S T Dupont Ink Is It A Good Penman Replacement?

[Namo]

Does anyone know if the Dupont Royal blue can be a good replacement for Parker Penman Saphir? I am thinking color, but also behavior of the ink.

 

Thanks!

[amberleadavis]

I don't think so.

 

Here is S T Dupont

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2013/slides/2013-FADE_106.jpg

[amberleadavis]

Same scanner and same paper.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2012/Subjects/slides/11-2012-10-14_001.jpg

[Namo]

Thanks! Not the same color at all (sigh), but a nice one nonetheless.

Does Dupont make its own ink??

[gmax]

My bottle of Dupont Bleu Royale comes in a box with "Made in France" printed on it.

 

I don't have experience with Penman Sapphire. Is Aurora Blue anywhere close? Or Diamine Sargasso Sea?

[Namo]

Should have search before... Found this

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/212759-11-2-20-blue-inks/

 

Thanks, Sandy1, once more a wonderful review!

[Namo]

My bottle of Dupont Bleu Royale comes in a box with "Made in France" printed on it.

 

I don't have experience with Penman Sapphire. Is Aurora Blue anywhere close? Or Diamine Sargasso Sea?

I don't know actually. The Penman is an awesome ink! Seems Private reserve American blue (?) is the closest match.

There is a 120ml bottle of Dupont for sale at Martini. Price seems decent.

Edited July 30, 2014 by Namo

[Jared]

I've got 5 bottles of DuPont inks of various colors. I've never really used them - bought them for the rare DuPont Blue Black that was the color of myth years ago, along with some other colors I'd never seen before. Great quality ink.

I have five 40ml ST Dupont bottles, but only three colors. It seems that one of the bottles and box are labeled as Bleu Nuit but instead contains Turquoise. That makes three Turquoise, one Blue Nuit and one Sienna.

Approximate Ink Quantity:
Turquoise - 35/40ml
Turquoise - 35/40ml
Bleu Nuit (really Turquoise) - 25/40ml
Bleu Nuit - 35/40ml
Sienna - 40/40ml

 

Edited July 31, 2014 by Jared

[Namo]

Thanks everyone for answers.

 

Yesterday, I received two bottles of PR DC supershow blue. I have yet to test it with my beloved, stubish, 18K gold L2K nib, but the color seems nearly identical in a fine nib (maybe a hint of red hue I don't see in the Penman) The ink also seems to behaved quite well and on a printer paper is drying fast enough.

 

Sad that Penman Sapphire is so hard to find and so pricy, but this PR will be a nice replacement for it.

 

Once again, thank you all for the answers, and thank you to the numerous pele who took time to write about this Penman Sapphire replacement. Here a special thanks to Sandy1 for her amazing, amazing reviews!