I have this with a medium nib. I'm a left hander, and write with paper at 90 degrees to my body. It's been by far and away the nicest pen to write with, better than the Carene, which seems biased towards right handed writing (wife loves it). Love it so much, I've now got two.
Great review. Just one observation - the description as "cigar-shaped" - I tend to think of the MB 149 and the Jinhao 9019 as true "cigar-shaped" pens.
This was my very first fountain pen which I bought just over 20 years ago. I still remember paying $125 USD for it. I used it for years till I started my collection. Yes the nib is hard, but when I started using a fountain pen I didn't know anything about nibs, and it still works fine. I may ink it up again for old time sake.
I've had the same Waterman Expert pen since 2002. Countless bottles of (exclusively black) ink have flowed through it over the years, and it still writes perfectly.
I like the looks, professional and executive with the classic Waterman aesthetic. Snap cap, steel nib and not shipped with converter. Seems very expensive to my eye but understand why folks will want it in their collection. Thank you Mr Brown, brilliant as always.
You are right about the hardness of the nib; however, I have had many Waterman pens, from very cheap student pens (bought in France), to an Expert II and III, and I have never had a bad nib. They are my go-to pen company. Maybe not exciting, but utterly reliable.
pmichael73 I just bought one of their cheap student pens this morning. I take my hat off to the designers who saw that kids will put it in pockets of different thickness material and gave it a pivoting clip that doesn't fatigue the metal. Better than the pricier one here, I think ? That's good engineering. Fitness for purpose. And yeah, it writes well, posts securely and has nice balance when posted. Not bad for 10 euros.
I have three of these, in the Mk 2 version (metal body), in M and F nobs. Workhorse pens-daily users. Not as wide writing as the Lauréat & Phileas (M tends to run Broad on those), but good flow and comfortable for long writing sessions.
I got the GT nib for 10 years and write super, bought in april this year the dark red CT an de the dark blue CT, all are F nibs. Your angle with the pen to the paper made it smother when the angle is smaller then 45 degrees
I bought a Waterman Expert in 2013 (I am guessing it was Expert II) and had problems with it - it wouldn't start, when it started (after dipping into ink) it would skip a lot, so I sent it back to shop to have it fixed. To my big disappointment, it didn't improve, so the pen sat in my shelf for 2-3 years. Then it occurred to me I could check the nib myself, and with 15x loupe I found out there was metal debris in the slit - after cleaning it with a tiny piece of metal (0.004" brass), it writes just beautifully and doesn't dry out. The next Expert (this time Expert III) wrote just fine from the very beginning, and together with Lamy 2000 these are my favourite pens.
Thank you. Interesting about Waterman. I have a Carène which I have thought a stiff writer and have had problems with leaking around the nib. When it works, great--and the dry line means you can write a long time.
Thanks Stephen. It has a nice classical look to it with just enough design tweaks to make it appealing. If it had a rhodium plated gold springy stub nib it would tempt me.
Nice review! In my opinion nib isn’t wet nor dry, I have F size. Compared to Faber castell Loom it’s wet, but I would rather say Loom is badly dry. Left uncapped starts writing without problem at least for 10 minutes 15-20 minutes needs like 2-3 mm to start, great result. I like stiff , steel nibs so I like this pen. Mine pen had some quality issues with clip which was not perfectly centred to the waterman logo. Probably other people wouldn’t notice it at all. It’s easily repairable by using medium screwdriver inside cap, on Expert 3, on 2 there isn’t access to that screw by the way. Back cap on barrel had a slight , little tiny rattling but I screwed it by some tricks with 9mm flat screwdriver. Actually I tried firstly unscrew it and when I did try that it wasn’t rattling no more. I could sent it back but I’m tinker 😊 Mine has perfect F size nib, works very well with Baystate Blue. Very smooth writer , fast drying like 3-5 seconds, but definitely not dry writing. And that snap when closing the pen, you can see excellent quality there. Beautiful pen for me in GT version, for now I’m satisfied and not looking for any new , better pens finally 😊
I bought an expert in the 80's and still have it. The gold insert in the cap comes off real easy. No repair possible through waterman. I made a copper oval and glued it into the cap and it kind of looks like gold. Now the new pens don't have the gold insert. It started having problems with lack of ink flow after 30 years. Cleaning it didn't seem to help.
I am interested to know how a medium nib would compare to the Carene medium nib that I have now. Have you done a comparison ? I have been looking for a slightly finer nib that that of the Carene, maybe a medium Expert 3 might be a good choice.
It's an early Sunday morning.. we have a 2-year old Aussie/Border Collie mix who is timid.. and kind of fostering three puppies.. a 13 month old mama and a little boy and girl.. who are sweet and loveable.. and early risers! Been watching my favorite pen buddy.. I've followed you as I e told you since my spinal surgeries and my Mom and Dad passing.. since 2012.. we've never met, but I do consider you a buddy.. I wish you the very best.. life changes, and can be tough.. I suspect we've each had a rough patch personally.. Very best always.. Frank in Colorado
Waterman Expert is sort of like a numbered car line. Think of old Lincoln Continentals that were the same car with a different look and eras of "Mark" numbers. The Mark II made way for the Mark III, and then the Mark IV, and so on. So the current Waterman Expert is the Waterman III. ALL new Experts have been Expert III pens since around 2013. The Expert II was made from 1999 through 2012. And the original Expert was made from 1994 through 1998. The way to tell the difference between an Expert II and III is the band around the cap. If the band is black with Waterman in gold or silver over it, it's an Expert II. If the band is gold with Waterman etched into it, then it's an Expert III.
I've owned an Expert II in Oriental Red since 2003, with a medium nib. The current price tag here in Canada seems to me exorbitant, especially considering that the pen now comes with neither a converter nor a lifetime warranty, both of which were included with mine. I love the colour of mine, but unfortunately the nib is in fact very broad, so I don't use it much. What I am currently in love with, however, is the Waterman Exception Night and Day gold, the nibs for the pen are INCREDIBLE. Thanks for this review.
Then you'd think 9:03 wrong my friend. you have to write as fast as people talk; go! plus you have to do this Monday through Friday. yeah man it definitely happens on a daily basis for me (well not really ever since covid)
Depends on the Sonnet. Is it the 18K version, or the steel nib version? I have a steel nib Sonnet, and the Waterman blows it out of the, er, water when it comes to overall pen quality and writing experience; however, an 18K Sonnet is a much nicer pen. The nib has a lot more bounce to its steel nib sibling or the Expert.
What type of notebooks / paper do you use? The usual North American notebooks that are available in Staples and other office supply stores usually stink.
Welcome to North America, Stephen and thanks for another fine review. I've the Expert 3 in fine and it's a nice daily writer. It should make it into my rotation more often than it does. Nothing fancy of course, but a reliable decently made pen for a fairly reasonable price. But with careful shopping, for about $50 more I recommend stepping up to the Carene which is my favorite modern Waterman. How're you two getting along with those Canadian winters? (I lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 13 years.)
Some of the price tag comes from import and shipping costs from France. Some of it is the craftsmanship/brand name. Most retailers don't charge the MSRP, so it's easy enough to find them cheaper. Right now, you can get an Expert III on Amazon for $67. I paid $40 for mine when Amazon had a special sale on them. Either shop around for one at a more reasonable price, or don't buy them if you think they're too expensive. Up to you.
Unfortunately none of my Waterman pens write well... All suffer ink starvation, always have had to flood the feed and write for a couple of paragraphs ... Tried all recommended actions to increase ink flow ... Nothing has helped ... So I've stopped using the ones I own ... I'm interested that this one wrote out of the box ! Thank you for the review
I've had exactly the opposite experience. Every single one of my Watermans have written like a champ out of the box, and mine have always been very wet writers.
I have 2 Graduates, both bad and scratchy writers, one with broken barrel thread right from the box. My Hemisphere had misaligned nib from the box. Needed 2 repairs to write reasonably well, I still payed nibmeister to grind it down to stub because default medium nib was too inconsistent and hard-starter. When you consider that all my modern Parkers are perfect (when people say how garbage they are) and I am pretty much in love with my Cross pens and one and only Sheaffer 300, I think Waterman got all chances to prove itself. Definitely the worst experience of all pen brands I own.
This review is not up to the high standard to which we've become accustomed. You skim over the filling system. Is the cartridge you install standard international or proprietary? I've read that the converter is threaded and "proprietary". Is this correct?
@@sbrebrown That's curious because I have a screw-in converter for my Expert with "Waterman France" clearly inscribed on it. It came with the pen (purchased in Paris). BTW, the 2-tone nib has a 5mm tapered vertical slot. Thanks very much for your prompt reply. Stay well.
The band at the bottom of the cap, and the design work on the nib. The Expert II has a black band where the "Waterman" logo is. The Expert III has a band in metal with the "Waterman" logo etched into it. The nib on the Expert II has a W in a box. The Expert III has the W without a box. Those are really the only differences.
Hi Sir I am from India I am an Intern Doctor I love Waterman Expert but it costs ₹4000-₹6000 . Even the official page in India doesn't describe the components used properly. The nib material ,tip ,plating etc. Is is worth to buy it Sir?
Andreas Filis Well, you are wrong. For this money you can get a TWSBI with interesting fm or Faber-Castell with really glassy smooth nib or even mainstreamy Lamy Al-Star, so Expert lll sucks.
Bullshit. The Expert writes perfectly well, far better than the Faber Castell in its price range, and far--FAR--better than the AL-Star. I have all of those pens and hardly use them, but the Expert is a regular on my desk.
@@humanfirst11my Loom EF nib was not smooth writer , drying out quite fast uncapped and barrel was not centred on thread. When assembled you could feel a bump where section with barrel meets. On other hand my Expert 3 F nib writes very smooth, minor issues with clip not perfectly centred to logo and slight rattle of back cap, all fixed myself. But these were hardly noticeable. Besides you cannot buy spare nibs for Loom , while for Expert shure you can. Anyway Expert is more expensive and you simply can feel that price in quality.
WATERMANGATE : the Expert’s design is perfect for my hand and writing BUT… Before I reached that conclusion, I had to go through Waterman’s quality control and customer service purgatory. I had to test 9 nibs that kept on showing the same problem : they would systematically dry out after a few lines or paragraphs. Waterman refused to let me talk to one of their nibmeisters to try and understand what was going wrong (my ink ? paper ? … Newell ?). I now wonder if they have any nibmeisters left… The Palais du Stylo in Paris saved me : there i found what seemed to be an easy, quick and free fix : my pens now write with the perfect flow and never dry out and I’m really enjoying my experience. What happened ? Other than Waterman’s obvious flaws, the problem might be surface tension where ink meets feed, tension that can break under the weight of a small glass ball like the ones in Waterman cartridges… And I only use Waterman converters which don’t use this simple system. Anyways : if you, too, are planning on writing long sessions with this pen and a converter, be prepared to find a nibmeister that can check your nib/feed for you.
It had something to do with your ink. It’s impossible that 9 nibs had problems. How? Mine first one is writing perfectly with F nib. I had some minor quality issues with clip and back cap on barrel though. Most of people wouldn’t notice it probably anyway .
I'm not a fan of a steel nib it should not be steel there terrible and rough gold has that softness you need against paper📜🖋️even a quill has softness to it
My first fountain pen, in 2006. Haven't used it in about 5 years, as a part of the section broke (also, "lifetime warranty expired" I was told). They only sell the whole nib unit. Only yesterday I decided to order it. Going from M to F. My M could do reverse writing. Your demonstration sounds awful, worst than a pencil.
I have this with a medium nib. I'm a left hander, and write with paper at 90 degrees to my body. It's been by far and away the nicest pen to write with, better than the Carene, which seems biased towards right handed writing (wife loves it). Love it so much, I've now got two.
Great review. Just one observation - the description as "cigar-shaped" - I tend to think of the MB 149 and the Jinhao 9019 as true "cigar-shaped" pens.
This was my very first fountain pen which I bought just over 20 years ago. I still remember paying $125 USD for it. I used it for years till I started my collection. Yes the nib is hard, but when I started using a fountain pen I didn't know anything about nibs, and it still works fine. I may ink it up again for old time sake.
*Writing sample **8:08*
I've had the same Waterman Expert pen since 2002. Countless bottles of (exclusively black) ink have flowed through it over the years, and it still writes perfectly.
Any nib replacement ?
I like the looks, professional and executive with the classic Waterman aesthetic. Snap cap, steel nib and not shipped with converter. Seems very expensive to my eye but understand why folks will want it in their collection. Thank you Mr Brown, brilliant as always.
Nice to finally see a review of a waterman expert, bought one but couldn't find any reviews beforehand. Wonderful pen :)
You are right about the hardness of the nib; however, I have had many Waterman pens, from very cheap student pens (bought in France), to an Expert II and III, and I have never had a bad nib. They are my go-to pen company. Maybe not exciting, but utterly reliable.
pmichael73 I just bought one of their cheap student pens this morning. I take my hat off to the designers who saw that kids will put it in pockets of different thickness material and gave it a pivoting clip that doesn't fatigue the metal. Better than the pricier one here, I think ? That's good engineering. Fitness for purpose. And yeah, it writes well, posts securely and has nice balance when posted. Not bad for 10 euros.
Thanks! Just goes to show that there are a lot of decent pens for not a lot of money!
I have three of these, in the Mk 2 version (metal body), in M and F nobs. Workhorse pens-daily users. Not as wide writing as the Lauréat & Phileas (M tends to run Broad on those), but good flow and comfortable for long writing sessions.
I got the GT nib for 10 years and write super, bought in april this year the dark red CT an de the dark blue CT, all are F nibs. Your angle with the pen to the paper made it smother when the angle is smaller then 45 degrees
I bought a Waterman Expert in 2013 (I am guessing it was Expert II) and had problems with it - it wouldn't start, when it started (after dipping into ink) it would skip a lot, so I sent it back to shop to have it fixed. To my big disappointment, it didn't improve, so the pen sat in my shelf for 2-3 years. Then it occurred to me I could check the nib myself, and with 15x loupe I found out there was metal debris in the slit - after cleaning it with a tiny piece of metal (0.004" brass), it writes just beautifully and doesn't dry out. The next Expert (this time Expert III) wrote just fine from the very beginning, and together with Lamy 2000 these are my favourite pens.
Another great review. I love your reviews of reasonably priced pens.
Thank you. Interesting about Waterman. I have a Carène which I have thought a stiff writer and have had problems with leaking around the nib. When it works, great--and the dry line means you can write a long time.
Thank you, Stephen.
You can buy that model for 65€ on amazon right now (at least if you have prime and in germany).
In general waterman seems to have really good sales on amazon every now and then. I bought a carene for 135.
Thanks Stephen. It has a nice classical look to it with just enough design tweaks to make it appealing. If it had a rhodium plated gold springy stub nib it would tempt me.
what are your thoughts on the matte finish as opposed to stainless steel or the regular lacquer body?
Nice review! In my opinion nib isn’t wet nor dry, I have F size. Compared to Faber castell Loom it’s wet, but I would rather say Loom is badly dry. Left uncapped starts writing without problem at least for 10 minutes 15-20 minutes needs like 2-3 mm to start, great result. I like stiff , steel nibs so I like this pen. Mine pen had some quality issues with clip which was not perfectly centred to the waterman logo. Probably other people wouldn’t notice it at all. It’s easily repairable by using medium screwdriver inside cap, on Expert 3, on 2 there isn’t access to that screw by the way. Back cap on barrel had a slight , little tiny rattling but I screwed it by some tricks with 9mm flat screwdriver. Actually I tried firstly unscrew it and when I did try that it wasn’t rattling no more. I could sent it back but I’m tinker 😊 Mine has perfect F size nib, works very well with Baystate Blue. Very smooth writer , fast drying like 3-5 seconds, but definitely not dry writing. And that snap when closing the pen, you can see excellent quality there. Beautiful pen for me in GT version, for now I’m satisfied and not looking for any new , better pens finally 😊
I bought an expert in the 80's and still have it. The gold insert in the cap comes off real easy. No repair possible through waterman. I made a copper oval and glued it into the cap and it kind of looks like gold. Now the new pens don't have the gold insert. It started having problems with lack of ink flow after 30 years. Cleaning it didn't seem to help.
I am interested to know how a medium nib would compare to the Carene medium nib that I have now. Have you done a comparison ? I have been looking for a slightly finer nib that that of the Carene, maybe a medium Expert 3 might be a good choice.
Weird. My expert 3 SS F nib writes very wet and felt like a M nib and it is buttery smooth even more than my lamy safari F nib
It's an early Sunday morning.. we have a 2-year old Aussie/Border Collie mix who is timid.. and kind of fostering three puppies.. a 13 month old mama and a little boy and girl.. who are sweet and loveable.. and early risers! Been watching my favorite pen buddy.. I've followed you as I e told you since my spinal surgeries and my Mom and Dad passing.. since 2012.. we've never met, but I do consider you a buddy.. I wish you the very best.. life changes, and can be tough.. I suspect we've each had a rough patch personally..
Very best always..
Frank in Colorado
Mr Brown, nice review! I found that some Expert 3's cap has silver mirror iron thing but some is likes yours, just a logo. Why?
Does it has any big difference from allure in writing?
I have an allure, but i found a used expert iii in a very good price, so I'm thinking about it.
Great review. Love Waterman. I have not seen the Expert III available in the US.
Waterman Expert is sort of like a numbered car line. Think of old Lincoln Continentals that were the same car with a different look and eras of "Mark" numbers. The Mark II made way for the Mark III, and then the Mark IV, and so on.
So the current Waterman Expert is the Waterman III. ALL new Experts have been Expert III pens since around 2013. The Expert II was made from 1999 through 2012. And the original Expert was made from 1994 through 1998.
The way to tell the difference between an Expert II and III is the band around the cap. If the band is black with Waterman in gold or silver over it, it's an Expert II. If the band is gold with Waterman etched into it, then it's an Expert III.
I am a fan of Waterman, but I don't have the Expert 3. I do have an Expert 2, though.
I've owned an Expert II in Oriental Red since 2003, with a medium nib. The current price tag here in Canada seems to me exorbitant, especially considering that the pen now comes with neither a converter nor a lifetime warranty, both of which were included with mine. I love the colour of mine, but unfortunately the nib is in fact very broad, so I don't use it much. What I am currently in love with, however, is the Waterman Exception Night and Day gold, the nibs for the pen are INCREDIBLE. Thanks for this review.
I would suggest spending a bit more and getting a Carène with an 18K nib.
Whether it's clip laddering on pocket?
What is difference in Waterman Expert 2 and 3?
Super,eindelijk een Waterman Expert review, dank je Stephen.
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Then you'd think 9:03 wrong my friend.
you have to write as fast as people talk; go!
plus you have to do this Monday through Friday.
yeah man it definitely happens on a daily basis for me (well not really ever since covid)
really nice review. I would like to ask for advice. I'm between Parker Sonnet and Waterman Expert...any suggestions?
Depends on the Sonnet. Is it the 18K version, or the steel nib version?
I have a steel nib Sonnet, and the Waterman blows it out of the, er, water when it comes to overall pen quality and writing experience; however, an 18K Sonnet is a much nicer pen. The nib has a lot more bounce to its steel nib sibling or the Expert.
@@aquariaaustin2077 hello, i bough the waterman and i'm pretty happy with the choice. it is really smooth
I have a new unused 1983(1st edition) waterman le man 100 in its box. How much can be sold today?
$1
@@aliwillbeatu lmao
What type of notebooks / paper do you use? The usual North American notebooks that are available in Staples and other office supply stores usually stink.
+PerfectMan Rhodia
In Indian market(luxor.in) there is no mention of Expert 3 model.They have got Mars,GT ,CT,SS etc.
Please help me with that.
I just got this as a gift and the ink flow is a bit dry and slow, any ideas? Thanks
this or sonnet steel nib?
This one. I have the Sonnet, and I might use it once a year or so.
Welcome to North America, Stephen and thanks for another fine review. I've the Expert 3 in fine and it's a nice daily writer. It should make it into my rotation more often than it does. Nothing fancy of course, but a reliable decently made pen for a fairly reasonable price. But with careful shopping, for about $50 more I recommend stepping up to the Carene which is my favorite modern Waterman. How're you two getting along with those Canadian winters? (I lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 13 years.)
So far, so good!
I bought one of these but unfortunately it had a terrible flow and was very scratchy. Might consider giving it another chance though
Vs the Cross Townscend?
Why are these pens so expensive?
They aren't made of titanium nor have gold plated nib or trim.
Why?
Some of the price tag comes from import and shipping costs from France. Some of it is the craftsmanship/brand name. Most retailers don't charge the MSRP, so it's easy enough to find them cheaper. Right now, you can get an Expert III on Amazon for $67. I paid $40 for mine when Amazon had a special sale on them.
Either shop around for one at a more reasonable price, or don't buy them if you think they're too expensive.
Up to you.
Does anyone know whether the nib section of the Expert Mk 3 fits on the old Mk 1? (I know the sections on Mk 2 and Mk 3 are interchangeable, but Mk1?)
I like the mix of matt and gloss blacks! I'm a bit confused with the 'reverse writing' trial - what does that show about a pen? Thank you! :D
+Tarot Deck Videos Some people do that to make a nib write more finely
Artists generally use the reverse side to draw finer lines, that way they don't have to change pens.
sometimes useful for margin notes or additions between lines.
Yep ! That's what I'm doing as well !
Thanks for all the prompt - and interesting - replies! I shall try a spot of reverse writing myself
True. Nib is the hardest nail nib i have. Solid pen though. You could probably drive this nib through wood.
Hı there, thanks for more informations, I'd love to ask is that pen Gloss Black or Matte Black?
Matte, sorry if I’m late, matte has no shine on the body gloss has lawyer/shine on the body like the grip section. I think.
I once own this pen and unfortunately I lost it. It was a wonderful memory writing with it.
Unfortunately none of my Waterman pens write well... All suffer ink starvation, always have had to flood the feed and write for a couple of paragraphs ... Tried all recommended actions to increase ink flow ... Nothing has helped ... So I've stopped using the ones I own ... I'm interested that this one wrote out of the box ! Thank you for the review
I've had exactly the opposite experience. Every single one of my Watermans have written like a champ out of the box, and mine have always been very wet writers.
I have 2 Graduates, both bad and scratchy writers, one with broken barrel thread right from the box. My Hemisphere had misaligned nib from the box. Needed 2 repairs to write reasonably well, I still payed nibmeister to grind it down to stub because default medium nib was too inconsistent and hard-starter.
When you consider that all my modern Parkers are perfect (when people say how garbage they are) and I am pretty much in love with my Cross pens and one and only Sheaffer 300, I think Waterman got all chances to prove itself. Definitely the worst experience of all pen brands I own.
@@aquariaaustin2077 what model(s) do you have?
@@samueljett7807 don't bother asking him, he's aggressively commented on everyone who even remotely disliked the pen.
@@samueljett7807 same experience scratchy dry writing with my 18kt nib executive waterman pen. The expert rollerball is good
This review is not up to the high standard to which we've become accustomed. You skim over the filling system. Is the cartridge you install standard international or proprietary? I've read that the converter is threaded and "proprietary". Is this correct?
Waterman converters and cartridges have a standard international nipple. Waterman does not make screw-in converters.
@@sbrebrown That's curious because I have a screw-in converter for my Expert with "Waterman France" clearly inscribed on it. It came with the pen (purchased in Paris). BTW, the 2-tone nib has a 5mm tapered vertical slot. Thanks very much for your prompt reply. Stay well.
Difference between 2 and 3?
only some small design aspects. you can google that yourself.
The band at the bottom of the cap, and the design work on the nib.
The Expert II has a black band where the "Waterman" logo is. The Expert III has a band in metal with the "Waterman" logo etched into it.
The nib on the Expert II has a W in a box. The Expert III has the W without a box.
Those are really the only differences.
I would say its body isn't that durable in this black finish if you sweat a lot while writing...
Hello, this Chef John from foodwishes...
hello this is chef john from food wishes dot com, with ~ waterman expert iii ~
Hi Sir
I am from India
I am an Intern Doctor
I love Waterman Expert but it costs ₹4000-₹6000 .
Even the official page in India doesn't describe the components used properly.
The nib material ,tip ,plating etc.
Is is worth to buy it Sir?
Seems a decent pen for its price.
Andreas Filis Well, you are wrong. For this money you can get a TWSBI with interesting fm or Faber-Castell with really glassy smooth nib or even mainstreamy Lamy Al-Star, so Expert lll sucks.
Bullshit. The Expert writes perfectly well, far better than the Faber Castell in its price range, and far--FAR--better than the AL-Star.
I have all of those pens and hardly use them, but the Expert is a regular on my desk.
@@aquariaaustin2077 loom definitely writes better than expert.
@@humanfirst11my Loom EF nib was not smooth writer , drying out quite fast uncapped and barrel was not centred on thread. When assembled you could feel a bump where section with barrel meets. On other hand my Expert 3 F nib writes very smooth, minor issues with clip not perfectly centred to logo and slight rattle of back cap, all fixed myself. But these were hardly noticeable. Besides you cannot buy spare nibs for Loom , while for Expert shure you can. Anyway Expert is more expensive and you simply can feel that price in quality.
WATERMANGATE : the Expert’s design is perfect for my hand and writing BUT… Before I reached that conclusion, I had to go through Waterman’s quality control and customer service purgatory. I had to test 9 nibs that kept on showing the same problem : they would systematically dry out after a few lines or paragraphs. Waterman refused to let me talk to one of their nibmeisters to try and understand what was going wrong (my ink ? paper ? … Newell ?). I now wonder if they have any nibmeisters left… The Palais du Stylo in Paris saved me : there i found what seemed to be an easy, quick and free fix : my pens now write with the perfect flow and never dry out and I’m really enjoying my experience. What happened ? Other than Waterman’s obvious flaws, the problem might be surface tension where ink meets feed, tension that can break under the weight of a small glass ball like the ones in Waterman cartridges… And I only use Waterman converters which don’t use this simple system. Anyways : if you, too, are planning on writing long sessions with this pen and a converter, be prepared to find a nibmeister that can check your nib/feed for you.
The executive 18kt nib is a terror of paper
It had something to do with your ink. It’s impossible that 9 nibs had problems. How? Mine first one is writing perfectly with F nib. I had some minor quality issues with clip and back cap on barrel though. Most of people wouldn’t notice it probably anyway .
Read my comment before you write yours @@JohnDoe-el5ir
Looks like writing with a ballpoint that runs on fountain pen ink to me. Pass. Thanks for the review.
And you couldn't be more wrong. But keep wallowing in your ignorance.
He has a fine with tight tines. My fine point Waterman writes a wider line AND wetter than my Lamy AL-Star medium pens. Yes, I have more than one.
very bad writing posture fr fingers.
I'm not a fan of a steel nib it should not be steel there terrible and rough gold has that softness you need against paper📜🖋️even a quill has softness to it
My first fountain pen, in 2006. Haven't used it in about 5 years, as a part of the section broke (also, "lifetime warranty expired" I was told). They only sell the whole nib unit. Only yesterday I decided to order it. Going from M to F. My M could do reverse writing. Your demonstration sounds awful, worst than a pencil.
Nib is dry and rough
nice video = )
Seems like your beard is larger than life... can you spend less time shoving your face into the whole screen please?
Very poor enunciation spoke too rapidly to understand