Waterman - Mysterious Blue Ink

[madeyouink]

This is a follow up review of Waterman's Popular blue black ink, Mysterious Blue. After letting the ink sit in the pen for a couple of days, I did notice some initial flow problems. A twist or two on the converter solved that problem. In my initial review, the biggest problem with the ink in my opinion was some feathering. It was nothing terrible, but it did keep this ink out of the five star category of inks.

 

I decided to write on some Rhodia paper, to see if there was a change in the feathering, as well as Franklin-Christoph's new line of paper (which I have found to be even better than Rhodia when it comes to feathering.)

 

The feathering considerably went down, but it was still slightly there. Another plus, was I noticed no significant difference in the dry time on these other papers.

 

Waterman Mysterious Blue.pdf

 

To see the initial review, and reviews on other blue/black inks from "Made You Ink", follow the link below.

 

 

http://bit.ly/1alVRgB

 

Thanks for taking the time to read the post!

 

Sean G

[madeyouink]

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[lapis]

If your flow could be improved by playing around with the converter/cartridge then that's not a character of the ink but one of the pen.

I have never seen any flow problems with this ink.

Still, I don't like it at all because for me it's not a 'blue-black' but rather a blue-green-grey.

 

Mike

[kenmc]

It may not be a true blue black but I love it! If I have a pen that isn't writing as it should I am going to try this ink in it. But I guess that's why there are so many inks. Personally I think that green tint makes it unique and why I like it so much. It would be great if it were waterproof, but then it would be hard to clean. Can't have you Kate and Edith 2.

[madeyouink]

If your flow could be improved by playing around with the converter/cartridge then that's not a character of the ink but one of the pen.

I have never seen any flow problems with this ink.

Still, I don't like it at all because for me it's not a 'blue-black' but rather a blue-green-grey.

 

Mike

Agreed. I have heard many people having flow problems with the Jinhao x750. It's an unbelievable pen for the price, and the only problem seems to be that it doesn't provide enough ink for the large nib.. But I also experienced it to a slight degree in the Lamy Safari Pens, which I have found to be rather excellent when it comes to flow.

[georges zaslavsky]

it is the famous waterman blue black, one of the best waterman inks. It works well with parker 51s and sheaffer triumphs

[tnmike1]

I gave up on this ink awhle back when it was "Blue Black". Actually changed color to a green teal which looked horrible.

 

Tried a sample of this new formulation and surprised how it now stays a very pretty blue-black with hint of green or teal. I know Richard Binder swears by Waterman for all pens, so will probably be buying a bottle when I'm done with my Sailor Blue Black

[inkstainedruth]

I tried a fill of Mysterious Blue when I had a new-to-me Parker Vac serviced at the DCSS, and really liked the ink a lot. So now I've got a full bottle coming in the mail. This was a case of not really needing to spring for a sample, since I'd really tried the ink already.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[The Good Captain]

I tried a fill of Mysterious Blue when I had a new-to-me Parker Vac serviced at the DCSS, and really liked the ink a lot. So now I've got a full bottle coming in the mail. This was a case of not really needing to spring for a sample, since I'd really tried the ink already.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Please post some images when you've received it. Comments by someone else on here say that this ink doesn't dry quite so 'teal' as the earlier named 'Waterman blue'Black' and I'd like that confirmed. Or not!

[The Good Captain]

Please post some images when you've received it. Comments by someone else on here say that this ink doesn't dry quite so 'teal' as the earlier named 'Waterman blue'Black' and I'd like that confirmed. Or not!

Sorry tnmike1 - it was you! If only I'd just scrolled up a little further...

[tnmike1]

Sorry tnmike1 - it was you! If only I'd just scrolled up a little further...

Sorry, but don't have the necessary equipment to post images. Maybe someone else could???

 

That's also why I don't do ink reviews or have a pic on my avatar

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[inkstainedruth]

Please post some images when you've received it. Comments by someone else on here say that this ink doesn't dry quite so 'teal' as the earlier named 'Waterman blue'Black' and I'd like that confirmed. Or not!

Will do (got email today saying the Goulet order was shipped, but the USPS website doesn't have any info on the tracking number yet -- I expect the shipment to arrive in a couple of days though).

You'll have to do a visual comparison with the old version yourself, because I don't have that. Nor Quink Blue-Black (which I've read someplace on here might be the same ink these days, given that both Parker and Waterman have the same conglomerate as overall owner).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[The Good Captain]

Will do (got email today saying the Goulet order was shipped, but the USPS website doesn't have any info on the tracking number yet -- I expect the shipment to arrive in a couple of days though).

You'll have to do a visual comparison with the old version yourself, because I don't have that. Nor Quink Blue-Black (which I've read someplace on here might be the same ink these days, given that both Parker and Waterman have the same conglomerate as overall owner).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thanks; I'll do that. I note that my original written example of both the Waterman and Quink are now really teal. I'll rescan to show, when I can.