Customer Reviews

Waterman Phileas Red Marble Fine Point Fountain Pen - 19714WA

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For the price I have been very impressed with this pen. The ink flow is consistent, which is my biggest problem with other fountain pens in that when I go to write it takes awhile for the ink to begin flowing. With the Waterman Phileas it flows immediately and evenly. The pen remains clean and there is no leakage of ink along the nib. Overall I am very satisfied as this pen writes as well or better than my other fountain pen that cost 50% more.

I like this pen overall. It looks nice. The fine point is nice, though it doesn't feel as good writing as the Cross pen I bought. But it does start writing immediately unlike the Cross, and I've had far fewer problems w/it than w/the Cross pen. The only big drawback is the barrel - it's a little wider than I like it. Now while it's true that the narrower the barrel, the easier it is to get writer's cramp, the wider barrel doesn't suit me because I have small hands, but it's just a personal quirk of mine. Certainly everyone has different levels of comfort concerning a writing instrument. If your hands are small, you might find it less ergonomical and might have trouble writing for long periods of time w/this pen. Overall, I like this pen and would recommend it. It's interesting though that Amazon raised the price for it (when I bought it, it was $36.99).

Well, it's cleaner than the average and produces the same curlified script we expect from well-dipped models