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sciumbasci Vintage

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I always thought that, being made in house (or so I have understood), they were of good quality!

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This one has been siting inside a Carene for 12+ months. It was in my pen rack which holds 14 pens. I decided to check a couple of the Carene's, one had an ancient 1980's model which is fine the other this one.

 

And what do you know I have just opened another....

 

 

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I had a similar incident last year.

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Someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.

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I am unsure how the metal band would prevent the issue, as seen in the first photo. unsure.png

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I am unsure how the metal band would prevent the issue, as seen in the first photo. unsure.png

The converter shown in the link is from 1980's. It has a rubber mouth piece.

 

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The converter shown in the link is from 1980's. It has a rubber mouth piece.

 

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instead of plastic, as is on the present variant?

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Sorry if I ask a very stupid question here. Seems you all know what you're talking about. I have recently found my old Waterman fountain pen again. After many long years.... I wanted to order a converter for it but now see these horror photos. What's the wise thing to do?

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well, actually the link I posted belongs to La Stilografica, which is an active B&M shop in Milano.

https://www.lastilograficamilano.it/541-accessori/543-converter-per-stilografiche-/1434-converter-waterman-

It might be they have an outdated picture in the site, but if I happen to pass by I'll ask them to show me a waterman converter to check...

In my experience the version with the metal ring tends to resist longer to the cracking issue.

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inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

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I picked up what turned out to be a Waterman Exclusive awhile back in an antiques mall about an hour and a quarter north of me. I had a terrible time trying to find a converter to fit in it. The first one I tried (Waterman brand) was apparently wobbly and had a loose connection. The second one (International Standard) didn't fit at all. And this was not me saying this -- it was the woman at the Bob Slate's table last fall at the Commonwealth Pen Show saying it!

I did eventually find a converter that fit it -- six weeks later at the Ohio Pen Show....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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well, actually the link I posted belongs to La Stilografica, which is an active B&M shop in Milano.

https://www.lastilograficamilano.it/541-accessori/543-converter-per-stilografiche-/1434-converter-waterman-

It might be they have an outdated picture in the site, but if I happen to pass by I'll ask them to show me a waterman converter to check...

In my experience the version with the metal ring tends to resist longer to the cracking issue.

It took Waterman themselves a while before they changed their own web page to show the actual version they were selling. Yes, there are still outlets showing the early versions.

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Post disaster day, I have cleaned my desk pens (first time in 12 months).

 

They are a nice mismatch of dinged/dented/chipped lacquers along with a clip less cap which some may recall me reworking a few years back. But all the nibs are wonderful with some, if not all removed and reworked.

 

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on the other side of the block, I don't get much time now to do all this fancy rework stuff.

 

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dennis_f Vintage

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I love the blue one Force. I have a guitar that's just a shade more teal than that -- a very retro colour. I'm not usually a fan of gold trims, but all four of these look great with the gold contrast.

 

I wish Waterman would produce more colours along these lines (like the old orange and gold one as well). I'd jump all over those.

 

(And as I finish writing this, the cream one is really starting to grow on me too. More colours with gold trim, please, Waterman!)

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I ‘ve had the same problem with waterman converters, recently the same thing with threaded Conklin converters. You have to take care and not to use too much force screwing.

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