Private Reserve Naples Blue

[punch]

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg124/ksdowdy/scan0009.jpg

[sofian]

Thanks for this excellent review.

 

It does seem to have beautiful shading. I have shied away from PR for the same reasons you have. But now I think I'm going to go out and get myself some of this Naples Blue stuff.

[ajaxline]

Thanks for the review, Punch. I have a Lamy Safari F filled with Naples Blue; it has become a regular in my ink selections.

 

Cheers,

A.J.

 

[xena]

Have and love this color; It is darker than the scanner makes it appear. Incredibly vibrant and lively. I keep at least one pen inked with it at all times

[macthemaths]

I also love this colour - but I do have issues with the drying time and often find myself smearing it when handing papers over to other people. Not enough of an issue to stop me using it though.

[Garageboy]

It's VERY vibrant. Smears like nuts unless you give it a minute to dry when using Rhodia paper

[I am not a number]

It may seem a bit of a coincidence but when I was in SF a few days before Punch's review I saw a sample of this ink at Stylo pens and tried to buy some (nil stock). I tracked some down at Flax and it has become a favourite due to the shading when used with a stub.

[Mannenhitsu]

Excellent review, thank you for posting it.

[xena]

If it weren't for the slow dry time it would be my daily writing ink.

[tlaine]

Beautiful review... it was too hard to resist, so I had to go and buy me some, it's such a lovely shade of blue!

[Wino In Training]

Just bought a bottle for my new Lamy Studio. Great colour - much more vibrant IRL than on the scan.

 

One thing I'm finding though - LOTS of nib creep. Anybody else have this issue with this ink?

[xena]

It's fine in my duke and in my Phileas as far as nib creep. I'll try it in a couple others and report back. It is very rich though, for a lighter blue.

[punch]

No nib creep on the Pelikan that I used for the scan. This pen is always loaded with this ink.

[DanF]

I just received some, mine had to be mixed about 1:1 with PR Lake Placid Blue to resemble the color of the above sample on my monitor. On it's own, it is a much lighter turquoise.

[Wino In Training]

It's fine in my duke and in my Phileas as far as nib creep. I'll try it in a couple others and report back. It is very rich though, for a lighter blue.

 

Hmmm..... maybe it's some residual soap left over from an initial rinse (it's in a new pen and was having some skipping problems with Lamy Blue so I flushed with water and a drop of dish soap). Maybe the additional surfactant is letting it run free over the nib.....

[Monsieur Dupont]

On my monitor this ink looks exactly like my Diamine Blue/Black. Do you know how they look side by side in real life?

MD

[Lefthander]

I am trying this for the first time, but in cartridge instead of out of the bottle. Like DanF noted, mine is lighter and is a Turquiose. It does seem to smear easily - I've had to wash it off my hands already twice today This is important to me since I'm a lefthanded writer and some times drag my hand over the line as it's being written. I'm trying to break the habit, but it's difficult to 'unlearn'. I do like the color and the shading though.

[AndrewW]

I bought my Naples Blue a couple of years ago now. I would describe it as a dark turquoise - noticeably darker than Lamy Turquoise or Waterman SSB. I found that it gave very little shading, although I only used it in a very broad, wet-writing pen.

[I am not a number]

PR Naples Blue and friends...

 

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/photoboris/NaplesBlue2.jpg

Edited May 26, 2008 by I am not a number

[JakobS]

So I just got a bottle of Naples blue, as I have been looking for a blue and wanted to give the tropical blues a try. It is incredibly vibrant with my Lamy Safari in a fine nib, and have not noticed the tendency to smear yet. In fact, even though my hand tends to pick up residue ink as I write being left handed, unlike other inks I have tried I don't see the side of my hand spotting the paper with the ink that is on it as I continue to write. I am thinking because I am using a rather dry nib that this tendency to smear is incredibly less than in a pen with a wetter nib, so I have to try out the ink in my Esterbrook J! Really is a nice shade of blue and is very readable. I have only tried it on a full sized Moleskine hardcover notebook, but will be testing it on my whole collection of papers soon.