Name: Vintage Waterman Ideal No.5 Red Ripple Fountain Pen
Type: Fountain Pen
Maker: Waterman
Colour: Red Ripple with Gold Trim
Material: Hardenned Rubber
Nib: Waterman IDEAL 14k Keyhole Nib - Oblique Medium (OM)
Filling System: Lever-Filled Fountain Pen
Overview
A rare and beautiful Vintage Waterman No.5 fountain pen in red ripple effect with an extremely rare 14k gold keyhole OM Nib. OM meaning an Oblique Medium, which writes with a large degree of flex and line variation.
Condition
The fountain pen is in excellent condition.
Servicing
The pen has been taken apart, cleaned, polished and fully restored by Grand Vision Pens.
All our pens come Grand Vision Guaranteed: guaranteed to write beautifully out of the box and to provide long lasting writing service.
Imperfections
There are no major imperfections to note, no chips cracks or engravings
The pen has only light sings of wear, micro-scratches present, and the imprint is considerably faded, but otherwise it is an extremely good example, close to perfect.
Writing Style & Nib Appraisal
The nib has been tuned to ensure smooth writing experience.
The nib is a medium oblique, smooth and responsive, the 'keyhole' breather hole gives the tines extended flex, and the pen writes with a good degree of line variation.
Recommendations
Recommended for everyday use, calligraphy, greeting cards, signatures, journaling, and all forms of appropriate use.
After Care:
We deeply value our loyal customers and are proud to offer first class customer service.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch via the contact us option on our homepage.
Delivery within the UK:
1-2 Working Days via Royal Mail if ordered before 3pm
Special Next Day Delivery Available if ordered before 3pm
Delivery to Europe:
3-5 Working Days via Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed
1-3 Working Day Delivery Also Available via Parcelforce Global Express
Worldwide Delivery
5-7 Working Days via Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed (most countries)
2-3 Working Day delivery also available via Parcelforce Global Express
We ship to over 250 countries worldwide using our trusted delivery partners Royal Mail
Professional Service
We are qualified in fountain pen restoration by the Writing Equipment Society (WES) and service and restore the vast majority of our writing instruments in house.
Servicing
Serviced pens have been cleaned, checked over and fitted with the necessary parts to bring the pen into excellent writing condition.
Restoration
Restored pens have been brought back to as close to their original condition as possible.
Fountain pens are legacy items which should outlast their owners. We restore our pens sensitively and with the greatest care to ensure their integrity and value are maintained - and crucially, that they write beautifully out of the box!
All our pens come Grand Vision Guaranteed – if the pen is not up to scratch we offer a no quibble refund within 14 days of purchase
This means that if an item has a defect which has not been mentioned in the product description, or arrives to you damaged you are entitled to a full refund, including your outward and return postage costs upon safe return of the item in question.
Please notify us at the earliest possible moment as we will do everything we can do resolve the issue quickly and effectively.
If you do not like the pen and wish to return it, this can be arranged but at the discretion of Grand Vision Pens and the return postage at your expense. Once the pen has been returned a refund will be issued subject to the satisfactory condition of the pen.
We do our very best to avoid any of the above from occurring, we take the quality of our pens and our customer service very seriously, and will do everything we can to provide you with a first class service.
