Waterman South Sea Blue

[Doug Add]

I have never tried waterman ink either. Which is worth trying? I don't need SSB because I have Skrip Peacock Blue.

My favorites, which are always loaded in pens, are Florida Blue and Blue Black. Some complain of a green tint as the BB dries, but in over eleven years of use I have never experienced this.

 

I also use a 1:1 mix of Florida Blue and Purple, which is a nice complement to the barrel color of my old style blue marbled Phileas, and is always in that pen.

[Anne-Sophie]

... Which is worth trying?

 

Simple answer: All.

 

Long answer: Not the Black (too grey), nor Havanna Brown which I find too red (but lots of other people have it as a benchmark brown).

 

 

 

I second that.

 

Waterman ink colors are considered businesslike.

 

They go really well with handwritten semi formal notes (thank you notes to superiors and in laws).

 

The colors are very wedding color friendly...

 

 

South Sea Blue is a dream blue lagoon color. Guaranteed to brighten the mood for a fraction of the price of Caran D' Ache.

 

 

Waterman bottles are nice looking on a desk and really useful, they can tip on the side to get the last of the ink.

 

If you see a sale on Waterman ink, buy every color, if you can.

 

They make great mixing ink.

 

I never use red but I bought a bottle of red and black to make my custom burgundy.

Two drops of black to one converter full of red. Makes a nice true burgundy.

 

Waterman Black is kind of washed out but that whats makes it perfect for slightly darkening a favorite ink.

 

 

It is cheap enough to be European students staple ink brand.

 

 

 

 

[zquilts]

WoW! I really DO need to buy some Waterman inks - not just one- today. Now I need to find a place that does not overkill on postage !

Thank you all so much -

[MiniMaupassant]

I have never tried waterman ink either. Which is worth trying? I don't need SSB because I have Skrip Peacock Blue.

 

I'll just mention Florida Blue, which is a fabulous 'standard' blue and Purple as being Waterman colours I love.

 

[King of the Road]

WoW! I really DO need to buy some Waterman inks - not just one- today.

 

Yup.

[Ondina]

Waterman ink colors are considered businesslike.

 

They go really well with handwritten semi formal notes (thank you notes to superiors and in laws).

 

The colors are very wedding color friendly...

 

 

South Sea Blue is a dream blue lagoon color. Guaranteed to brighten the mood for a fraction of the price of Caran D' Ache.

 

 

Waterman bottles are nice looking on a desk and really useful, they can tip on the side to get the last of the ink.

 

If you see a sale on Waterman ink, buy every color, if you can.

 

They make great mixing ink.

 

I never use red but I bought a bottle of red and black to make my custom burgundy.

Two drops of black to one converter full of red. Makes a nice true burgundy.

 

Waterman Black is kind of washed out but that whats makes it perfect for slightly darkening a favorite ink.

 

 

It is cheap enough to be European students staple ink brand.

 

All you've said and more!!!

[Ondina]

I'd say it's my favorite blue ink. It's darker than Peacock Blue, but is still a nice turquoise color. The vintage variety shades quite nicely as well.

 

Other South Seas Blue lover here.....John, I have some vintage Peacock Blue and compared to my SSB ....they are identical. Maybe the Peacock has evaporated a bit and the resulting concentration of die is what makes them look the same?

 

Is a truly outstanding, flawlessly behaved ink, and as mentioned, a fascinating color.

[Silvermink]

I just picked up some South Sea Blue yesterday and quite like it. It's very unlike my other blues, which is exactly what I was going for.

[paulrbarnard]

I bought a bottle a couple of weeks ago by mistake. I was pointing at the Florida Blue and the shop assistant put the wrong one in the bag. Not sure if it was just as a result of it not being the ink I wanted but I didn't like the colour. It was a too light and looked very green on the page. I gave it to my daughter and she loves it...