Watermanfountain pen

I've been using Waterman fountain pens for over 35 years. I wanted to explore using a fine nib instead of medium and saw that these pens were very inexpensive but still Waterman. I purchased one and it is excellent quality. Looks good. Feels good. Nice ink flow. Fine nib but not scratchy. And the barrel is metal!!! I purchased two more so I have red, green and blue. I purchased converters for each and load each pen with the corresponding color ink. Now that's fun. But one. Buy more than one. At this price point it's essentially a gift.

I am pleasantly surprised by this pen. I have been using fountain items on and off for years, but usually Chinese made and of inconsistent writing quality. My last fountain pen was one I got for eight dollars at the bookstore, branded "Ooly", which hardly writes at all. For twenty dollars, this, however, is a fine pen.It weighs a couple of ounces, I think. It has a good heft. Not as heavy as I'd like, but not lightweight. I got an 8-pack of "Mysterious Blue" cartridges to go with it, but used the blue cartridge that came in the box with the pen. It was easy to insert, and popped in right away. Literally two presses onto the paper and the ink started flowing. The Waterman writes smoothly and doesn't scratch or skip at all. Nice, wet ink flow that's not so fast that you leave spots all over if you pause frequently, as I do. I took a picture of the ink on a standard wire bound notebook paper. I wish I had good stationary to test it on, but you can get a sense of how it writes, hopefully. I have a heavy hand; the pen actually writes finer on less fibrous paper. I work at a men's clothing store, and this pen will be great for keeping in my jacket pocket to use when filling out tailoring cards when fitting customers. It's such a nice compliment to professional dress. I'm well pleased with this Waterman pen.

Only thing that I would suggest about this product, is to make sure that you keep the cap on when you are not using it. I would write and then read something or look something up on the internet. And if i had not capped the pen, it will dry up quickly and i will have to get the pen flowing again. With that said, i do like the comfort of the pen and how well it does write.

I have three fountain pens and have used them for 8+ years. I am a daily writer so actually use them. Original was a Waterman that I dropped on the nib earlier this year. After extensive research I ordered a new nib for $50. During this time I bought my 13 year old son this particular Waterman Graduate. I also acquired a MontBlanc from my fathers estate which is not top of the line MB but certainly a quality pen. It writes a little broad for my liking so now I need to have it tuned but still nice. My son had quit using this Graduate so I cleaned it last week and began using this one. I cannot get over the quality of this pen. Really a fabulous pen. Better daily writer than the MB so far. For the $20 you cannot go wrong. I visit clients and frequently write notes during meetings. At this price if anyone remarks on it I can give them the pen to begin their fountain pen journey and get another. Great pen bottom line.

I am very satisfied with the feel, look and performance of this pen. For a pen in this price range it is outstanding. Given that Waterman is an expensive brand, this is a real bargain. My Waterman Hemisphere writes smoother but costs a lot more. My Waterman Phileas is overpriced junk. I highly recommend the Allure Graduate to either a newbie or an experienced fountain pen user like myself. The smoothness of the writing impresses me each time I use the pen. Even when left unused for long time, the nib does not dry out. I use a fine nib and Waterman ink.

This is my third fountain pen that I own. I started with two Chinese made pens (PenBBS) I bought from ebay, and was turned off from using fountain pens for a while because of their low quality, and inability to write in the way I had hoped.Then I bought the Waterman. What a complete night and day difference. I used the included blue ink cart which is included with each pen. It writes beautifully, and thankfully, puts down ink in a much better fashion than the cheaper pens which I own. It's more on the wet side, in comparison, and that was what I was hoping for. Others have noted that since this is a European fine nib, it's closer to a medium Asian nib. I prefer the larger European nibs, to be honest.As for the build quality, it amazes me how much this pen costs, for what I received. The pen seems to be made of metal, and coated with a matte lacquer finish, which makes it non-slippy in the hands. It has a nice heavy feel to it, and becomes even heavier with cap posted on the body.I highly recommend this fountain pen, and I also recommend you buy it while it's still available...

Was really happy to find such a great pen at this price. It has a solid metal construction, and I found the ink below the base of the box thanks to people's reviews here. I suppose it isn't made in France and it says "Waterman" rather than "Waterman Paris" on it, but I'm very impressed with the quality and how it writes. I'll probably be getting some of these as gifts. This is a more feminine color, but easily the best value among the pens selling in this set.

A great addition to my collection, writes very well, even after sittinga few days. I rotate my pens and this is the first Waterman. Great quality, made in France.

Has a nice heft to it.

Very good

I'm really blown away by how high quality this is. It feels really close to my Pilot Metropolitian but I like the way this feels in my hand better because the Pilot is more tapered. Out of all my pens, I like the way this looks best: it's so simplistic but extremely elegant looking. This pen might not be for everybody though because it's really narrow and some people might hate that. Personally it feels great in my small hands and I'm really used to writing with the Apple pencil which is skinny as heck. Coming from the Lamy Al-star though (which has the most comfortable grip imo), it's not my first choice for really long periods of writing. The Waterman's fine nib is thicker than the Japanese fine nibs from Pilot and Platinum as well as Lamy's fine nib, so it's more like a medium and is currently my thickest nib. Another thing to note is that I store my fountain pens standing up and between writing periods, it takes a few shakes and some scribbling on scrap paper for the pen to start writing again. I'm not sure if this is because I use a pigmented ink in this pen but yeah this happens sometimes. It's personally not a dealbreaker but I'd note that it's a less smooth writing experience than a Pilot fine nib. Overall, this is my new daily take-everywhere fountain pen and an absolute steal for $25.

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