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Pens for Sale: Waterman
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All in working order unless noted.
Pens for sale in relative scale. "Sold" pens shown with small images. 
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Pen 2515 Waterman 0552 1/2 V Set $255
All GF Pen/pencil in Pansy Panel pattern. No personalization
Monster Nib Alert: Ultra Flex (Fine to 3xB)

Overall Grade: ExtraFine
Metal: ExtraFine Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  Exc clarity:  NA
PointMONSTER NIB  Imprint:  Exc Size: 5 3 3/4" 9.5 cm
PRICE: $255
COMMENTS:  LE Waterman, oldest of the Big-4, produced a huge array of overlay pens. The 0552 1/2V  effectively is a LEC (lower-end-covered) model, but this size does not receive the LEC marking as this is implicit to overlays of this size.  Found in gold filled, sterling and solid gold overlays, these are the entry point to overlay Watermans.  With GF overlay the pen is model 0552 1/2V. If sterling, it would be 452 1/2V. Solid gold would be 552 1/2V

Clean set. No dings. 1mm or so of plating loss by the breather holes from ink exposure. Crisp metal, especially the fragile knurled butt end.
  Killer high flex nib (goes from fine to triple broad) with ink flow that keeps up.

Pen 2449 Waterman 0552 1/2 V. $155
 Pansy Panel Pattern Gold-Filled Pen. ~late 1910's-1920's

Overall Grade:  ExtraFine
Metal: Extra Fine Color: Exc CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  Exc clarity: N/A
Point: Fine Flex Imprint:  Exc Size: 3 3/4"  9.5cm
PRICE: $155 
COMMENTS:  LE Waterman, oldest of the Big-4, produced a huge array of overlay pens. The 0552 1/2V  effectively is a LEC (lower-end-covered) model, but this size does not receive the LEC marking as this is implicit to overlays of this size.  Found in gold filled, sterling and solid gold overlays, these are the entry point to overlay Watermans.  With GF overlay the pen is model 0552 1/2V. If sterling, it would be 452 1/2V. Solid gold packs the 552 1/2V imprint.  This 0552 1/2V features the Pansy Panel pattern, a mix of flowers and lines.  The cartouche is unengraved. There is a smidge of brass around the top edge of cap and some wear/speckling to the knurling at bottom of pen (posting wear). Nice writer, with mild flex.

Pen 2450 Waterman 452 1/2 V  $245
All Sterling. Hand Engraved Vine pattern.

Overall Grade:  Exc
Metal: Exc Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  Exc clarity:  NA
Point:  F-M Flex Imprint:  Exc Size: 3 3/4"  9.5 cm
PRICE: $245 
COMMENTS:  LE Waterman, oldest of the Big-4, produced a huge array of overlay pens. The 0552 1/2V  effectively is a LEC (lower-end-covered) model, but this size does not receive the LEC marking as this is implicit to overlays of this size.  Found in gold filled, sterling and solid gold overlays, these are the entry point to overlay Watermans.  With Sterling  overlay the pen is model 452 1/2V. If gold-filled , it would be 0552 1/2V. Solid gold packs the 552 1/2V imprint.  This 452 1/2V features the "better" Hand Engraved Vine pattern, including the sterling lever.  The cartouche is engraved "M.Y.K". . Nice writer with modest flex. Very clean pen.

Pen 2425R Waterman 100-Year Supersize.
Smooth Style. First Style SuperSize  $SOLD

Overall Grade: NM
Metal: NM Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: NM
Thread: perfect clarity:  Perfect
Point:  Fine-Medium Imprint:  perfect Size: 5 3/8"
PRICE: $ SOLD 
COMMENTS: First style of OS 100-Year (second overall style for the series).  Nearly perfect. 

Pen 2456 Waterman Laureat?   $50
A near-modern Waterman cartridge filler (likely converter fill,too)

Overall Grade:  ExcXf
Metal: Exc Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Clutch  MInt clarity: NA
Point:  M-B Nib Imprint:  NA Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm
PRICE: $50 
COMMENTS:  Hey, what can i say? Darn thing showed up in a pile of pens i purchased. Not my usual focus. Has ribbed gripping section and smooth nib marked "medium" that to me seems more between Medium and Broad.


Pen 2274 Waterman 52 Red Ripple  $225
Cap-band Solid 9k hallmarked

Overall Grade:  Fine
Metal: Extrafine Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
Threads:  perfect clarity:    NA
Point:   F-M Semi-Flex. Imprint:  VG Size: 5 3/8" 13.5cm
PRICE: $225 
COMMENTS:  Waterman hard rubber 52's are highly collectable. Value ascends from smooth black to chased black to woodgrain to ripple and finally to cardinal red.    The solid-gold-band variants are well less common than typical gold-filled.   this one shows bit of oxidation to the rubber, but has smooth clean finish. Decent not perfect imprint. Nice writer with bit of flex.

Pen 2240F  Waterman Lever Filler ?early 1950's  $85
Diamond-grid pattern

Overall Grade: Fine
Metal: Exc Color:  Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Exc
clutch   perfect clarity:    NA
Point:   Fine-Med Imprint:  Exc Size: 4 3/4" 12.2cm
PRICE: $85
COMMENTS Likely dating to late 1940's or early 1950's this clutch-cap, lever filling, open-nib, metal cap has at least a bit of charm left.  Cap is very clean. Imprint is great. The plastic at butt of pen has couple tiny but deep scratches. 

Pen 1963 Waterman "100 Year" 3 Piece Physician's Set   $1500
Mint-in-Box

Overall Grade: MInt
Metal: Mint Color: Perfect CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: Mint
Threads:  perfect clarity:  NA
Point: