Waterman · 1920s
Waterman 58 Ripple Oversize
Lever Filler — 1920s, New Old Stock
The largest lever Waterman, in its most celebrated pattern — untouched, as if the 1920s had only just ended.
E5 Exceptional · Museum-Grade
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- Professionally serviced — full writing order
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- 14-day examination period
- Year
- 1920s
- Nib
- 14C · EF · Flexible
- Material
- Ripple hard rubber (ebonite)
- Filling system
- Lever filler
- Condition
- New Old Stock
- Length
- 15.5 cm / 6.10 in
Heritage & Provenance
The story of this piece
Why it exists
As the largest lever model in Waterman's lineup, the No. 58 was produced in comparatively limited numbers — a pen of scale, presence, and authority, regarded by collectors as an icon of the company's golden era. This example wears Ripple: the vividly striped red-and-black pattern that stands among Waterman's most celebrated colour designs.
Why it matters
Ripple was Waterman's signature answer to a black-pen world. While oversize Watermans are scarce in themselves, colour variants such as Ripple are exponentially rarer — the majority of production favoured standard black finishes — making a No. 58 in Ripple a true upper-tier configuration within the model's hierarchy.
Why it is rare
Hard rubber fades; ripple patterns dull; oversize pens worked for a living. This example escaped all three fates. The Ripple pattern remains sharply defined, and every imprint — central barrel, barrel end, and the '58' end imprint — is ultra deep and crisp, in true New Old Stock condition. For oversize Ripple Watermans, such untouched preservation is exceptionally difficult to find.
How it survived
New Old Stock, with minor scratches above the '58' imprint — a natural characteristic of storage. The flexible EF nib gives expressive line variation; the lever filler works fully and holds ink perfectly. Professionally serviced and in full writing order.
Taken together — the oversize No. 58 format, the celebrated Ripple colour, and New Old Stock preservation — a museum-grade specimen embodying both the aesthetic brilliance and the manufacturing excellence of Waterman's golden era.
Condition & Inspection
Inspection report
- Imprints: barrel, central — ultra deep and crisp, New Old Stock. Barrel, near the end — ultra deep and crisp, New Old Stock. End — ultra deep and crisp, New Old Stock.
- Nib: flexible — expressive line variation.
- Filling system: fully working; holds ink perfectly.
- Overall: New Old Stock, with minor scratches above the '58' imprint — a natural characteristic of storage.
- Professionally serviced and in full writing order.
Condition grades describe preservation state; every piece is additionally serviced and brought to full writing order before it is offered. Inspected by Pen Essence.
Specifications
Measured & recorded
| Brand / Model | Waterman 58 Ripple Oversize, Lever Filler |
|---|---|
| Year / Period | 1920s |
| Nib | 14C · EF · Flexible |
| Material / Finish | Ripple hard rubber |
| Filling system | Lever filler |
| Length (capped) | 15.5 cm / 6.10 in |
| Diameter (cap) | 1.55 cm / 0.61 in |
Rarity
E5 · Exceptional · Museum-Grade — on the Pen Essence Curation Scale
The combination of oversize format and the coloured Ripple material already places the No. 58 at the highest level of rarity; true New Old Stock preservation with untouched, ultra-crisp imprints moves it into a category seldom encountered at all — Ripple examples rarely survive in such a state.
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