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Here's a slightly boring review of a slightly boring ink for you. Please note that I was very sleepy when I wrote this, so if there are any typos or horrific grammar issues there's my excuse. ;)

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/WatermanBlackMedium.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/WatermanBlackPensCloseup.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/WatermanBlackBrauseCloseup.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/WatermanBlackObservations.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/WatermanBlackComparisons.jpg

 

One thing I don't point out in the review is that while this ink has a greenish tinge to it, it also must have quite a bit of orange(ish) dye in it. Bleedthrough isn't a big problem, but it can happen on cheap paper. But when you really lay it on—an example being writing with the Brause dip pen—the reverse side of the paper develops a sort of orangey halo around the letters that doesn't show up on the obverse side. Not that interesting, but worth noting.

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I don't know about your bottle but mine looks like a vintage BlueBlack. In fact, when thoroughly flushed with water, only the blue component remains intact.

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Hi MH, is this the 'new' release of Watermans inks, or previous stock? It looks lovely in youre Brauer! Thank you for the review.

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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Hi MH, is this the 'new' release of Watermans inks, or previous stock? It looks lovely in youre Brauer! Thank you for the review.

 

Thanks! I got this ink for Christmas about… three years ago? Give or take, my memory is drawing a blank. I'm on a different computer today and the ink looks slightly brownish. especially the swabs. I've never noticed it before so I'll have to take a look when I get home and see if the picture needs adjusting and annotating. :blush:

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Hi MH, is this the 'new' release of Watermans inks, or previous stock? It looks lovely in youre Brauer! Thank you for the review.

 

Thanks! I got this ink for Christmas about… three years ago? Give or take, my memory is drawing a blank. I'm on a different computer today and the ink looks slightly brownish. especially the swabs. I've never noticed it before so I'll have to take a look when I get home and see if the picture needs adjusting and annotating. :blush:

 

The 'joy' of PCs eh! Give me a chisel and stone tablet any day.....:headsmack: Although, perhaps not, I have only discovered Diamine inks!

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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Okay, I did a little work and replaced the images, so they should be more accurate now instead of having a bad brown tinge to them. I should note that there is a slight brownish-red iridescence on the letters that were very wet when fresh (like the Brause example), but they don't appear brown under normal lighting.

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http://i.imgur.com/kjIzw.jpg

 

You're absolutely right. Normally the scans turn out very accurate, but this one not so much. There isn't much discernible brown, except in the Brause sample, which does show a little shift to brown, but nowhere near what the scan shows. And in person the lighter parts of the ink look decidedly green. I went back and altered the Observations and Brause example to make them less brown, so hopefully they look a little better.

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I'm looking for my first black ink and it's like to hear that Waterman Black is well behaved. This will probably be my first black ink I buy.

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waterman black is highly recommended for vintage pens

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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