Two Philosophies of the Pen: The Lamy 2000 and the Waterman Carène
The fountain pen is a small object with a large argument inside it. Every serious pen is a thesis about what writing is for, and no two pens argue the point more cleanly than the Lamy 2000 and the Waterman Carène. Both are modern classics, both have been in production for decades, and both cost roughly the same money. They could not be less alike. One is a German machine that hides its nib; the other is a French yacht that displays it. Choosing between them is not choosing between two pens. It is choosing between two theories of the examined life. ...