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redinkoutward


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Bought a 9 carat gold Waterman CF pen, which did not have a cartridge or converter with it.  I have located a stationery shop here in the UK which has a converter for the pen, and the price quoted is £20, which is almost what I paid for the pen itself.  Will that price be about right ?

I know there are 2 different sized converters for Waterman pens. A 2nd Waterman pen has the converter fitted, but its neck is too wide to fit the gold Waterman. The original type of ink cartridge fitted was the one with a metal cap on the base/end of the cartridge.

Does anyone in FPC have a photo of the converter which will fit the gold pen, so that I can be positive I am buying the correct converter ?

Thanks in anticipation and hope.



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Hi, What does CF mean? £20 sounds steep for a converter. Waterman converters I've seen online sell for less than $10.

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jor412, CF stands for cartridge fill.  Apparently the original cartridges are hard to come by, not being made nowadays, and old ones, even when empty, are selling for several £s, just for 1 old/empty cartridge.

There are 2 different sizes of the ink converter, and the type I am after is also hard to find.The stationers here in the UK have a new one( ie the £20 one) but I want to be sure it is the right, correct one, before sending for it.



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Problem sorted out. Waterman converters for the CF pen, and the modern Waterman pen look identical in size and shape. However, the converter for the CF pen range has a narrower neck, about 2mm difference in diameter. So be sure of buying the correct one for the CF range.

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Thanks for posting this info. :)

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