The Waterman Ideal Gentleman mechanical pencil is a rare and sought-after vintage piece made popular around the 1980s.  Featuring gorgeous blue lacquer and stunning gold trim, the Ideal Gentleman lived up to its name with its sharp appearance and flawless presentation.

This mechanical pencil arrives in a Blue Waterman gift box.

Lead Width: 0.7mm

Private Select 

Domestic Shipping

The Pleasure of Writing is happy to offer free domestic standard shipping for orders over $150. Orders below $150 will be charged the carrier rate calculated at the checkout.   Most orders are shipped within 1 business day.  Once your order ships, we will e-mail you a tracking number so you may track it at UPS.com or USPS.com. Please note transit times do not include weekends and holidays and deliveries only occur on business days.

We do offer express shipping.  Please note express orders will be shipped out within 1 business day.  Transit time begins when the order ships and does not include holidays and weekends.  Some products are not able to ship express.

For special shipping or delivery requests please write your request in the comment section or contact us by email or phone.

International Shipping

International shipping is available.  We offer DHL standard shipping options at the carrier's rate calculated at the checkout.  Once your order ships, we will e-mail you a tracking number so you may track it at DHL.com. Please note transit times do not include weekends and holidays and deliveries only occur on business days.

The recipient will be responsible to pay any duties or taxes.  

If you need to update your shipping address please email (info@ThePleasureOfWriting.com) or call us at +1 831-626-8828.  We will do our best to update the shipping address if your order has not shipped.  If your order has already shipped we will not be able to change the shipping address.  If the order is returned to us we can re-ship for an additional shipping charge.

This piece, as part of The Pleasure of Writing's Private Select collection, was acquired from a private collection from which we are excited and honored to offer a number of exquisite, unique, and sometimes historic writing instruments. They are meticulously inspected, cleaned, and graded by state of use to ensure your writing instrument is of the utmost quality and performance.