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I've just inked my Expert II for the first time in 19 years and I love it!!!! (It feels good and writes effortlessly!!!)

 

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It runs circles around my LAMY and even gives the Carène a run for it's money! (When used as a daily writer!)

 

Very surprising in a vey good way!!! :)

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That’s great. A Waterman Laureat II was my first fountain pen. I found it happily wrote when I decided to put ink in it after some years. 
 

Years later I started buying more fountain pens, and haven’t stopped. But I only got another Waterman when I happened on the Phileas Phever thread. 
 

I still had been ignoring Waterman.  My brother came to visit in June. We went to The Pen Place. He bought a Waterman Expert III.  Once back home, I saw how gorgeous the pen was. His is dark red, M nib. I was jealous.  
 

Well, now I’m waiting on my Waterman Expert in dark red to get here from the UK via Belgium.  I’m so looking forward to writing with it. I’m a fan of stub and italic nibs, but the Expert proved that sometimes a standard nib is needed too. 

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The Expert II was my first Waterman, and my first "decent" fountain pen for that matter!

 

I wrote many 3-hour+ exams with it in the early 2000's so it's served me very well! (Once I completed my studies, it sat in my cupboard for 19 years!)

 

I'm sure your Expert III will be a fantastic pen!

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It arrived today (excitement!). 
 

I haven’t put ink in it yet, but will today.  I’m planning on De Atramentis Red Brown. 
 

I used the flash to bring out the Red. 
 

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5 hours ago, Misfit said:

It arrived today (excitement!). 
 

I haven’t put ink in it yet, but will today.  I’m planning on De Atramentis Red Brown. 
 

I used the flash to bring out the Red. 
 

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metal pen?

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Yes, it is made from metal. I weighed it on my kitchen scale, and it’s 30 grams with ink. 
 

I put De Atramentis Red Brown in it, and wasn’t happy with the result. So I put Diamine Blood Orange in it because I have paper with writing from my brother’s pen, same ink. It passed the comparison. 

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