With more than 125 years of authentic craftsmanship, Waterman brings sensuality, sophistication and imagination to the experience of fine writing and luxury accessories.
Throughout its history, Waterman has been an innovator in luxury writing instruments, consistently developing new, more effective methods of ink delivery in combination with striking, artful design. Lewis Edson Waterman’s first improvement was developed in response to his frustration with the inconsistency of fountain pens. He set out to develop something better, creating a cartridge that was soon adopted by all pen manufacturers and helped him sell more than six dozen handcrafted pens in his first year. From its pump-type filling system in 1903 to the "Tip Fill" that allowed users to fill the pen without submerging the entire nib into ink, constant advances were made in fountain pen technology. In the 1930s, Waterman’s French division, JIF Waterman, registered an ink cartridge made of glass with a cork stopper, which when inserted into a pen automatically "unplugged" and slid into a leak-proof mechanism inside the nib section. 1992’s Edson model again revolutionized the pen industry with a high performance feed system to regulate ink flow and that does not leak, even at high altitudes, making it safe for use while flying.
Waterman was acquired from Gillette along with Parker, Paper Mate and Liquid Paper in 2000. The Waterman brand is part of Newell Rubbermaid’s Fine Writing & Luxury Accessories global business unit, which also includes Parker.
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