![]() ![]() As the fountain pen developed, jewelers lavished elaborate gold overlays on these hard rubber holders and the relationship was cemented. Many early pen makers made only nibs and contracted for "holders," initially a stem for dipping, and eventually a reservoir for ink. The same qualities that attract jewelers to gold, a tarnish free and easily shaped material, made it an ideal material for pen nibs, called simply "pens" in the late nineteenth century. Gold and pens were linked even before fountain pens were common. The royalty of pens often carry regal names, like Masterpiece, Presidential, and Command Performance, indicating not only the significance of the pen, but the status of the owner. Every top line pen manufacturer has produced a flagship model in solid gold. Gold, while not the costliest of precious metals, is the king. They are manufactured in several different colors and nib widths.Waterman Man 100 Specimen Top Of The Line The fountain pens are supplied with a convertible system for filling with either bottled ink or an ink cartridge. The Kultur is available in a number of transparent demonstrator colors. In addition to the Philéas, Waterman produced the Kultur pen, which is a less expensive version whose fountain pens have plain steel nibs and is minus a weight-adding brass insert common to the Philéas, but otherwise carry the same design as the Philéas. There are three other bands on the barrel and cap as vestiges of traditional fountain pen design, which used these rings to limit cracking. The ebony black crown contrasts with the gold-plated ring around the barrel which resembles an engraved cigar band. The gold plated pen-clip carries the Waterman hexagon seal and flows from the top of the cap. The fountain pens have a wide, two toned gold-plated and steel nib that fans out at the base and tapers to a fine point, decorated with an Art Deco styled engraving. However, neither the Art Deco movement nor the modern fountain pen existed when Verne penned Eighty Days. ![]() The design reflects an Art Deco look of the 1930s. The Waterman company named this line of writing instruments after the character Phileas Fogg in Around the World in Eighty Days by the French novelist Jules Verne. This series is now discontinued, but is currently still available from numerous vendors. It is well-known because of its good price-quality ratio and is therefore often recommended for novice fountain pen users and collectors. Waterman Philéas is a series of writing instruments including fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints and pencils produced by the Waterman pen company. ![]()
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