Waterman Florida Blue

[Nikhil]

This is my review of Waterman Florida Blue. Updates coming soon.

 

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[Ed Ronax]

Great review, thanks.

[Ondina]

Hard to beat a good first review of the best ink ever!. Thanks, very nice.

[Nikhil]

Thanks for the kind words.

[Gran]

Thank you for the nice review. The color looks lovely. Waterman inks are a joy to use, I agree.

[jorgerp1]

Waterman blue is ne of the classic ink!!

[Diego]

I also use that color and I like it. Anyway, in the picture it looks darker than it really is.

 

And it gets even lighter when it dries some weeks. I've been checking some notes from a few months ago and the color is much ligther.

I don't know if that happens with other blue colors

[specialk0449]

A nice review of my favorite ink. I only use Waterman inks of various colors in my vintage Pelikans. They are easy to flush and the flow is generous.

[logos]

I was thinking about getting this ink. Looks like I will be placing an order now.

 

Thanks for the review!

[mdp0430]

I was also thinking about purchasing this ink. How does it hold up after contact with water?

[Glenn-SC]

Very good review!

 

A very good ink and color.

 

Thanks

[Stylo]

I was also thinking about purchasing this ink. How does it hold up after contact with water?

Florida blue is the same as the venerable washable blue - says so on the bottle - that schoolchildren have been using for decades. Washable blue is the only color that can be removed with the "effaceur." So I wouldn't count on it being very water resistant. In fact, if I had to bet, I would say it is the least water resistant ink of all

 

As I typed the above, I realized there must be a test here on FPN. Sure enough, here it is (don't you love FPN?). As expected, there is nothing left!

[jjdeal]

Yes, I use this and Waterman blue-black regularly. In fact, they are currently my inks of choice!

[Apotheosis]

*SIGHS* if only it stayed as dark as does when the ink first hits the paper !

Still...it's a nice soft-ish kind of blue tho in my opinion..

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/yuckkie/Scribblings/03.jpg

Edited May 17, 2010 by Apotheosis

[Diego]

*SIGHS* if only it stayed as dark as does when the ink first hits the paper !

Still...it's a nice soft-ish kind of blue tho in my opinion..

 

I agree. It's a great blue when you're writing. Your picture -great shot BTW and nice calligraphy too-, reflects very well the real color.

Edited May 18, 2010 by Diego

[Diego]

Yes, I use this and Waterman blue-black regularly. In fact, they are currently my inks of choice!

 

I use both too. It's a weird ink the blue-black. It's not what I'd expect from a blue-black. It's actaully a teal ink in the paper I use. Nice color, but not blue-black.

[inkpenguin]

*SIGHS* if only it stayed as dark as does when the ink first hits the paper !

Still...it's a nice soft-ish kind of blue tho in my opinion..

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/yuckkie/Scribblings/03.jpg

 

Out of curiosity, can you tell me what pen is that in the photograph? Very distinguished looking indeed.

[Apotheosis]

Out of curiosity, can you tell me what pen is that in the photograph? Very distinguished looking indeed.

 

Hi inkpenguin,

Its a Pilot Falcon - available over at fahrneys or siwsher. (so many different names to this one : Elabo, Falcon 2, Metal Falcon )

[inkpenguin]

Its a Pilot Falcon - available over at fahrneys or siwsher. (so many different names to this one : Elabo, Falcon 2, Metal Falcon )

 

Ah, I was curious because I've seen different pictures of them but the shot that you took of that pen was stunningly beautiful and elegant. I didn't recognize it as the Falcon!