My first fill for my new Pelikan Souveran M800 fountain pen with a fine nib was with Pelikan’s Edelstein Topaz ink, which is a beautiful light blue reminiscent of the Caribbean Sea on a sunny day. The ink flow is smooth and wet but dries quickly. The Sapphire color also is a beautiful darker blue with a hint of purple. I recommend both inks highly. The great thing about a piston filler is changing ink colors whenever you like.
I bought this ink wondering whether i'd like it more than Pelikan's 4001 Blue-black. I do, because it's darker. It dries as a less grayed-out line. And it's well-behaved.
A very nice, smooth-writing blue-black on all papers tried so far. The bottle is lovely. Looking forward to comparing this ink to Pelikan's 4001 Blau-Schwarz.
Actually, this is about the product review, but I would like to thank the company Appelboom for posting a picture that also shows the ink itself on paper and not just the inkwell. Incidentally, I can only say about the ink that, according to the manufacturer's information, it enables fluent writing and dries quickly. Unfortunately, even with Pelikan, only the bottle can be seen directly and not the ink itself, so that the choice of color can be misjudged.
I've tried a few of the Edelstein inks and think they are all superb and very well behaved. Sapphire is a lovely bright blue, Tanzanite a great blue-black and I don't normally go for green inks but the Aventurine is really nice too.
Also, along with a couple of others, these are my go to inks for any pens which write a little dry.
I already have a few bottles of green ink from various companies, but this ink is very unique in colour, it is bright but still subtle and has a slight blue undertone. It writes beautiful and wet. It will work in a professional environment and I found it also writes well on cheap copy paper. But on better quality fountain pen paper it shades beautifully. I highly recommend this ink and I also adore the Pelikan bottles! Thanks to Appelboom who packaged it so well for the long travel from the Netherlands.
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