Visconti Blue

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I just refilled A Waterman Phineas with it. Has anyone ever spilled the bottle? The narrow base of the Visconti Blue makes me nervous and VERRRRY careful.

 

If you have the old-style glass bottle with the cardboard box, then keep it in its box.

 

If you have the new-style plastic bottle, use Blu-Tack or equivalent* to stick the stem to the base of the container.

 

If you have lost your container, use the Blu-Tack to stick it to your desk. Works for Noodler's and other equivalent bottles as well.

 

Eschew duct tape. Use Blu-Tack.

 

 

 

* Yellow-tack, Green-tack, etc. I prefer the Green-tack, it works better, and is 1/5th the cost. I have yet to see red-tack, purple-tack or black-tack.

 

I'll give a plus one to blu-tack. I call it sticky tack, or ticky tack at school. LOVE the stuff. I use it for exactly the same thing. WHen I do get my rear out to the shop to work with watches, I use this to hold all those tiny parts and pieces down, too. So when I breath, screws and little tiny things don't go flying across the room.

[Scriver]

I just refilled A Waterman Phineas with it. Has anyone ever spilled the bottle? The narrow base of the Visconti Blue makes me nervous and VERRRRY careful.

 

If you have the old-style glass bottle with the cardboard box, then keep it in its box.

 

If you have the new-style plastic bottle, use Blu-Tack or equivalent* to stick the stem to the base of the container.

 

If you have lost your container, use the Blu-Tack to stick it to your desk. Works for Noodler's and other equivalent bottles as well.

 

Eschew duct tape. Use Blu-Tack.

 

* Yellow-tack, Green-tack, etc. I prefer the Green-tack, it works better, and is 1/5th the cost. I have yet to see red-tack, purple-tack or black-tack.

 

I'll give a plus one to blu-tack. I call it sticky tack, or ticky tack at school. LOVE the stuff. I use it for exactly the same thing. WHen I do get my rear out to the shop to work with watches, I use this to hold all those tiny parts and pieces down, too. So when I breath, screws and little tiny things don't go flying across the room.

 

Another trick for the plastic bottles: they come in a clear plastic box with a solid plastic bottom. Invert the box so that top of the clear box serves as the bottom and keep the bottle in the box when refilling your pen. The box supports the ink bottle while you refill your pen, and the shape of the box prevents the bottle from turning when you screw the bottle cap on or off, ensuring that your hands stay clean.

[Scriver]

Thanks for the review. I am a blue purist, and purchased a bottle on your recommendation. Wow! It's all true. More saturated than Waterman FL blue.

 

So the question is: Does anyone make a nice WATERPROOF blue? I've tried a number of them, but nothing compares with the Waterman or Visconti blues. Just got a bottle of Swisher Aquamarine blue, a free flowing, lighter blue. Nice, but not there. Sailor's Nano Blue Black is too slate. I'll just keep looking.

 

Thanks again.

 

If you search, you will find a number of extended threads on waterproof blues. Both Pilot Blue and Platinum Blue-Black (which is a dark blue, not a grey) have good water resistance. And then there's Noodler's Bay State Blue.

[Rishi]

i have become a fan of this ink...amazing blue...it becomes even soothing to eyes after it dries up completely on paper...crisp ink.

[Pen Nut]

Been using for a few months now and getting on well with it

[notimetoulouse]

I just refilled A Waterman Phineas with it. Has anyone ever spilled the bottle? The narrow base of the Visconti Blue makes me nervous and VERRRRY careful.

 

If you have the old-style glass bottle with the cardboard box, then keep it in its box.

 

If you have the new-style plastic bottle, use Blu-Tack or equivalent* to stick the stem to the base of the container.

 

If you have lost your container, use the Blu-Tack to stick it to your desk. Works for Noodler's and other equivalent bottles as well.

 

Eschew duct tape. Use Blu-Tack.

 

* Yellow-tack, Green-tack, etc. I prefer the Green-tack, it works better, and is 1/5th the cost. I have yet to see red-tack, purple-tack or black-tack.

 

I'll give a plus one to blu-tack. I call it sticky tack, or ticky tack at school. LOVE the stuff. I use it for exactly the same thing. WHen I do get my rear out to the shop to work with watches, I use this to hold all those tiny parts and pieces down, too. So when I breath, screws and little tiny things don't go flying across the room.

 

Another trick for the plastic bottles: they come in a clear plastic box with a solid plastic bottom. Invert the box so that top of the clear box serves as the bottom and keep the bottle in the box when refilling your pen. The box supports the ink bottle while you refill your pen, and the shape of the box prevents the bottle from turning when you screw the bottle cap on or off, ensuring that your hands stay clean.

I've just lost a quarter of a bottle of Visconti Bergundy because I indavertently touched the bottle lip putting in my pen to fill it....this is a great tip - thankyou for it!

[lapis]

Yes, IMO too, a perfect straight blue on the dark side. Definitely one of my 3 (three) absolutely favourite blues of all (I think).

 

Mike

[antigrence]

Great review that spreads over three years!

Does anybody use Visconti blue as well as Private Reserve DC Supershow? I read reviews of the Visconti blue that remind me of the vibrant PR ink, but have never seen them side by side. Am looking for something darker then the PR with quite saturated and with similar characteristics

[pmsalty]

On my third bottle! Great blue ink!

[georges zaslavsky]

a nice blue indeed, thanks for the review

[Sandy1]

Great review that spreads over three years!

Does anybody use Visconti blue as well as Private Reserve DC Supershow? I read reviews of the Visconti blue that remind me of the vibrant PR ink, but have never seen them side by side. Am looking for something darker then the PR with quite saturated and with similar characteristics

 

Hi,

 

I posted a wee Review of Visconti Blue here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/169229-visconti-blue/

 

There's also my Review of PRDCSSBl here:http://https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/160374-private-reserve-d-c-supershow-blue/

• I gave it another go in 2013, which seemed to indicate that the smear/dry times had improved.
• To support ad hoc comparison to VBl and other Blue inks that I've reviewed, samples at Post № 34 were added. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/160374-private-reserve-d-c-supershow-blue/page__view__findpost__p__2589621

Should you feel the need for fresh comparison scans, please let me know - those can be provided as time & tides allow. (I am away from my samples & scanner just now.)

 

Bye,

S1

[Strombomboli]

Nice blue, but I'd have to say my favorite is Aurora Blue, followed by Mont blanc blue

 

Mine is Aurora Blue as well, followed by all kinds of Diamine Blues and the Visconti Blue.

[Steffen Larsen]

Visconti Blue is a pretty ink, with quite a shine to it for those who like this.
A fine saturated color on matte and semi-matte paper.

On hard coated paper I find the ink horrible. It seems never to dry completely ....sticky smears and smudging everywhere, one day later even on Clairefontaine DCP white.

I have liked the ink a long time, the deep purple-reddish-blue color is wonderful on the right paper. But it is too much trouble, my hands always turn blue somewhere, and I'll always forget the long dry-time and smear it all over. I shall flush the pen well and truly and put an end to it.

[arashdeepsinghmann]

Thanks for the review. I am a blue purist, and purchased a bottle on your recommendation. Wow! It's all true. More saturated than Waterman FL blue.

 

So the question is: Does anyone make a nice WATERPROOF blue? I've tried a number of them, but nothing compares with the Waterman or Visconti blues. Just got a bottle of Swisher Aquamarine blue, a free flowing, lighter blue. Nice, but not there. Sailor's Nano Blue Black is too slate. I'll just keep looking.

 

Thanks again.

Mont Blanc just launched Permanent Blue and Permanent Black. that is something you can look at. I hope this helps.

[Steffen Larsen]

Mont Blanc just launched Permanent Blue and Permanent Black. that is something you can look at. I hope this helps.

 

I really like the Platinum Blue-Black ...more blue than black. Very waterproof, a pigmented ink with not a whiff of iron gall. A month and a half in a bottle of water has faded it, but still perfectly legible: in fact the paper is worse off.

Yesterday I ordered De Atramentis Document Ink Blue, and am looking forward to see how it behaves.

[RudyR]

 

I really like the Platinum Blue-Black ...more blue than black. Very waterproof, a pigmented ink with not a whiff of iron gall. A month and a half in a bottle of water has faded it, but still perfectly legible: in fact the paper is worse off.

Yesterday I ordered De Atramentis Document Ink Blue, and am looking forward to see how it behaves.

 

 

Um, Steffen...... ah... I hate to break the news to you but Platinum Blue black is indeed Iron Gall. Platinum on there web site even says so.

[Steffen Larsen]

 

 

Platinum Blue black is indeed Iron Gall. Platinum on there web site even says so.

 

Rudy, I do not think they do and that is the reason I mentioned it. While at least one reseller says it is an iron gall ink, there's some confusion and this is not helped by the Platinum site.

 

http://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/products/spare/ink/eink.html

 

Neither box nor bottle says anything about iron gall. Instead, the box clearly says "water-based pigmented ink".

The Platinum site says concerning my bottle (4th down): "Dye stuff ink". One would think this is as opposed to their other inks above it, advertised as "pigment inks" or "carbon ink". Except that my box says "pigmented ink".

The Platinum site nowhere mentions "iron gall". Could be hidden somewhere among the Japanese characters though!

Edited April 12, 2014 by Steffen Larsen

[RudyR]

Here you go. Just scroll down a bit till you get to the Blue black ink.

 

http://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/e_about_ink.html

 

It seems they are very proud of this particular ink too

Edited April 13, 2014 by RudyR

[Steffen Larsen]

Rudy, it seems you're right: "Blue-Black" does contain ferric acid and does oxidize.

 

Why they say nothing about this under the ink description is the mystery of the ages. "The Blue Black ink is not a pigment but a dye ink" says the site, whereas the box says "pigmented ink".

It has hardly any smell, nothing like "Registrar's Ink". But using it does have some dangers ....

Edited April 13, 2014 by Steffen Larsen