus River, and red represents the Mississippi River. 
 

The marble colors have that bit of white in them. If you have the pen I think you do, the blue Danube, I’d say you have the better looking pen. But that’s me. 
 

Check out this thread for photos and discussions:

 

 

[sera0516]

MisFit....Thank you so much! I never heard any of this before.

[Misfit]

@sera0516 Glad to help out. I learned about the Phileas from the thread I shared. I so want the Indus. Maybe some day I’ll find one on eBay at a decent price. 

[MS UK]

Hello all - I just bought a Waterman Phileas second hand ( eBay ) in the UK - it seemed a really stunning colour, which spurred me on to buy it... However looking at various websites detailing the colour choices of the Phileas range, this is like nothing I have ever seen........

 

I imagine with the ( I am guessing ) plastic injection process there will be variations of both 2 / 3 / 4 colour ingredient mix an swirl there will be variations, but this is very, very different - any ideas / thoughts would be much appreciated.

[Misfit]

All I can say is lucky you. 

[MS UK]

Thanks very much for the post - do you ( or anyone else ) know whether the lilac / light purple that I have is a special edition or an injection moulding colour mixing variation or any other possible reason ? - to be fair, it was listed on eBay as a rare colour, but if it does not appear in quote / unquote "complete" collections, then it would be interesting to hear what people think ? - obviously it passed the Waterman QC process & was sold in the retail market, I am guessing - thanks again for your initial comments, much appreciated

[Misfit]

This thread could possibly answer your questions. It’s a long one, but worth checking out.