The Waterman Expert Mk.1 was first produced, in France, around the late 1980s. At the time it was a revolutionary design, described as having 'A generous size and originality of detail' and 'Lots of character with conteporary lines'.
The Expert Mk.1 differed from the later versions in that it was lighter in weight, an important consideration at the time, had a slightly different trim, and a much more attractive, sculpted, flat sided, two tone nib with a distinctive elongated breather hole. The original pen, this one, had a relatively short production run and is quite rare and much sought after.
The pen is finished in mid blue with a deep, lustrous shine and 23Ct. Gold filled trim. A cartridge/converter filler, the pen is supplied with an ink catridge so it is ready for use.
A Waterman Expert Mk.1 is quite a rare pen and one in such good condition comes along very infrequently.