Waterman Penography 1980 onwards
- 1980s - Lady Charlotte
- 1980s - Forum
- 1980s - Exclusive
- 1983 - Le Man 100
- 1985 - Le Man 200
- 1985 - Lauréat
- 1987 - Lady Patricia
- Late 1980s - Centurion
- 1990 - Maestro
- 1992 - Edson
- 1994 - Expert
- 1994 - Hémisphère
- 1994 - Phileas
- 1994 - Kultur
- 1995 - Anastasia
- 1995 - Préface
- 1995 - Apostrophe
- 1995 - Graduate
- 1995 - Reflex
- 1996 - L´Étalon
- 1997 - Carène
- 1999 - Liaison
- 1999 - Harley Davidson Horizon
- 1999 - Sérénité
- 2000 - Harmonie
- 2003 - Ici et La
- 2004 - Audace
- 2004 - Charleston
- 2005 - Exception
- 2008 - Perspective
- 2009 - Elegance
Lady Charlotte - 1980s
- A small clip-less woman's purse pen. The barrel end matches the main barrel and has a fluted section. The nibs offered were steel gold-plated.
- Green Lacquer
- Red Lacquer
- Blue Lacquer
- Black Lacquer
- Fluted Silver Plate
- Black/White mix (like splatter paint)
- Red Marble
- Blue Marble
Known colours include:
Forum - 1980s
- A low-end all-plastic pen with black plastic trim and gold-plated nibs. They came in colourful plastics. The nicer ones had gold and plastic trim while the cheaper ones had plastic trim rings with a gold-plated clip.
The following finishes are the best known:
- Expression Blue (blue swirl)
- Expression Red (red swirl)
- Expression Safran (ivory swirl)
- Florentine Blue (blue marble)
- Florentine Aubergine (purple marble)
- Florentine Orange (red/orange marble)
- Grey marble with red tirm
- Red pastel swirl with blue/red plastic trim
- Chrome with red plastic trim
- Impressionistic blue/green with black/green plastic trim
- Fluted chrome with black/gold trim
- Royal blue with black/gold trim
- Red with yellow trim and section
- Green with white plastic trim
- Light green with black plastic trim
- Yellow with black plastic trim
- Smooth chrome with black/turquoise trim
- Midnight blue with orange plastic section and trim
- Scallopped red/black with black/white plastic trim
Many of these variants (the cheapest versions) were sold as school pens.
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| A Forum chrome fountain pen |
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| Impressionistic Blue/Green Pen Set |
Exclusive - 1980s
- These sport lacquer over brass bodies with 18-carat nibs and quite slender. Identifying features: there are 3 rings on the cap lip (with black lacquer between them) and two rings on the top of the cap (also with a black separation between them) plus a washer clip that is kind of like a third ring. The most distinctive feature is the section, which is ribbed to appear like a corncob. This pen is frequently mistaken for the Executive model, which does not have the ribbed section.
The following finishes (all gold trim) are known:
- Blue Marble
- Red Marble
- Green Marble
- Tortoiseshell/Thuya
- Brown Marble
- Black
- Gold Plate Fluted
- Silver Plate Barleycorn
- Gold Plate Barleycorn
- Silver Plate Fluted
- Stainless
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| Gold Plated Barleycorn Fountain Pen |
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| The Red Marble Pen Set |
Le Man 100 - 1983
- The Le Man 100 was introduced in 1983 for the company's 100th anniversary and was discontinued around the year 2000.
There were two main nib designs: a simple two-tone nib imprinted with "Waterman / Ideal / Paris / 18k 750 / France" and another with a globe on it.
Identifying characteristics: tubular shape; 1-2 cap rings; 2 end rings; a washer clip; a ring on the section and gold plate at the end of the nib section.
The standard version was the basic black resin with gold trim.
There were at least three precious metal finishes:
- Sterling silver in a fluted/pinstripe engraved pattern with gold trim. The sections may be in a matching style or black, with the silver section being the earlier one.
- Sterling silver in a smooth finish, with matching section. Made from 1985 to around 1987 and considerably rarer than the normal fluted sterling silver version.
- 18-carat Solid Gold: cap, barrel, and section made from 18-carat gold. This had to be special-ordered and had a selling price of about US$ 12,000.
- There were two finishes based on the black pen that were done up to look like the old black chased hard rubber pens. These were:
- The Opera, a standard scalloped chased design, and,
- The Harlequin, a diamond/checkerboard design.
- Of note is the "Patrician" sub-range, which is the Le Man made up to look like the 1930s vintage Patrician. These were produced from 1992 to 1994. The models available were:
- Patrician Blue
- Patrician Red/Orange
- Patrician Green
- There were also several that were made entirely of wood:
- The Briar Wood Limited Edition (1987),
- The Macassar Wood Limited Edition (1987), and
- The Olive Wood Limited Edition (1988)
- More common are the three "Fontainebleau" wood finished models. The timeframe for these was the early 1990s. These were also made of wood, but stained rather than natural wood:
- Fontainebleau Havana Brown
- Fontainebleau Green
- Fontainebleau Blue
- Finally, the Limited Editions, namely:
- 100th Anniversary (1983) - not exactly a limited edition, but some of the first-year Man 100s came in special boxes with 1883-1983 inscribed on a sash in their case. The nib also included the "1883-1983" inscription.
- Sterling Silver Limited Edition (1985) - an edition of 5000 units.
- The Bicentennial of the French Revolution (1989), a standard black Le Man with a special emblem on the clip and with a special packaging commemorating the French Revolution
- America 1492 (1992) - a sterling silver godron cap and section with a briarwood body.
- The Étoile Limited Edition (1993) - a sterling silver model engraved with a fougére guillochè with a matching satin sterling section. Only 1000 units were produced.
- The FIFA World Cup Soccer (1998) - a solid blue coloured pen (with black blind cap and section), made to commemorate the French Team's World Cup victory in 1998.
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| The Le Man 100 Patrician Coral Fountain Pen |
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| The Le Man 100 Wood Fountain Pen |
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| The Le Man100 Opera Fountain Pen |
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| The Le Man 100 Patrician Codex Limited Edition Fountain Pen |
Le Man 200 - 1985
- The Le Man 200 was a smaller and thinner version of the Man 100. Introduced in 1985 and discontinued in the late 1990s it featured a similar tubular profile (but thinner), with two cap rings and two end rings.
- One of the ways to distinguish the model 100 from the 200 is that the first has a finned feed while the Man 200 has a flat feed.
There were two solid colour finishes, with matching sections:
- Black
- Bordeaux/Cordovan
- There were also the Night and Day models, which were a metal overlay with long vertical cutouts, giving the appearance of black stripes on a metal pen. There were two finishes:
- Day: gold toned
- Night: silver toned
- Many of the patterned finishes of the Man 200 were called "Rhapsody". These were introduced around 1989 with different finishes coming in at different times.
- The Rhapsody Marble finishes were a colour/black swirled marble finish. There were three colours introduced in 1989:
- Rhapsody Marble Blue
- Rhapsody Marble Green
- Rhapsody Marble Orange/Brown
- The Rhapsody Mineral finishes were more celluloid-like and look like dark gem-like flakes in stone. There were three finishes introduced in 1992:
- Rhapsody Mineral Red
- Rhapsody Mineral Blue
- Rhapsody Mineral Green
- Finally, there were the "Caviar" finishes, which look like lizard skin. These were introduced towards the beginning of 1989. There were, at least the following, versions:
- Caviar Blue
- Caviar White
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| The Le Man 200 Rhapsody Marble Orange / Brown Fountain Pen |
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| The Le Man 200 "Caviar" Fountain Pen |
Laureát - 1985
- The Lauréat was one of Waterman’s medium-range pens of the late 1980s (introduced in 1985) that were affordable and not out of reach to the average buyer. Like the Super Master, it was less notable for its superb writing abilities than for its ability to resist damage. It was reasonably similar to Waterman’s iconic Le Man series.
The Lauréat feels very much like the Expert II - the gold-plated nib is of very similar construction and performance. It is better balanced and is somewhat more slender overall. The end of the barrel is another echo of the Le Man, and while it doesn’t have an actual gripper mechanism like the more expensive pen, it does make for very secure posting.
It is quite a distinctive model with a prominent black band between the barrel and the cap when the pen is capped. This comes from the section, which has a straight full-diameter part, as well as some ribbed bits on the grip.
There were two variants: the older ones had a squared off clip, while the newer ones were more rounded. The later ones also had the trim rings moved to the section and the blind cap instead of being on the barrel and a slightly fancier-looking nib.
- Laureat I colours:
- Stainless
- Blue/Grey Marble
- Dark Green Marble
- Red/Black (flame-like)
- Blue CT
- Black
- Gunmetal
- Blue Marble
- Grey Marble
- Green Marble
- Red Marble
- Black
- Red speckled with a transparent red section
- Blue swirls with transparent blue section and chrome trim ("Maritime")
- blue marble with chrome trim
- Brown speckled with a transparent brown section
- Red Woodgrain
- Blue Woodgrain
- Brown Woodgrain
- Red Ebonite-like
- Brown Marble
Lady Patricia - 1987
- A fun blinged-out woman's pen, following the small and clip-less style of the other Lady pens. Introduced in 1987, the Lady Patricia was distinguished from the others in that the pattern is made up of colorful faceted squares covering the pen, mosaic-like, in a spiral. It had an 18-carat gold nib.
- Known colours:
- Gold squares on black
- Gold squares on blue
- Gold squares on burgundy
- Gold squares over gold
Centurion - Late 1980s
- Introduced in the late 1980s, this pen looks very similar to the cheaper Laureat model, but with ridges on the blind cap and the squared part of the section made of lacquer over brass with a fair amount of plastic.
- Some of the more common finishes:
- Brown/Tobacco Marble
- Green Marble
- Red/Sienna Marble
- Bright Blue Marble
- Dark Blue/Grey marble
- Grey/Dark Green Marble
Maestro - 1990
- The Maestro is another of the cylindrical pens Waterman launched in the latter part of the last century, following the design language of the Le Man models. It was a slightly superior model to the Lauréat, but there is not much to tell between them in terms of performance and, except when posted, of size. On the subject of posting, one notable difference is the use of a gripper for posting, which results in a much shorter pen in that configuration.
The other mechanical point of difference is the clip. Unlike the Lauréat, the clip of the Maestro range is a simpler, yet more reliable, self-sprung type, much closer in action to those found on pens made in the company’s last decade in the USA. This, in conjunction with the steel nib, marks the Maestro as a step down from the Préface with its relatively complex spring-loaded clip.
The performance of this pen is much the same as any other of Waterman’s late 20th-century steel nib pens. The relative shortness of the pen moves the centre of gravity towards the hand, making for a slightly more comfortable pen than the Lauréat.
- Some of the more common finishes:
- Metallic Green
- Metallic Blue
- Black
- Blue
- Stainless
- Gunmetal
- Fluted Goldplate
- Chromeplate
- Gloss Burgundy
- Matte Burgundy
- Matte Black
- Matte Blue
Edson - 1992
- Introduced in 1992, and named for the American founder of the company (Lewis Edson Waterman), it still occupies a place high in the Waterman line. The regular pens barrels are done in a translucent resin with a matching section, with a gold-plated cap.
The original translucent solid colour pens came with converters in matching colours with gold plated metal bits.
- The original lineup included:
- Sapphire (in production since the beginning)
- Emerald (discontinued around 1999)
- Ruby (discontinued around 1999)
- In March 2007 a new finish was added, black with platinum-plated cap and trim.
Some minor design changes seem to have occurred around 2007 as well, models started showing up with a gold button at the end of the barrel.
There are a few Limited Editions based on the Edson:
- Boucheron (1996), gold overlay on the blue pen, an edition of 3741 units
- Sterling (2003) - sterling silver with a blue section (4000 units)
- The 125 Year (2008), a blue diamond pattern on palladium plate (1883 units)
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| The Edson Sapphire Blue Fountain Pen |
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| The "Boucheron" Limited Edition Fountain Pen |
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| The Sterling Silver Limited Edition |
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| The 125th Anniversary Edition Fountain Pen |
Expert - 1994
- The Expert and the Hémisphère are two of Waterman’s least expensive pen ranges. The main difference between the two pens is size; the Expert is the wider of the two, and thus somewhat more in touch with the current fashion for out-sized pens. Both recall to a certain extent the C/F design, with an obliquely angled top to the cap and a clip obviously modeled from the older pen.
There have been three versions of the Expert. The first had a somewhat more interesting nib decoration than the later, a less busy cap-band decoration, and a plastic body as opposed to the current brass. The differences between the latest and the second versions are mainly small details of the design, like different width cap bands and the appearance of upscale trim versions called Precious and Deluxe.
- The Expert's nib and thus the writing performance is essentially indistinguishable from that of the Phileas/Kulture ranges, while the price is between two and four times higher.
- The production range extends to this day, with the transition to the Expert III in around 2011.
- Distinguishing features of the first version include: a plastic body, a plastic cap jewel with embossed W, a cap band with the W (but not the full word Waterman). The shape is generally the same as the current Expert (III) but the nib is very unusual and has a large long breather hole (the Expert III nib is very conventional).
- Known colors (gold trim):
- Dark Green
- Light Green
- Blue
- Black
- Grey
- Burgundy
- There is one Special Edition for the original Expert: the Cinematographie 1895-1995. This pen is red or black with gold trim and has a medal on the clip, a film sprocket hole pattern on the cap band, and is packed in a film-reel style tin.
- Cinematographie 1895-1995 Special Edition (Red)
- Cinematographie 1895-1995 Special Edition (Black)
- These pens differ from the original Expert I in that they are made of brass (instead of plastic) and have a more conventional-looking nib. The cap also has "Waterman" on the cap band instead of just the "W" logo. For a while after release, they were called the Expert II in the literature, but then Waterman dropped the "II" and now it goes by just "Expert."
- The original colours, which ran to maybe 2003-2004, consisted of black and three marbled finishes:
- Black Gold Trim
- France Blue Gold Trim
- Oriental Red Gold Trim
- Prussian Green Gold Trim
- For the year 2000, three additional finishes were produced. These were called the "Expert 2000" instead of Expert II
- Champagne Gold Trim
- Slate Blue Gold Trim
- Copper Gold Trim
- The marbled colours got a revamp sometime around 2002-2003. The old marbled colours are gone, replaced by the "Dunes" finishes, which are somewhat cooler (in the warm/cool sense) colours in a pattern that looks like horizontal rings of sand. The finishes are:
- Dune Blue Chrome Trim
- Dune Green Chrome Trim
- Dune Red Gold Trim
- Around the same time we got some metallic finishes as well.
- Metallic Black Matte Chrome Trim
- Metallic Satin Chrome Chrome Trim
- At some point a gloss black with chrome trim was introduced. There is also a matte black with chrome trim that is still in production.
- Gloss Black Chrome Trim
- Matte Black Chrome Trim
- Around Spring 2007, the "City Line" was introduced. These were usually packaged as a gift set with a leather pouch with magnetic closure. These finishes were rather different, having a lacquer over engraving look, chrome trim, and a generally more modern rather than classic look. The original two finishes are:
- Urban Brown
- Urban Silver
- By the end of 2007 or early 2008, two more finishes were added.
- Urban Blue
- Urban Grey
- In July 2007, the "Smart" finishes were introduced. These look like lacquer with gold dust sprinkled in to give it a shimmering effect. There were two finishes at launch, both with gold trim:
- Smart Blue
- Smart Brown
- Around late 2009 (or January 2010) the Expert Deluxe was introduced. The Deluxe featured a silver-colored cap with engraved horizontal lines alternating with blank spaces. They came in two finishes, both with silver-coloured trim:
- Deluxe Black
- Deluxe White
- As part of Waterman's 2010/2011 redesigns and launches, we have some new finishes for the Expert II line. The Deluxe line has a palladium-plated cap with bands of lines running horizontally and a lacquer body. The chrome-trim matt and gloss black and the chrome pens were rebranded as the "Expert Essential" line but these are the same as the older pens.
The Expert (III)
In 2011, Waterman had updated the design ever-so-slightly and introduced the Expert III "New Generation."
For the most part, Waterman did not mess around with a great pen, but there are some subtle differences. Looking at the "top" of the pen, the cap of the Expert III has more metal in the cap band, with "Waterman Paris" engraved into the metal. The same branding is imprinted into the lacquer band of the Expert II, giving the logo more contrast. The same goes for the opposite side of the cap, where you would see the word "France."
The overall body shape and size of the Expert has not changed one bit. Both pens are exactly the same length, girth and dimensions when capped, opened and posted. The nib is really the only other main difference. The material is still the same polished stainless steel with plastic feed, but the nib graphic was updated slightly. Going for a more minimalistic approach, Waterman got rid of the hexagon that surrounded the "W" on the nib and made it larger while shrinking the "Waterman" name underneath.
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| Waterman Expert Version 1 (bottom pen) and Version 2 Fountain Pens |
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| Waterman Expert Version III Chocolate Coloured Fountain Pen |
Hémisphère - 1994
- Introduced in 1994, originally only as a ballpoint and pencil. The fountain pen and rollerball got added later, around 1997.
- The Hemisphere line received a major redesign in 2011, a second-generation or "new" Hemisphere.
- The original lineup of fountain pen colours was quite impressive:
- Mars Black GT (glossy black)
- Marbled Red GT (discontinued by end of 2007)
- Marbled Blue GT (discontinued by end of 2007
- Marbled Green GT (discontinued by end of 2007)
- Marbled Grey GT (discontinued by end of 2007)
- China Green GT (solid color) (probably discontinued)
- Indian Blue GT (solid color) (probably discontinued)
- Garance Red GT (solid color) (probably discontinued)
- Matte Black GT
- Stainless GT
- Stainless CT
- There also exist a couple with metal caps (fluted engraving) and lacquer bodies:
- Black with Chrome cap Gold Trim
- Black with Gold plated cap Gold Trim
- Three metallic finishes were added by 2004:
- Metallic Blue
- Metallic Green (discontinued by end of 2007)
- Metallic Cognac (discontinued by end of 2007)
- In mid/late 2005, another three finishes were added:
- Comet Red Chrome Trim (essentially metallic red)
- Stardust Gold (discontinued 2007, I think)
- Mars Black Chrome Trim (gloss black)
- A line of "Shimmery" colours was introduced in 2007. These have a stippled effect on the lacquer and are all chrome trim.
- Shimmery Pink Shimmery
- Blue Shimmery
- Grey Shimmery Green
- In around 2008 two palladium plated finishes were added, the Starlight pens. At first glance they resemble the stainless ones, but the palladium plate is much shinier. There are two:
- Starlight CT
- Starlight GT
- In addition, 2008 also saw two new engraved finishes, engraved with vertical lines of varying length:
- Golden Shine (gold plated version)
- Polar Shine (palladium plated version)
- The year 2011 saw a radical revision to the Hemisphere line. The major changes are that the ring at the body/section join is now much larger and the clip is narrower (does not flare out as much as the old clip). Waterman also took the opportunity to introduce a Hemisphere Deluxe line and a Special Edition. The regular pens were launched as "Hemisphere Essential."
- The regular second generation pens were:
- White Chrome Trim
- Black Chrome Trim
- Black Gold Trim
- Matt Black Chrome Trim
- Matt Black Gold Trim
- Stainless Chrome Trim
- Stainless Gold Trim
- The Deluxe second generation pens were:
- Deluxe Metal Chrome Trim (chrome with engraved wavy lines running down the length)
- Deluxe White Chrome Trim (engraved chrome cap with white lacquer body)
- Deluxe Black Chrome Trim (engraved chrome cap with black lacquer body)
- Deluxe Silk-Printed (satin chrome cap with silkscreened wavy lines on a black body)
- The first Hemisphere Special Edition was by European designer Agnes B. The body is blue-black with blue polka dots and a couple of thin white swooshes and a silver cap.
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| Waterman Hemisphere Generation 1 Fountain Pen |
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| Waterman Hemisphere Generation 2 Fountain Pen |
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| Waterman Hemisphere 2017 Range |
Phileas - 1994
- The Phileas was an entry-level offering from Waterman, which while perhaps a little stylistically odd for some tastes, was universally praised for its writing qualities far above its price range. Introduced in 1994 it was in production up the late 2000s.
- The stylistic oddity lies in an aggressive pursuit of Art Deco styling. This pen also appears under the name Kultur, in which it loses some of its Art Deco touches in favour of a more modern colour scheme.
- Apart from slightly madcap styling, the Phileas suffers a little from its materials, being somewhat prone to collecting scratches. This material issue is likely what motivated its removal from the line-up when the decision was made to take Waterman in an upscale direction.
- These were great starter pens and excellent value for money. However, in the late 2000s, as Waterman started refocusing on the high end, there were persistent rumours about the Phileas (a low-end pen) being discontinued. It remained in production at least until 2009. It has a large derby cap, a two-tone gold-plated steel nib with a fan motif, a band at the blind cap end of the barrel repeating the fan motif (like a cigar band).
The very similar Kultur is often confused with the Phileas. The most important characteristic is that the Phileas has a brass insert inside the barrel (to give it a more substantial feel) and the Kultur never had this feature. In addition, the Phileas has a two-tone nib instead of the plain steel nib or single tone gold plated in the Kultur and has a "cigar band" at the end of the barrel. There has always been a basic gloss black version, which has remained unchanged over the years. Early on, there was a solid grey version as well.
The original marbled colours were dark, and had dark veins running through it; very mineral-like.
They were:
- Marbled Blue (original)
- Marbled Red (original)
- Marbled Green (original)
- Marbled Grey (original)
- The new marbled colours appeared around the autumn of 1999 and replaced the old marbled colours. They had milky white mixed in instead of dark colours, so they were overall lighter in colour and had a more cloud-like look to the finish.
- Marbled Blue (new)
- Marbled Red (new) (discontinued 2008)
- Marbled Green (new)
- The 2001 Waterman catalogue shows three solid colours:
- Ruby Red Gold Trim
- Midnight Blue Gold Trim
- Turquoise Green Gold Trim
- There are some variants, such as the Travels of Phileas range: there is a gold globe imprint on the cap. The packaging is travel-themed with a passport-like booklet.
And there were also the Harley-Davidson "Free Wheel" pens. These came out in 2002. They came in a silver tin with the Harley logo and marked "Powered by Waterman" in big block letters. All pens had chrome trim.
There are four variants (five if you count the orange and blue flames separately):
- Harley-Davidson Flames - black with orange or blue flames
- Harley-Davidson Flag - blue pattern with US flag on the barrel
- Harley-Davidson Racing - racing stripes/checker and Harley-Davidson logo
- Harley-Davidson Eagle - light blue with a bald eagle motif
- The Eagle and the blue flames seem to be much less common than the others.
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| Waterman Phileas Fountain Pens in different finishes |
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| Waterman Harley Davidson Phileas Fountain Pens |
Kultur - 1994
- The Kultur was very similar to the Phileas and is often confused with it. The primary differences are that the Phileas has a brass liner for weight, the Phileas nib is two-tone, and the Phileas has the fan cap band on the barrel end. The Kultur lacks these features but is otherwise identical. The Kultur often (but not always) comes with a transparent section. There are so many colors that it may be futile to try to list them all, but here are some of the most common:
Kultur Original solid colors:
- Green Gold Trim
- Blue Gold Trim
- Red Gold Trim
- Black Gold Trim
- Blue Chrome Trim
- Kultur Shock clear neon transparent:
- Clear Transparent
- Transparent Smoke Grey
- Transparent Red/Orange
- Transparent Red
- Transparent Orange
- Transparent Electric Blue
- Transparent Royal Blue
- Transparent Light Blue
- Transparent Neon Yellow
- Transparent Hot Pink
- Transparent Purple
- Transparent Dark Green
- Transparent Lime Green
- Kultur Metalis metallic finishes:
- Metallic Silver
- Metallic Copper
- Metallic Soft Blue
- Metallic Soft Lavender
- Metallic Pink
- Kultur Emotion marbled finishes:
- Red/Black Marble Chrome Trim
- Green/Black Marble Chrome Trim
- Blue/Black Marble Chrome Trim
- Kultur Light frosted transparent: introduced around 2000, often comes with matching plastic pen case:
- Transparent Frosty Blue
- Transparent Frosty Pink
- Transparent Frosty Purple
- Transparent Frosty Neon Yellow
- Transparent Frosty Orange
- Transparent Frosty Burnt Orange
- Black Special or unusual versions:
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: with Tomb Raider graphics, in a Tomb Raider themed box and Lara Croft's "signature"
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| Waterman Kultur Demonstrator Fountain Pens |
Anastasia - 1995/1996
- The Anastasia features a painting on the cap; the specific painting varies by colour. There is also a painted band on the body and a fluted section, topped in plated gold. Gold-plated nibs. First released in 1995 and discontinued in 1999.
Known colours (Anastasia):
- Red (portrait of female Russian monarch)
- Green (two people)
- Royal Blue (woman in chariot)
- Light Blue (?)
- There are also the "Reve Latin" variants which I think are Iberian / Latin American market only (I have a Portuguese catalog showing them). The colours were:
- Rêve Latin - Ocre de Napoles (orange with a crown in a field of blue)
- Rêve Latin - Azul Faiança (blue with white portrait on black field)
- Rêve Latin - Vermelho Vulcano (red with black pattern, no portrait)
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| The Red & Blue Versions |
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| The "Rêve Latin" Ocre de Napoles Version |
The prices given here are the low and high average found on the international market between the years 2014 and 2017. The difference between the lowest and the highest values can be due to such factors as the state of preservation, the provenience, the reputation of the seller, and the completeness of the offer (original case, documentation, ink accessories, etc.). Every collector should be fully aware of the difference between selling prices and purchase prices, and between passion and investment.
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Against the normal "market pricing", the following table provides some guidelines for the valuation and negotiation of collectible (not current) fountain pens as per their condition.
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No signs of use, New Old Stock, boxed and fully documented, not inked ever
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No discernable user markings, boxed, dipped or once ink filled
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All parts original, slight signs of use, slight surface scratches, minor discolouration, crisp imprints, trim or body with no significant brassing, no dings, may be boxed, fully working
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All parts original, some signs of use, surface scratching, brassing, light discolouration, fully functional
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Not all parts may be original, heavy sign of use, worn imprints, used look, may need repairs, dings/stratches, medium discolouration
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Not working, missing parts, cracks, strong discolouration, very visible dings
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Another devaluation scale may be considered for particular typologies of damage
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