{"title":"Sheaffer Pens","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheaffer has been making writing instruments since Walter A. Sheaffer patented his lever-filling fountain pen and opened for business in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1913. The White Dot on the cap, first applied in 1924, remains the company's mark of a pen that has passed inspection. Waterfront News is an Authorised Sheaffer Stockist, and our range covers the 100, Icon, Reminder and Prelude collections in ballpoint, rollerball and fountain pen.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sheaffer-100-brushed-chrome-bp","title":"Sheaffer 100 Brushed Chrome - BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMachined from solid brass and finished in a fine brushed chrome, the Sheaffer 100 carries a weight in the hand that photographs never quite convey. The satin barrel is set off by polished nickel-plated appointments, and the twist-action mechanism deploys the tip with a single quiet turn - no click, no rattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crown of the cap sits the Sheaffer White Dot. It was first applied in 1924 as the mark Walter A. Sheaffer placed on pens that had passed his own inspection, and it has signified the company's guarantee of quality ever since. The 100 measures 138mm closed with an 11mm barrel, which gives it enough presence for extended writing without becoming tiring, and it takes the proprietary Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill in fine or medium, black or blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA properly grown-up everyday pen: substantial on the desk, understated in the inside pocket. Covered by Sheaffer's limited one-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254869848362,"sku":"074040541113","price":64.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/detail.jpg?v=1787096147"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-100-gloss-black-and-chrome-bp","title":"Sheaffer 100 Gloss Black and Chrome BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a reason black and chrome has never gone out of fashion on a writing instrument: it reads as serious without ever reading as showy. This Sheaffer 100 pairs a deep gloss black lacquer barrel with bright chrome-plated trims, a combination that suits a boardroom table and a kitchen bench equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the finish it is the same well-engineered pen the 100 has always been - a brass body for weight and balance, a twist-action mechanism that advances the tip smoothly and silently, and 138mm of length that fills the hand properly. The White Dot on the cap crown is Sheaffer's own mark of writing excellence, in continuous use since 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFitted with the proprietary Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill, available in fine or medium, black or blue. Boxed, with Sheaffer's limited one-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254869913898,"sku":"074040541663","price":64.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP23896_1.jpg?v=1787096146"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-100-gloss-black-and-gold-bp","title":"Sheaffer 100 Gloss Black and Gold BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold trim asks more of a pen than chrome does, and the 100 has the proportions to carry it. Gloss black lacquer runs the length of the brass barrel, framed by gold-tone plated appointments at the cap band, clip and tip - warmer and rather more traditional than the chrome-trimmed version, and the one most people reach for when the pen is meant as a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheaffer has been building pens to this standard since Walter A. Sheaffer opened his workshop in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1913, and by 1920 was confident enough in them to launch the Lifetime pen at nearly three times a competitor's price. The White Dot that followed in 1924 remains on the cap crown of this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwist-action mechanism, 138mm closed, and the proprietary Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill in fine or medium. Presented in a Sheaffer box with a limited one-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254882005290,"sku":"074040022315","price":79.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/SH08092.jpg?v=1787096146"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-100-blue-and-chrome-bp","title":"Sheaffer 100 Blue and Chrome BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlossy blue lacquer laid over a brass body and finished with polished chrome-plated trims, this is the Sheaffer 100 in its most cheerful guise and the most affordable way into a pen that is still properly made. The lacquer has real depth to it, shifting between navy and cobalt as the light moves, which is the detail that separates a lacquered finish from a painted one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twist-action mechanism advances the tip with a single quiet turn rather than a click, and at 138mm closed with an 11mm barrel the pen carries enough mass to sit steadily in the hand without tiring it over a long page. On the crown of the cap sits the Sheaffer White Dot, first applied in 1924 as the mark Walter A. Sheaffer placed on pens that had passed his own inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes the proprietary Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill in fine or medium, black or blue. Supplied boxed and covered by Sheaffer's limited one-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254891606314,"sku":"074040005943","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/E2933951.jpg?v=1787096146"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-reminder-matt-blue-bp","title":"Sheaffer Reminder Matt Blue BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheaffer's clickable clip dates to the 1960s and is the whole point of the Reminder. You press the bottom of the clip to advance the tip and the top to retract it, and the geometry is such that the clip will not close over a pocket or a lapel while the point is out. It is one of those rare mechanisms that solves a genuine problem instead of merely announcing itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere the slim barrel is finished in a matt blue lacquer - soft to the touch, closer to slate than to royal - and trimmed in polished black PVD. The restraint is deliberate; there is nothing on this pen that is not doing a job, save the White Dot on the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes the Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill and comes in a Sheaffer presentation box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254891639082,"sku":"074040235104","price":79.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP34246_1.jpg?v=1787096189"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-reminder-matt-grey-bp","title":"Sheaffer Reminder Matt Grey BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatt grey is the most understated of the three Reminder finishes and probably the most wearable - a flat, warm lacquer with polished black PVD trim that looks equally at home clipped to a notebook or a jacket. Nothing about it draws attention until you use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is when the Reminder makes its case. The clickable clip, a Sheaffer invention from the 1960s and revived for this pen, advances the tip when you press its lower end and retracts and locks it when you press the upper end. While the point is exposed the clip cannot grip a pocket or a page, which is a rather more thoughtful piece of design than most pens bother with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlim profile, Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill, and the White Dot on the cap crown. Presented in a Sheaffer box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254891835690,"sku":"074040553222","price":79.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP34245_1.jpg?v=1787096190"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-reminder-matt-black-bp","title":"Sheaffer Reminder Matt Black BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Reminder revives one of Sheaffer's cleverest pieces of engineering: the clickable clip, first introduced in the 1960s. Press the bottom of the clip and the tip advances; press the top and it retracts and locks. The mechanism is designed so the clip physically cannot grip a pocket, a lapel or a sheet of paper while the tip is exposed - a small idea, elegantly executed, that has saved a great many shirts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe slim silhouette is finished in matt black lacquer with polished black PVD trim, giving an almost entirely monochrome pen with the White Dot as its only relief. It is a quieter, more considered object than most pens at this price, and it rewards being carried rather than stored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes the Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill. 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The wraparound clip is a direct nod to Sheaffer's vintage designs, and the whole pen has a softness to the hand that the matt lacquer is largely responsible for. It is a heavier, more deliberate object than the 100, and priced accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwist-action ballpoint taking the Sheaffer K-style refill, presented in a Sheaffer gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254897897770,"sku":"074040231243","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP34735_1.jpg?v=1787096147"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-icon-matt-black-gloss-black-and-red-fp-f","title":"Sheaffer Icon Matt Black Gloss Black and Red FP F","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Icon collection was drawn as a deliberate bridge between Sheaffer's archive and the desk of a working professional today. The proportions are generous rather than slim, and the balance has been weighted for the long haul - an hour of notes, not a signature and back in the drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example pairs a deep matt black lacquer barrel with gloss black PVD trim and a single stroke of red, a restrained piece of contrast that only really reads up close. The wraparound clip is a direct nod to Sheaffer's vintage designs, and the fine stainless steel nib is tuned for a crisp, controlled line. It fills by cartridge or converter, so you can run it on Sheaffer Skrip bottled ink or drop in a cartridge when you are travelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a Sheaffer gift box with converter and cartridges included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254897930538,"sku":"074040553529","price":175.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP34234.jpg?v=1787096168"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-icon-matt-red-with-black-bp","title":"Sheaffer Icon Matt Red with Black BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetallic red is the most recent finish to join the Icon line, and it is a bolder proposition than the matt black - a warm, slightly pearlescent lacquer that catches light along the length of the barrel and is set off by black PVD trim rather than the usual chrome. The effect is closer to a piece of automotive paintwork than office stationery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engineering underneath is Icon throughout: an ample profile that fills the hand, weight distributed for comfort over long writing sessions, and the vintage-style wraparound clip that ties the collection back to Sheaffer's own back catalogue. The White Dot sits on the cap crown as it has on the company's better pens since 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwist-action ballpoint taking the proprietary Sheaffer K-style refill, supplied in a Sheaffer gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254903238954,"sku":"074040261240","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP32154_1.jpg?v=1787096168"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-icon-matt-red-with-black-rb","title":"Sheaffer Icon Matt Red with Black RB","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rollerball is the natural compromise between the convenience of a ballpoint and the wet, expressive line of a fountain pen, and the Icon makes a particularly good one. The barrel is finished in a warm metallic red lacquer with a faint pearlescence to it, trimmed in black PVD rather than chrome so the colour stays the loudest thing about the pen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIcon was designed with sustained writing in mind - a generous profile, weight balanced towards the hand rather than the cap, and a vintage-style wraparound clip carried over from Sheaffer's archive. The rollerball refill lays down a line closer to ink than to paste, which is the point of choosing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCap-off design, presented in a Sheaffer gift box. The Sheaffer White Dot on the cap crown has marked the company's finer pens since 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254903271722,"sku":"074040553635","price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP32156_1.jpg?v=1787096168"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-icon-met-green-with-black-bp","title":"Sheaffer Icon Met Green with Black BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen is a rare thing on a serious writing instrument, which is much of the appeal here. 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Boxed, with the Sheaffer White Dot on the cap crown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254904942890,"sku":"074040553543","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/sheaffer-icon-green-bp.jpg?v=1787096169"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-icon-met-blue-with-black-bp","title":"Sheaffer Icon Met Blue with Black BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetallic blue was one of the two finishes the Icon collection launched with, and it remains the most quietly striking of them. The lacquer is shot through with a fine metallic particle that lifts the colour from flat navy into something with genuine movement in it, and the black PVD trim keeps the whole thing from tipping into ostentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the Icon worth its price is less the finish than the feel: an ample barrel that fills the hand, weight balanced for comfort across a long writing session, and a vintage-style wraparound clip lifted straight from Sheaffer's own archive. It is a pen designed to be written with rather than admired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwist-action ballpoint using the proprietary Sheaffer K-style refill, presented in a Sheaffer gift box with the White Dot on the cap crown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254904975658,"sku":"074040553581","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP34235_1.jpg?v=1787096168"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-emily-in-paris-prelude-mini","title":"Sheaffer Emily In Paris Prelude Mini","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Prelude Mini is the compact sibling of Sheaffer's long-running Prelude, shortened for a handbag or a coat pocket without losing the brass body that gives the full-size pen its balance. For the Emily in Paris collaboration it wears a soft pastel pink lacquer with rose gold PVD trims - a warmer, pinker gold than the champagne used on the 100 pens in the same collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo details lift it beyond a colourway. A die-cast metal heart-shaped emblem is set into the clip, and the cap is topped with a genuine Swarovski crystal, faceted properly rather than moulded. Both are the sort of thing that only reads as expensive if it is actually done well, and here it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwist-action ballpoint taking the Sheaffer K-style refill, supplied in Emily in Paris presentation packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52255043551530,"sku":"074040567816","price":89.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/E2981051EIP_1.jpg?v=1787096210"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-emily-in-paris-100-champagne-bow-bp","title":"Sheaffer Emily In Paris 100 Champagne Bow BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheaffer's classic 100 silhouette, reworked in a radiant champagne gold lacquer with matching champagne gold-tone trims for the Emily in Paris collaboration. A bow-shaped emblem sits on the clip in place of the usual detailing, and a co-branded centre band marks the pen out as part of the limited collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe styling is the headline, but the pen underneath is the same well-mannered 100: a brass body that gives it proper heft, a twist-action mechanism that advances the tip with one quiet turn, and 138mm of length that balances comfortably in the hand. Champagne gold is a harder finish to get right than plain gold plate, and Sheaffer has kept it warm rather than brassy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes the proprietary Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill. A genuinely giftable pen, and boxed to suit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52255086477610,"sku":"074040842135","price":89.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/E2937751EIP_1.jpg?v=1787096190"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-emily-in-paris-100-champagne-bow-rb","title":"Sheaffer Emily In Paris 100 Champagne Bow RB","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rollerball of the Emily in Paris 100, finished in the same radiant champagne gold lacquer with gleaming champagne gold-tone trims, a bow-shaped emblem on the clip and a co-branded centre band. If the ballpoint is the practical choice of the three, this is the one that actually feels indulgent to write with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rollerball refill carries liquid ink to the paper rather than paste, so the line is darker and wetter than a ballpoint's and glides with almost no pressure - much of the pleasure of a fountain pen without the maintenance. The 100's brass body keeps it steady in the hand, and the cap posts securely on the barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of Sheaffer's limited Emily in Paris collection and supplied in the collection's presentation packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52255086510378,"sku":"074040567823","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/E1937751EIP_1.jpg?v=1787096190"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-emily-in-paris-100-champagne-bow-fp-f","title":"Sheaffer Emily In Paris 100 Champagne Bow FP F","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheaffer's classic 100 silhouette, reimagined in a radiant champagne gold lacquer with matching champagne gold-tone trims for the Emily in Paris collaboration. A bow-shaped emblem sits on the clip in place of the usual finial detail, and a co-branded centre band marks it out as part of the limited collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the styling it is the same well-mannered pen: brass-bodied, properly balanced, and fitted with a fine stainless steel nib that lays down a neat, unfussy line. It arrives with a converter already installed plus two cartridges, so it can be filled from a bottle of Skrip or run on cartridges straight out of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuinely giftable pen for someone who likes their correspondence with a little sparkle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52255086543146,"sku":"074040863215","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/E0937743EIP_1.jpg?v=1787096209"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-sentinel-green-chrome-bp","title":"Sheaffer Sentinel - Green Chrome BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deep, slightly forest-leaning green barrel under a brushed chrome cap and chrome trim. 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The name goes back to the 1940s, when Sheaffer used it for the White Dot pens fitted with a stainless steel cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn easy pen to own and an easier one to replace the ink in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52280303452458,"sku":"074040301212","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/WP08040-1.jpg?v=1787101304"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-100-gloss-black-and-gold-rb","title":"Sheaffer 100 Gloss Black and Gold RB","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rollerball of the Sheaffer 100, finished in deep gloss black lacquer over a brass body with gold-tone plated appointments at the cap band, clip and collar. 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The brass body gives it the weight to stay steady through a long page, and the cap posts securely on the barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the cap crown is the Sheaffer White Dot, first applied in 1924 as the mark of a pen that had passed Walter Sheaffer's own inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheaffer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52280303485226,"sku":"074040003482","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2081\/5151\/files\/SF64824_Sheaffer-100-Rollerball-Pen-Black-Lacquer-with-Gold-Trim_P1.jpg?v=1787101362"},{"product_id":"sheaffer-sentinel-matt-black-chrome-bp","title":"Sheaffer Sentinel - Matt Black\/Chrome BP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sentinel name is one of the oldest still in use at Sheaffer. From the 1940s until 1959 it denoted any White Dot pen fitted with a stainless steel cap, and the current collection keeps faith with that idea: a slim, unfussy metal pen that earns its place by being used rather than admired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one pairs a matt black lacquered barrel with a brushed chrome cap and chrome trim, the two textures playing off each other nicely. It works on a simple click-top mechanism and takes Sheaffer's K-style ballpoint refill, so replacements are easy to come by. 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