Quick Review: Kaweco Purple Ink Cartridges

[bluemagister]

I have a Kaweco Sport rollerball and I like it, so when I saw that Jetpens was stocking 6-count packs of Kaweco ink, I splurged and got one each of purple, brown and blue-black. Kaweco does NOT print color names on the boxes, so I am not sure what the official name for each color is.

 

In this quick review, I sampled the purple one. It's a REALLY good ink and now I will be seriously jonesing for Kaweco ink in bottle form! It performed really well, even on the cheap, see-through generic paper I use for jotting notes AND shows some basic water resistance to standing water. I highly recommend this ink!!!

 

 

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Edited August 19, 2010 by bluemagister

[indigirl]

Wow, that's a really nice color! Thanks so much for posting this. Oddly though I just went to the jetpens site & looked, & there is nothing listed in the Kaweco cartridge section. :hmm1:

[Lloyd]

To me, it resembles MB Violet in the scan.

[indigirl]

Aha, here they are!

[777]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Me likes!

 

I wish this were sold in bottles and then I would probably buy some. Does anyone know of a noodlers or Diamine ink that looks like this?

 

Thanks,

777

[Flaneurette]

Just got this one last week and must admit I love it in an odd way. The colour is not my favourite as such but it has a very retro and nostalgic touch to it, a bit faded and old-fashioned. It reminds me of being an eight year old playing with my parents stationery. I have so far only used it in a Kaweco Student - impeccable flow.

[Alohamora]

Thanks for the review. I was wondering about the Kaweco inks. The blue cartridge that came with my Kaweco Sport is pretty good, so I was curious if the other colors were any good. Sounds like they may be worth considering.

[rockydoggy]

I'd 2nd the positive comments re: this ink. Based on the initial review, I picked up a bunch of the Kaweco carts (from Jetpens--no connex) and I ended up liking this color best of all. That it's pretty water-resistant is icing on the cake. (Sure would be nice to have it available in a bottle . . . .)

[Ink Sandwich]

That looks like a nice color indeed! (I think Kaweco calls it Aubergine or something). Looks a bit lighter than Pelikan Violet to me (at least in the scan).

 

It's really a shame that Kaweco doesn't sell ink in bottles, more so since I find their cartridges quite expensive (even in Germany).

[bluemagister]

I've loved every kaweco cart I've ever used...I really do hope they start bottling it! I'd like to get a good half gallon each of purple and sepia.