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Mont Blanc Hitchcock Vs. J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite

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I love red inks, and I love J. Herbin Rouge 1670 even though I don't think it is the most practical ink on the planet (no water resistance, narrow bottle opening, sometimes painfully show dries times [i.e. from a wet fine or medium nib where the ink piles up on itself], limited edition, difficult to flush from pen). So when I got the new Mont Blanc Hitchcock I had to compare the two. Hitchcock is the new darling in these pages and although there has been much lamenting the limited release everyone who wanted it seems to have gotten it. Mont Blanc likes to tease, and we like being teased. Anyway, here are my unaltered scans.

 

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As you can see, Rouge Hematite is brighter and is composed of essentially one dye. The Hitchcock has at least three dyes, which separated out quite nicely. Unlike the Rouge Hematite, which loves water more than paper, the Hitchcock has some degree of water resistance. All in all the Hitchcock is probably the more practical ink, but unlike some others here I don't think blood when I see it. I have other inks for that: Antietam, Oxblood, Alamo's Twilight, etc. for dried blood, and Rouge Hematite for fresh arterial blood. Actual blood is cheaper but makes a poor ink, and Hitchcock leans a little towards Bordeaux or Shiraz wine color on paper .

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Thanks for the comparison. I do like the looks of that Hitchcock ink!

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Thanks very much for the comparison Jandrese. I quite like Hitchcock, it is very nicely behaved and the bottles make nice inkwells! I had wanted to see a comparison of these two for a while.

 

Side by side, the MB-AH looks more pink, the JH1640 more orange. I think the thing that clinches it for me is the MB-AH looks just a shade darker.

 

Thanks for the review!

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Thank you for the review. I have the Hitchcock red and it has become a firm favorite with me. It has wonderful shading and is deep enough in colour to have some gravitas to it.

I have stayed away from red inks in the past for the reasons shown in the j.herbin you review alongside, too orange, bright and one dimensional for my liking and as my choice is more limited due to bad experiences with the two major American brands of ink to the point where I simply won't risk them in my pens it is wonderful to have at last a truly great ink.

I hope others do as I have done and write to Mont Blanc and ask them to make this ink a regular in their line up.

Owning a 149 Mont Blanc ink is my go to brand for its consistency and lack of harm to my pens Mont Blanc or otherwise.

All the best.

Ian

 

Mont Blanc Alfred Hitchcock, Mont Blanc 149, Montegrappa Historia Limited editon 410/1000, Sheaffer imperial 777, Prker 51 special, Parker Duofold senior special, Stipula Tuscany dreams piston with 1.1 italic 036/351, incoming: Stipula Tuscany dreams T-flex. Parker 51 Vac, Pelikan 140. Aurora, Twsbi vac, Omas,dupont Waterman leMan 100 Opera

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Thank you for the review. I have the Hitchcock red and it has become a firm favorite with me. It has wonderful shading and is deep enough in colour to have some gravitas to it.

I have stayed away from red inks in the past for the reasons shown in the j.herbin you review alongside, too orange, bright and one dimensional for my liking and as my choice is more limited due to bad experiences with the two major American brands of ink to the point where I simply won't risk them in my pens it is wonderful to have at last a truly great ink.

I hope others do as I have done and write to Mont Blanc and ask them to make this ink a regular in their line up.

Owning a 149 Mont Blanc ink is my go to brand for its consistency and lack of harm to my pens Mont Blanc or otherwise.

+ 1 for this answer. I also tend to stick with Montblanc inks in my Montblanc piston fillers

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It will be interesting to compare these with Diamine Matador and Diamine Wild Strawberry (which I will have shortly).

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Great review, your description is spot on.

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

 

B. Russell

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