(text & photo courtesy of Christopher~click on image to enlarge)
It is amazing what you can put together in the
vintage pen department, given the time. I picked up a gorgeous Waterman
ruby oversized first year Canadian 100 Year fountain pen while visiting
family in Ontario years ago. Years later, I ran across an appropriate
mechanical pencil and, more currently, just the right Waterman
presentation box. Combining all of these elements gave me a very
attractive and super edition to my vintage pen collection.
The
Waterman’s 100 Year line of pens and pencils is definitely unique. I
think that the finish in all cases sets these writing instruments far
apart from the rest. Whether it is in the transparent emerald green,
stunning transparent vivid blue or, as in my case, the transparent ruby
red, all of these finishes are truly eye candy. Waterman also made the
100 Year line with a jet black finish, which should not be discounted
and, to my mind, looks very smart.
The 100 Year also had extremely
attractive 14K gold filled banding, which all added up to Art Deco
styling. Of course, if you add in the marvelous Waterman top quality 14K
Gold nibs, these 100 Year pens are irresistible. Waterman stuck with
their boxed design extremely dependable lever filler for their 100 Year
pens and the clip was their standard as with their other model lines. To
round out a set, you could not ask for a more attractive casing and if
Waterman honoured their 100 year guarantee, my set should be working
well 'til 2039. We can only hope.
Our thanks to Christopher for sharing this lovely set with us!
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