Naples Blue - Private Reserve

[visvamitra]

Private Reserve Ink was founded by Terry W. Johnson and Susan Schube in the workroom of Avalon Jewelers/Gallery in Zionsville, IN, as an addition to the fountain pen department. Terry's vision was simple... "Why not have fountain pen ink in a rainbow of colors to expand the bounds of writing beyond standard black, blue, red and green."

 

Naples Blue is fresh shade of blue. I'm not really thrilled by it.

Ink Splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software Id

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Oxford Recycled 90 g, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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[Cyber6]

This is actually one of the few blues I really like and have at least one pen inked at all times. What I mostly like is the shading.. in the right pen is really dramatic.

 

 

Thanks for the review Vis!!!!!!

 

 

 

C.

[GardenWeasel]

I like it so much I bought a bottle and dedicated my Bexley 58 to it! Love it's flow, lubricity & color.

[mikeliu]

Really like this color too!

[DaveT]

It is one of my wife's favorites. To me it is a very calming color, but does not make me want to use it.

[bone215]

My impressions of this ink are from what must have been a renegade bottle of Naples Blue.

 

Mine was really really dark, thick. It ended up being the first bottle of ink I threw out.

[DrDebG]

Truthfully, it doesn't really do anything for me.

[MarcS]

beautiful color, imo, more green like a teal, than my pelikan turquoise. i am almost at the end of a bottle (the first i'll actually finish) because i choose it so often. even so, i'm not sure i'll be buying more. i frequently change my ink color of choice, perhaps each week or two, so my pen needs to be cleaned. prnb is tenacious in the pen! flush, flush, and flush some more, still a hint will remain on the drying towel. it finds its way to my hands more than any other ink, and can even penetrate non-latex disposable gloves. still, numerous flaws are overlooked in pursuit of beauty.

[mikeliu]

I think I know what you guys mean when you say it just doesn't do it for you. I don't use it on a regular basis, but it's nice to break out once in a while. It is significantly darker than I expected, but it reminds me of Carolina Panthers blue (at least when used in certain pens) which I really like!

[lapis]

I like the shading but that's it.

 

Mike

[mikeliu]

Not too much love for this ink I guess. I've only tried half a dozen or so blue inks so I don't have much to compare to.

[naimitsu]

I liked the color and the shading. What I did not like was how dry it felt to write with. It also caused a flawless pen with other inks to hard-start if I set it down for more than a few hours.

 

I eventually settled on Toucan Bright Blue, which seems to flow better out of my pens.