{"product_id":"watermans-0552-v-gold-gothic-overlay-2-flex-stub","title":"Waterman's | 0552½ V | Gold Gothic Overlay | #2 Flex Stub","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe cross stroke on this New York 2 is a true dip-pen hairline, and the spread from there runs 19x, up to a full 6B downstroke. It's a very dramatic stub. Fair warning from the bench: this is a nib for an experienced hand, and it takes time to get everything it can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePut the practice in and it's a very soft, bouncy nib with wide flex variation, really good for styles built on font line-weight changes and horizontal flourishing where that razor cross stroke does the work. Flow holds at moderate pressure through the full swell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe overlay is the Gothic, Waterman's checkerboard pattern from the mid-1910s into the twenties, the sharp-lined option next to all the florals. Same code system as the rest of the overlay line: 0 for gold-filled, 552½ V for the slender vest-pocket lever with a #2 nib.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGraded C for wear at the end finial, the spot a century of posting the cap touches first; the overlay itself is super clean. A silicone sac goes in at service, after which any ink is fair game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTested on Tomoe River 68gsm White with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heron's Mooncake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284167082172,"sku":"HM2608003","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7435\/7948\/files\/DSC03939.jpg?v=1786893471","url":"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/products\/watermans-0552-v-gold-gothic-overlay-2-flex-stub","provider":"Herons Mooncake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}