I'm thinking about ordering this pen in blue. I'm note sure what blue color though.

You can find samples of the colours here;

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=10078

Thanks

J.F.

J.F., I have the quartz blue and the marbled blue (in a Dinkie). The marbled blue has black patches intersperced through the blue. The quartz blue coloration are darker and lighter shades of blue patterns.

I would say that all you have listed are really nice. Let us know what you decide on.


Paul

None of the above!

I'd go for ebonite!

- Mark

I'd go for the quartz as it looks like it would be very similar to the marble and, as there is no sample on the sample page, might be a rarity. Would it need to be a bespoke for these colours?

Its certainly a pleasure to see all those colours and patterns again. Makes me feel like I'm a pen or two short of satisfaction!

Whichever you choose will look fabulous and I hope it gives you excellent service.

Will this be with gold or silver furniture?



Greg

Aren't all Dandys bespoke now unless you find some old stock with a dealer? Mind you, for the bespoke price you surely could almost afford my 18ct overlaid one!!!

Otherwise, I'm with Mark, I like the ebonite finish on a pen of this style. All the resins are much of a muchness to me, lacking in character, irrespective of the base colour. It's a good job we don't all have the same tastes, though!

Andy

I haven't voted, but I will note here as I have noted elsewhere that Conway Stewart's own color samples are inaccurate due to poor photography or poor digital transfer. The color chips on my site's Conway Stewart page are considerably closer to real life. The Sapphire Blue color chip is under the Churchill, and the other two are under the 100.

I'll add to Richard's comments about the accuracy of the colors in Conway's ads by pointing out that the Westminster, which was very clearly teal in their ads, arrived only to be clearly green!

Must have thrown off enough people that they actually remade a limited number of the pens in a teal color to match the photos. A case of reality mimicing advertising.

Hi Tom,

The Westminster advertisement was a proofing issue. We have had conversations about this before. Bill Riepl produces the photography for Conway Stewart and it was simply a case that we were all admiring the advertisement and artistic style rather than colour proofing that 'particular' pen. This happened only once, and we are all human. Please don't keep hammering on this issue as it does not allow us all to enjoy other Conway Stewart images in fear of a true colour match.

Concerning the point you raised about launching the Westminster in the Teal colour-- we just simply responded to market demand. Consumers liked the Teal and requested us to launch the Westminster in that finish. Many consumers requested specific limited edition numbers and we were pleased to accommodate their requests. Conway Stewart takes customer service very seriously and I can assure you that there will not be a colour match problem again on further advertisements.

With kind regards,

Mary Burke

Hi Richard,

I raised your concerns with Bill regarding the colour rod images and below is his response.

"I am not sure what the trouble might be regarding a perceived difference between the colors represented by the CS rod stock samples and the actual samples themselves. Having the rods with me allowed me to specifically color match each image to the stock sample represented. Of course, these images, seen on a monitor screen are going to reflect the calibration and color settings of the particular monitor screen itself, and if you need an absolute "dead on" match, I would suggest that only a printed proof will give you that.

I cannot speak to the stock catalog style images of complete sample pens (regular range models, Duro, Churchill, 100) used by CS, as those were photographed in the UK.

The image involving the original Westminster pen was the victim of an unfortunate proofing error. Somehow or another, the extra blue tint to the green got past not only myself, but also Mary, as well as the team in the UK. Embarrassing for all concerned, for me, it's bad because a big part of my job is ensuring that the images accurately reflect the product.

I hope that clarifies the images of rod stock and if you wish to contact Bill directly, his email address is: wriepl@runningdogstudio.com

Kind regards,

Mary Burke

Hi,

I voted for marbled blue, I seem to recall somewhere on FPN that Blue Stardust actually looks better in person, so might be another to consider.

Hi,

The Blue Stardust is very striking. It contains fine silver dust particles that shimmer subtly as the light hits the pen. Conway Stewart has used this material for the Trafalgar LE, resin Duro and Sterling Silver Duro series.





If you are going to the Miami Pen Show or DC, I will bring my resin rod stock to see in person.

Kind regards,

Mary Burke

Here's how I would rank them:
1. Stardust Blue
2. Quartz Blue
3. Sapphire Blue (I have a Churchill with medium italic nib in this color, and it is lovely)
4. Marbled Blue

The truth is, you can't go wrong with any of these. Conway Stewart does nice blues.

You should come to the DC show. Mary usually brings an entire briefcase full of color samples, and you can see for yourself. Unfortunately, she also brings some irresistable pens. At last year's show, she handed me a pen and asked, "Do you like this?" It was a gorgeous solid gold pen with beautiful red lacquer in a diamond deco pattern, and a nice hefty weight (which appeals to me). I was so taken by the pen that I was ready to sell my car on the spot to free up funds to buy it, but then she advised me that the pen was worth more than my car.....

I really love:

1) Oxford Blue
2) Garnet
3) Sherbert Lemon

Man I would have to go with the Saphire Blue, it is beautiful!