WatermanMysterious Blue Fountain Pen Ink, 50ml Bottle, Premium Writing Experience for All Waterman Fountain Pens

Waterman has been making high quality inks for almost a century and a half, and they really know what they are doing. The inks are pure and free of the chemicals and particles that can ruin a pen of any quality. You can use them in your thousand dollar grail pen and in your six dollar knockabout without concern, and with a striking result. Serenity blue is a classic deep blue with a brilliant finish that distinguishes it from run of the mill blues. But it's not so flashy that it seems out of context when signing important documents. The ink is not waterproof, but few inks are (though they may advertise water resistance). But it dries quickly and resists smearing. And like the rest of Waterman's inks, it is inexpensive. Finally, the bottle is shaped to sit steady while tilted, so you can get the last of the ink out. From start to finish Waterman inks will serve you well, as they have served aficionados and offices, students and professionals for years.

This was my second order of Waterman Serenity Blue ink. The ink is well behaved in any pen and doesn't stain pens. It is a serene medium to dark blue with some shading depending on the pen and nib, suitable for most any use. It has a slight periwinkle tint, but that isn't usually apparent. On non-absorbent paper (such as some greeting cards) it can also have a red sheen, but again that is not usually apparent on regular paper.The glass bottle is very attractive and traditional but not fancy. It is well designed to facilitate getting the last amount of ink from the bottle by sitting the bottle on one of its side angles. For an ink that is not marked as being permanent, it has good water resistance when dry. I've not tested it to see if it's truly permanent. The bottle is marked "France," which is nice.My first order, several years ago, had no problems. My recent order, however, was not satisfactory because it appears this is not a new package of ink. The box is not in good condition, with worn corners and bulges and the top taped shut with a big piece of white tape or label. This was to be part of a gift (with a pen) and will totally not work for that because the box looks awful. Also, the bottle is not as full as expected, but that alone would not be a problem.It's not worth shipping back, but I contacted amazon and they said they would send me a new bottle. I can't ask for more than that, other than it would have been nice if I could have completed the gift today instead of next week. If there is any further problem, I'll edit this review. I do appreciate their response. EDIT: I received the new bottle of ink just as promised. The second box looked a little better but had minor damage. I gave up and gave the ink without the box.None of this has anything to do with the quality of the actual ink or Waterman, so I did not deduct a star. I also did not deduct any stars for packaging, as there is nothing inherently wrong with Waterman's bottle and box when it is new and undamaged. Hopefully this was just a warehouse fluke and will be resolved as promised.

Love the color, flow, richness, and consistency of this ink. Not watery, does not feather even on copy paper. It has become one of my favorites!

Waterman is a reputed brand. Long past I used both Waterman fountain pen and ink as a student and liked them. Much later, in my thirties I switched to Mont Blanc Noblesse gold-plated fountain pen with 750 18 ct. gold nib and Mont Blanc black ink. Now I have the pen but not the ink. So I bought Waterman, which costs half of Mont Blanc. The glass bottle is OK but the container box is made of flimsy thin board and the bottle came out of it during transport. On the whole I am happy. The ink is black but I won't call it intense black. While I write, the ink flows generously through the nib, perhaps a little more than I would like. The ink dried fairly quickly. I put the ink to water splash test. The text survived but lost the original black and did not look as good as the one I wrote with ordinary ball pen. See them in the photo.Update:After my initial test of the ink, I further wrote a page or two with this ink but I am now confirmed that the colour of the ink is not intense black that I needed. So it does not suit my purpose, although others may like it.New UpdateI have bought another brand of ink but found that no better in terms of black colour. Splash test is also about the same. So I now give Waterman 4-star instead of 3.

I've used fountain pens for quite awhile and have tried inks from various companies. I prefer purple ink for personal letters and creative writing, unsurprisingly it's my favorite color. This is the first Waterman ink I've tried, it was touted as the "best purple ink" by some guy on the internet. I bought it on a whim after fighting with my pen, which did not like the old ink I was using. The Waterman ink flows nicely with my extra fine nib, drys quickly and I like the color. So far, I'm very happy with the product and the results.

Melhor tinta para canetas tinteiro. Uso há anos.

Llego antes de tiempo, buen empaque y ya utilice la tinta para rellenar un cartucho, color de tinta muy bonita, me gusta, la calidad es muy buena y a buen precio.

Llevo utilizando varios meses esta tinta para pluma Lamy Safari y Estilográfica. Es ideal y no causa problemas con el funcionamiento de estas plumas. La recomiendo para principiantes e intermedios en el uso de plumas fuente.

Very good ink! Used it with multiple nibs, and am quite happy with the texture, color, viscosity, and time to dry. Works well with cheap paper, worn-out nibs, and does not stain them too bad. Plus it is a really nice and classy looking bottle - proper vintage look and feel. Excellent product!

En algún momento he comprado todos los colores que ofrece Waterman. Todos los colores tienen excelente fluidez, son bastante húmedas sin ser excesivo. Las uso con plumas punto fino y extrafino (Parker, Shaeffer, Pilot, Jinhao, Hongdian) con resultados muy satisfactorios. No las usaría con una pluma punto mediano (occidental) porque en papel normal y plumas con flujo más elevado tiende a pasar del otro lado, pero con fina y extrafina no hay problema.Muy seguras para usar con plumas clásicas o caras porque no las tapa (bueno, si dejo la pluma destapada ocho horas, pues no es culpa de la tinta, verdad?).Ninguno de los colores es a prueba de agua, así que si se ensucia algo no hay mucho problema, y tampoco es difícil destapar una pluma que se quedó olvidada sin tapar. He visto comentarios quejándose de ese aspecto pero, con el papel que uso, si derramo agua sobre una hoja el que se corra la tinta es el menor de mis problemas.Hay otras tintas excelentes a buen precio como Pelikan 4001, Shaeffer o Parker Quink, cada una con cosas que me gustan, pero en conjunto mi favorita es Waterman en frasco