(photos courtesy of Christopher ~please click on images to enlarge)
Christopher writes:
"Today I will relate a wonderful vintage pen that recently came my way, the Waterman 752. Right off the bat, I noticed that there is not a lot of difference between the Waterman standard 52 and this Waterman 752. But what grabbed me was several features that set this Waterman model aside in its make up and made it easy to see that this is an upper end player with features only offered on the finest of vintage Waterman pens.
Let us first look at the cap. The finish on this part of the pen is truly impressive, with deep repeated 'V' shapes circling around the cap over and over again, down the entire surface. The cap also sports a 14K 'Solid' Gold Waterman 'Globe' logo Ideal marked clip, held in place by two well placed 14K solid gold rivets. Further south on this cap, is a spectacular and equally wide jeweler's, Sheraton finished 14K solid Gold banding. While the barrel, other than a Gold-filled Waterman boxed lever filler, has a totally plain surface, free of any chasing but with an indent to welcome cap posting for writing. On the end of this barrel, is the unmistakable Waterman numeric model coding of 752.
The section at the other end, is both substantial and responsible and sports a truly beautiful Canadian marked 14K number 2 Waterman Ideal nib. It should be noted that the first numeral of this pen's Waterman model coding stands for a barrel banding, but it was also possible to acquire from Waterman a 0752 which meant that the banding was 14K Gold filled. As for the measurements, posted this pen is all of 6 ¾ inches, but caps back to 5 ¼ to pocket. I should add that this pen holds a good measure of ink and lays it down with a smooth medium flex to perfection. Definitely a real pleasure to write with, and a perfect candidate for my vintage pen collection."
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