Not the 1st Waterman I expected to get (Gifted by Neighbor)

[KBeezie]

A neighbor of mine found out I liked fountain pens and gifted me this Waterman. Got it home, got the nib/feed out cleaned it up, adjusted the nib (which has some pitting in the plating but nothing that would interrupt the flow of ink) and inked it up with some Waterman Intense Black. Writes really smoothly, though I wish I could make the cap more snug (it clicks on fine, just freely rotates when capped).

My best guess, a Laureat I from the 90s. (he did say he got it ~15 years ago from a department store)

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/waterman_laureat_blue/full.jpg

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/waterman_laureat_blue/straight_cover.jpg

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/waterman_laureat_blue/write.jpg

[carlos.q]

This is a first generation (Laureat I) variant: http://captainchang.com/pens/waterman.html

[ac12]

The cap on mine also rotates easily.

[KBeezie]

This is a first generation (Laureat I) variant: http://captainchang.com/pens/waterman.html

As noted :P


The cap on mine also rotates easily.

Guess it's not just me. Just one of those 'tiny' annoyances I find in pens with snap on caps. I wonder what the retail price was on them.

edit:
From Carlos' link:

the Laureat was Waterman's high-end sub-$100 gift pen until it was discontinued sometime around 2000

Kind of a shame the nib is steel on them, seems doesn't take that many years for the plating to get pits in them (and eventually corrosion).

[carlos.q]

This is a first generation (Laureat I) variant: http://captainchang.com/pens/waterman.html


As noted :P

Of course my friend! But it is always better to know than to guess. :wink:

For the record, my Laureat I model pen also has a cap that does not fit tightly. It is slightly annoying but at least the cap doesn't fall off.

If you want to replace the nib please take into consideration that it is friction feed. The nib and feed assembly are compatible with other Waterman models such as Forum, Centurion and Maestro (they all have a solid smooth feed). But they all have steel nibs.

Someone once said that "Knowledge is what you know after you've forgotten where you read it". So my knowledge of the Laureat I is that it has a #5 nib, but is not compatible with JoWo or Bock. Maybe somebody can chime in on this?

[KBeezie]

If you want to replace the nib please take into consideration that it is friction feed. The nib and feed assembly are compatible with other Waterman models such as Forum, Centurion and Maestro (they all have a solid smooth feed). But they all have steel nibs.

Someone once said that "Knowledge is what you know after you've forgotten where you read it". So my knowledge of the Laureat I is that it has a #5 nib, but is not compatible with JoWo or Bock. Maybe somebody can chime in on this?


Yep already aware as shown in the picture I already cleaned the nib and feed by taking the nib and feed out of the pen (in case there was any kind of mold or corrosion to be witnessed.), aligned the tines after cleaning and gave it a tiny bit of smoothing.

From what I seen of the nib outside of the pen, it's roughly larger than a #5, but it's tail shape is a little too wide to fit into what I'd think would be a typical #5 pen, it could probably fit into a serwex eye-dropper pen, especially if the feed could be heat-set, but I think the laureat nib is a tiny bit too wide for it. I personally would not really care to take the nib from this pen onto another when I have a few Goulet nibs that work (and most of the pens I have that can take a 'standard' for lack of a better word nib, are #6 rather than #5.)

[jar]

It's a really nice pen, part of a whole series of very similar pens.

[KBeezie]

It's a really nice pen, part of a whole series of very similar pens.

Though I may PIF it after I've had some time to feel it out and get more information and maybe review it a little. It's classy looking, it is smooth, but It's not likely a pen I'd use a lot, mainly because of the thinness of it's body. I'd rather see it actively used especially now that I got it cleaned up and working again (must have had ink sitting in that feed for a few years).