WATERMAN. In 1883, Lewis Edson WATERMAN transformed the history of handwriting. Excellence is sometimes born out of a mishap, and good luck from misfortune. Lewis Edson WATERMAN, then insurance broker, lost one of his important contracts because of an unreliable fountain pen with an uncertain ink flow. Swearing that this would not happen again, he created the Regular, a fountain pen that would become the forefather of the modern fountain pen. A portable, reliable fountain pen equipped with capillary ducts ensuring the simultaneous rise of air and descending flow of ink. The experience of writing with a fountain pen, until that time a risky affair, was transformed overnight, gaining in confidence, comfort, speed and harmony.

Today, more than 100 years later, with over a billion writing instruments, nibs and cartridges to its name, WATERMAN remain faithful to their traditional of innovation and continue transform the history of handwriting. The fruit of the WATERMAN longstanding technical and creative prowess ensures that each new model is designed to ever-higher standards. More than just beautiful writing instruments, WATERMAN pens have a deeper quality; like a mirror, they reflect the image of their owner. The technical excellence of the whole WATERMAN range leaves you free to choose a model to suit your individual personality and style. Understand or intricate, plain or patterned, classic or contemporary, WATERMAN pens are available in a wide range of exquisite designs and colours.