Waterman 55 Red Ripple – Super Flex (On Ebay)
This is the big and beautiful Waterman 55 in Red Ripple hard rubber. The hard rubber has faded a bit, but still has pretty good color. The gold filled trim has no signs of brassing. The imprints are still very crisp. And, well, it’s big. The 14kt. #5 Waterman nib is a beauty. It has near wet noodle ease of flex that has pretty decent responsiveness. It writes normally as a wet F (0.4mm) that is smooth and has a nice soft bounce to it. It doesn’t take much pressure to get line variation. It ranges up to 1.7mm (BB+). I would say the nib is quite a bit better than most #5/ #7 “Red” nibs that I have used. It’s just a big beautiful pen with a big beautiful nib.
SIZE: 5 3/8″ Capped
NIB: Waterman #5, XF to BB (0.4mm-1.7mm), SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)
FILLING: Lever
CONDITION: Excellent
Restration Work:
- Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
- Nib polished and tuned to write smoothly
- Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
- Nib and feed adjusted for optimal flow
- New sac installed
- Test driven for a week to insure quality
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