Waterman Phileas Solid Black Medium Point Fountain Pen Review

It seems that today fountain pen is very rarely used as utilitarian writing instrument and almost never used for the development of calligraphic handwriting. So far, fountain pen becomes a part of the image of its owner, a person who wants to be distinguished among peers. However, it's still nice, cute, prestigious and yet not useless present.

The tradition of writing with feathers was born long-long ago while the prototype of the modern fountain pen appeared in the late XIX century. According to the legend, the idea of creating a great writing instrument came up with the insurance broker Lewis Edson Waterman after the signing of the important contract was disrupted due to the thick blob. Subsequently, fountain pens were repeatedly improved, and their contemporary designs will never leave blobs in papers, leak in your pocket or scratch the paper.

Waterman Phileas Solid Black Medium Point Fountain Pen - is the right choice for those people who decide to introduce fountain pens into their lives. The excellent ratio of price and quality gives you the opportunity to understand the mechanism of fountain pens and to decide whether you are ready to use them in your everyday life.

Inspired directly after the Art Deco period, Waterman Phileas Solid Black Medium Point received its elongated cigar shape, band ring and fashionable clip that denote the combination of retro and contemporary design. Barrel and cap of this fountain pen are made of plastic that doesn't prevent it to have comfortable weight. In the whole, the size of the Phileas Solid allows feeling it quite balanced in the hand. The clip of this fountain pen is 23k gold-plated that decorates the pen and makes its image aesthetically complete and massive.

23K two-toned gold-plated nib with medium point gives you the perfect writing ability. The fountain pen writes smoothly without skips, drip or slips. Although Phileas Solid Black is often considered to be a budget fountain pen, its low price doesn't prevent it from excellent writing. What is bad about it? Among the disadvantages of this pen is the plastic material of the body that doesn't possess that kind of luster more expensive fountain pens have. Also it requires careful handling otherwise you'll have scratches.

To sum it up I should remind that Waterman Phileas Solid Black Medium Point is the perfect choice for those who decide to make their first steps in the world of fountain pens.