gicoteni Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) As a celebration of its 70th birthday, in 1954 Waterman introduced the WATERMAN CF, the first large-production cartridge filled pen. Such an innovative pen needed an exceptional designer: Harley Earl. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/ArticoloNYT.jpghttp://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/1951-GM-Le-Sabre-Concept-SA-Harley-.jpgHarley Earl ©- NEW YORK TIMES Responsible for General Motors styling section between 1927 and 1959, he was the inventor of jets and space crafts motifs in car design, tailfins, two-tone colour, abundance of chrome… Cadillac Eldorado… Chevrolet Bel Air… Buick Skylark ...Corvette… Symbols of wealth and trust in the future. Waterman CF was first produced in U.S.A. and then, after problems of American factory, in Canada, UK an France. The production goes from 1954 to the first years of 80's. We easily find the idiom of Earl design in the CF, especially in the first models, made in U.S.A.: the clip, the metal inlays in the section, the two-tone colour. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/HECf.jpg Among all models, the pens made in France in the factory of Nantes, in the late production in the '70s and '80s, are the most gorgeous; in those years Waterman competed with Parker and most of the patterns of Parker 75 and CF were the same. I have collected some of these CF France made and I want to show you; it is a small and very incomplete collection, since I see that for every model they made many finishes: gold plate, sterling silver, silver plate, chrome plate, even solid gold. I only have some example. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Lacqu.jpg Lacquè http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Goldplate.jpg Gold plate http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Croco.jpg Chevron and Crocodile http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Chrome2.jpg Chrome plate http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Sterling.jpg Barleycorn sterling silver set http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Stainless.jpg Stainless Steel http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Milleraiessilver.jpg Milleraies silver plate http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Milleraies.jpg Milleraies gold plate set Nibs of French CF are 18 k gold (yellow gold or white gold, as in these crocodile and chevron), or stainless steel. For almost each model you can also find the matching ballpoint, pencil and roller pens. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Croco3.jpghttp://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Lacqu2.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gicoteni/CF%20Made%20in%20France/Nibs.jpg Edited September 26, 2008 by FPN Admin Team OMAS 361 NIB OMAS CATALOGUES AURORA HASTILAURORA DUOCART ink-alarm AURORA KONA WATERMAN CF Made in France WATERMAN DG Link to post Share on other sites
MYU Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Very impressive collection! I am a big fan of the Waterman CF design, with my only wish that flexible (or at least semi-flexible) nibs were made. So many variations... I've collected just a few and had to stop, although there is one other I'd still like to get. [MYU's Pen Review Corner] | "The Common Ground" -- Jeffrey Small Link to post Share on other sites
penmanila Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 wow! what a lovely and comprehensive collection! i've just acquired a near-mint gold-plated C/F in the "ripple" design, and it's great to see all these others. Check out my blog and my pens Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Nice, cool, very informative. Thanks for the info on a classic from the past. Link to post Share on other sites
petra Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks for the great photos!!! Agghhh -- my kingdom for a bright red CF! I have a gold one with Moire pattern, a gold Directeur General & of course the black one I got from Gicoteni! I think they're great! Link to post Share on other sites
Abhik Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 WOW! What a collection! Thanks for sharing! Abhik. Link to post Share on other sites
Aysedasi Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Wonderful collection! Thanks for sharing it with us http://www.aysedasi.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
shadowsforbars Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Fantastic collection and a great story. Link to post Share on other sites
davisgt Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Todd Link to post Share on other sites
jbn10161 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Gorgeous collection. Thanks for sharing it. JN Link to post Share on other sites
GirchyGirchy Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Neat! Thanks for sharing the information, and I think that's a very nice collection. Great pictures, too. Link to post Share on other sites
georges zaslavsky Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 very nice post, thanks for sharing Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time Link to post Share on other sites
MSA Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I have moired chrome finish C/F. The pen has a very solid feel. It is amazing that this design came as early as 1954. Looks very modern. Mohammad Salahuddin Ayubi Link to post Share on other sites
adam11 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 CF are indeed beautiful pens, design classic. Pretty bold design for the 50ies, I think. Link to post Share on other sites
penluvva Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 What a collection ? More like a mouthwatering collection !! There are some beauties shown in the photos. Have collected Parkers and Sheaffers, and have started with 3-4 Watermans, but looking at this page it looks like I may be after a few more Watermans. Link to post Share on other sites
Preetham Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Superb collection. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites
theodoreslee Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 wow, awesome collection of waterman ^_______^ Link to post Share on other sites
goldenkrishna Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hello gicoteni, Thank you for the introduction and lovely photos. I like them all, but particularly the Crocodile! I own one C/F stirling silver-moiré and a DG stirling silver from 1979. I still love them, though I do not use them.Now you own a beautiful collection of C/F pens! I enjoyed looking at the photos. With love,goldenkrishna Ik tik Link to post Share on other sites
lovemy51 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 amazing looking pen! i have a fp/pencil set i bought at the SF pen show for $25. is it just me, or does the 14k nib have a little bit of flex? ok, maybe just springy -quite nice! http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n419/peterpaul_rguez/PC210074_zps5df3a161.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
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