Waterman Florida Blue

[gpickypick]

(first post)

 

I have found this blue to be a "blue blue" from my Pelikan Epoch w/medium nib. As someone earlier said, it is the color I think of when I think of "blue." Not watery, not navy, not sky blue, just plain, solid, beautiful blue.

 

Now I need to find a red that is as "red" as this one is "blue."

 

- Greg

 

[CharlieB]

(first post)

 

I have found this blue to be a "blue blue" from my Pelikan Epoch w/medium nib. As someone earlier said, it is the color I think of when I think of "blue." Not watery, not navy, not sky blue, just plain, solid, beautiful blue.

 

Now I need to find a red that is as "red" as this one is "blue."

 

- Greg

 

Greg: I think you've given the definitive short summary of Florida Blue. It's my favorite ink!

[Ondina]

Yes, Waterman Florida Blue is probably one of the best, if not the one, elections for inking Fountain Pens. my only problem with it has been already mentioned, after using it most of my life, one well, wants to venture into other ones.

 

 

Also, would like to comment that the mentioned 1:1 mixture Florida Blue/Purple is also well know in my environment for as long as I know. Gives a very insteresting color and somehow avoids the staining tendency of the purple. With to give it a try if you haven't already.

 

Edited to post new info:

 

I could not resist phoning my aunts this morning to refresh what I had heard years ago. One of them, 89 years old and looking like 60, said; "You can tell Mr. Binder that his Burple was made by all our Liceo students 80 years back and we called "Bleulette" from the "Bleu" and "violette" printed in the boxes" It washed off better than the plain violette and looked nice.

Although she cannot recall the brand of the ink, and she thinks that Herbin rings more of a bell to her than Waterman's.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Ondina

[Mescof1]

This is my number one ink along with the Waterman Havana. I mix mine two parts blue to one part Waterman Purple. I've tried all kinds of blues, but kept coming back to this ink so much I just stayed. Great Review!

[brianmontgomery2000]

(first post)

 

I have found this blue to be a "blue blue" from my Pelikan Epoch w/medium nib. As someone earlier said, it is the color I think of when I think of "blue." Not watery, not navy, not sky blue, just plain, solid, beautiful blue.

 

Now I need to find a red that is as "red" as this one is "blue."

 

- Greg

 

Have you checked out Waterman Red?

[gpickypick]

Have you checked out Waterman Red?

 

I haven't, but I sure wouldn't mind! Is it more of a true red than all of the Noodler's reds? I'd prefer to get more volume if there's no other difference.

[Abhik]

WOW! What a wonderful in-depth review with lovely hand writing!!

Congrats Wimg! Alas I can not get this ink here in Kigali, Rwanda!!

Abhik.

[CharlieB]

Have you checked out Waterman Red?

 

I haven't, but I sure wouldn't mind! Is it more of a true red than all of the Noodler's reds? I'd prefer to get more volume if there's no other difference.

 

Waterman Red is a nice bright red color. I use it for editing the documents prepared by my subordinates, and they tell me that the color reminds them of the red ink used by grade school teachers in the 1950s.

[brianmontgomery2000]

At the moment, I find myself prefering Waterman Florida Blue to PR American Blue -- it's brighter and I like the ever so slight violet tinge opposed to the greenish/gray I see in the PR.

 

Looking forward to trying some Blurple. Also, am looking forward to maybe trying some PR Lake Placid Blue.

 

Like a lot of folks, I think I'm looking for some magical blue -- bright (but not too), royal blue that stands out but is still okay for business use. Probably doesn't really exist, since the criteria are probably always shifting slightly one way or another, but the hunt is fun!

[wpblaw]

At the moment, I find myself prefering Waterman Florida Blue to PR American Blue -- it's brighter and I like the ever so slight violet tinge opposed to the greenish/gray I see in the PR.

 

Looking forward to trying some Blurple. Also, am looking forward to maybe trying some PR Lake Placid Blue.

 

Like a lot of folks, I think I'm looking for some magical blue -- bright (but not too), royal blue that stands out but is still okay for business use. Probably doesn't really exist, since the criteria are probably always shifting slightly one way or another, but the hunt is fun!

 

I love Florida Blue for all of the qualities listed here, yet I seem to go through more Aurora Blue than anything. I wish it had some reasonable water-resistance...

[HesNot]

I like blue inks, and have more blues than anything else. FWIW Waterman Florida Blue remains the only ink that I've actually completely finished a bottle and am on number two. It is interesting - when I first bought a bottle of American Blue I thought "wow - what have I been missing?! I'll never use anything else again" because it was so, well, lush. But then the lustre wore off and I found how much it smudged even after dry, how long it took to dry, and how long it took to flush out of a Parker "51" when I wanted a change of pace. I recently picked up a bottle of Baystate Blue and it is almost flourescent. A neat color and useful for some purposes, but I'm not sure I want that much color all the time.

 

Meanwhile, Florida Blue is like homemade meat loaf and mashed potatoes on a cold rainy winter night. It isn't fancy, it isn't nouveau, but it is so comforting and never fails to satisfy on a deep level.

 

I have found myself gravitating a bit back to Waterman FB and Blue Black as my go to inks in some pens as the amazement of the super saturated has worn off a bit.

[mrjustice]

HesNot-I could not agree more with you. I have most of the PR inks and a large number of Noodlers. Lately I find myself gravitating back to Waterman inks. I particularly like the FB and BB shades. Diamine also goes a long way to producing a trouble free ink. This is not to say I do not ink up a pen with the saturated colors at time but for everyday go to inks-you cannot beat Waterman Florida Blue or Blue Black. These inks are just a joy to write with.