Stunning 1990 Waterman Ideal Le Man 200 Rhapsody Lapis Blue Ripple/Marble Fountain Pen OB Oblique Broad (OG) 18K 750 Gold Nib Item ID: WAT-023

WATERMAN 200 Le Man Rhapsody Lapis Blue Ripple

Manufacturer/Model: Waterman's/200 Le Man/Rhapsody Blue/France
Year of production: 1990 
Filling system: Piston converter or cartridges (both included)
Nib: Solid 18K 750 two tone gold, OB Oblique Broad, Fully Flexible writes O3B! 
Material: Steel base, blue marble lacquer finish, gold plated trimmings 
Length (pen closed): Oversize at 140mm, posted at 166mm

Condition and information:
Offered here is the iconic Waterman La Man 200 pen in its most beautiful variant, the Rhapsody Lapis Blue Ripple. This pen can be even considered close to a limited edition as only few thousand were made. The pen is special and unique in many ways. The build quality is extraordinary, made out of thick steel and lacquer finish with all gold plated metal parts, this is a true generation pen, virtually indestructible. The pen is very heavy and a true oversize pen at 166mm posted, all of this gives it a unique feel in the hand and writing balance, it makes for a very special writing. The pen's nib is special as the old Ideal's nibs, this nib is hardly changed compared to those of 100 years ago, they are nearly identical both in design but also writing experience. The nib is fully flexible, OB oblique broad which means it can produce any type of writing, extraordinary lines thin or thick depending on the angle its held, it can easily write sizes up to 3B or O3B. It is smooth on the paper and with constant nice ink-flow. The pen can take any standard ink cartridge and piston converter. It comes with a pack of original Waterman cartridges but also the original piston converter. Very easy to use, clean and maintain, a perfect fountain pen. The pen is in absolute mint condition, comes with a box and papers.