A dependable ink in a classic blue colour that works very well in every pen I use it for, both during writing and cleaning. Excellent flow, with decent shading, and a bit of sheen that can be teased out if you have a particularly wet-writing nib.
I have been looking for a baseline ink line that is no fuss, basic, and easy to use (and clean). Plus, Appelboom has by and far the best prices for inks all around that I can find. The discount incentive to by multiple bottles at once was also really convenient since I wanted to try all eight inks.
This is my daily writer ink. It's more on the wet side, which is nice for some of my dryer pens. Cost benefit is amazing, flow is very reliable, cleaning easy, no issues so far. Recommended.
Delivery and service at Appelboom was outstanding, as usual :-)
I ordered another bottle of waterman mysterious blue as this is my favourite ink of all time. it is well behaved dark blue with slight hint of green. large blots of this ink has some red sheen as well. very nice all around ink for me. and price here is very cheap compared to other shops.
the ink has a beautiful blue color (south sea blue) yet is not light proof - text written with the ink discolours within days after being exposed to sunlight... somewhat disappointing...
Blue ink is my favorite ink. I have more than ten bottles of different shades of blue from different manufacturers. This one is the one i use in demonstrator pens since it does not stain them and it is easy to clean if you want your demonstrator or transparent pen to be as clean as possible when you clean the ink.
As a new fountainpen user I somehow managed to get most of the colors ink except for a blue ink. After asking around a bit and looking into nibgrinding too I discovered Waterman Serenity Blue (just called blue/blauw here). Apparently this is a staple blue ink because it acts nice with all pens, is a nice color and washes out stuff easily.
I haven't tried it extensively yet but it's a nice color, dries quickly and works as expected. The blue also isn't a blue purple as some blues seem to be but a clear, soft and vibrant blue. I definitely recommend this one.
Prachtige volle turquoise kleur ("inspired blue") die weer eens wat anders is dan gewoon blauw of zwart en toch geschikt is voor dagelijks gebruik. De inkt droogt mooi op. Het potje kan op z'n kant gelegd worden als het leger raakt om het vullen gemakkelijker maken. Aanrader!
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