Edelstein Topaz

[anaximander]

UPS just delivered my bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Topaz, so I'm sharing the experience with you all. I like this one better than the Sapphire.

 

http://rongilmour.info/images/topaz.jpg

 

And a water-resistance test: 1 min. in the sink with no agitation

 

http://rongilmour.info/images/topazWater.jpg

[dizzypen]

How is this similar to Ku-Jaku? The colors look quite different. Is the similarities with the ink's behavior or something?

[SnowLeopard]

I'm thinkin' that Topaz looks familiar.. hum?... a...ha...Bad Blue Heron...turquoise-blue /or blue- turquoise ...that's the one.... Can anybody out there in FPN-land do the deed? I've not had Heron in my desk for almost a month.

Edited September 28, 2010 by SnowLeopard

[Deirdre]

I like the topaz. Thanks for the scan.

[anaximander]

How is this similar to Ku-Jaku? The colors look quite different. Is the similarities with the ink's behavior or something?

 

To me, the colors look very similar, although ku-jaku is a bit greener. You probably have a more sensitive eye for color than I do.

[lapis]

Thanks for the review! Excellent choices for comparisons!!

 

Mike

[piembi]

Thanks!

 

I am not very fond of purplish blues but might have a closer look at Topas.

[mori45]

Thanks for the review--it seems more like Waterman SSB to me than Ku-Jaku though.

[calhoun tubbs]

Looks like I should have ordered Topaz instead of Sapphire

[The Royal Pen]

Now we're talking! Lovely colour!

[SnowLeopard]

Waterman SSB is way brighter than Topaz....more a true turquoise blue. Lamy turquoise, and Noodler's Navajo are in the SSB grouping.Topaz &BBH a better comparison. Pel's Edel-S bl. is more Herbin's E d S -like.

Edited September 29, 2010 by SnowLeopard

[tawanda]

On my screen the Topaz appears closer to Iroshizuku Kon Peki than Ku Jaku. Any thoughts?

[inkobsessed]

On my sceen it looks like Parker or Waterman blue/black which changes to a teal green. Is it similar indeed?

[cbbp]

On my screen the Topaz appears closer to Iroshizuku Kon Peki than Ku Jaku. Any thoughts?

 

+1.

 

I love kon Peki, a topaz vs kon peki comparison would be great, regarding "wetness" as well as color and shading..... Anyone?

 

Thanks for this review!

[cmeisenzahl]

Nice work!

[agpatel]

Just got my Topaz in yesterday and love it. On cheap paper it does not feather much and drys almost within seconds. Nice color as well, and some decent shading on a M nib.

[SnowLeopard]

The paper I've used for Topaz comparisons has much to do with the conclusions drawn. On Claire, Topaz is very much more turquoise-y blue than the green -blue of Ku-J.

On cheaper Staples paper, that my g-f so graciously offered for the test, I had to bribe her with a pack of Triomphe, the differences are even more pronounced. The differences on my fav paper, which has become almost the only paper I'll write on these days, are so very minimal. So, I'm not going 4 the balance of the family-Stein. I've sufficiently varied fluids to keep me going until the year 2080 1/2. I say this with great affliction,...ugh... affection.I did want a sample of the curvy concave bottle for my collection. She's now taken, not only the paper to her special space in the apt., but , has managed to ferret away the ink too.

[inkobsessed]

Waterman SSB is way brighter than Topaz....more a true turquoise blue. Lamy turquoise, and Noodler's Navajo are in the SSB grouping.Topaz &BBH a better comparison. Pel's Edel-S bl. is more Herbin's E d S -like.

 

Please, could you tell me what you mean with: 'BBH' ? I would really like to know what compares with Topaz. Thanks.

[markc]

BBH = Bad Blue Heron, a Noodlers Ink

Noodlers BBH is IMO a much richer, darker color.

 

 

 

Waterman SSB is way brighter than Topaz....more a true turquoise blue. Lamy turquoise, and Noodler's Navajo are in the SSB grouping.Topaz &BBH a better comparison. Pel's Edel-S bl. is more Herbin's E d S -like.

 

Please, could you tell me what you mean with: 'BBH' ? I would really like to know what compares with Topaz. Thanks.

[dizzypen]

I've finally had a chance to see a swab of Edelstein Topaz and I can now say without reservation that it looks nothing at all like Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku. It does, however, bare a strong resemblance to Iroshizuku Kon-Peki.