Review of Waterman Black Ink

[Philip1209]

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[Ted H]

Great review, thanks! Now that you compared it with Noodler's, I'm glad I got the Waterman.

[Philip1209]

Great review, thanks! Now that you compared it with Noodler's, I'm glad I got the Waterman.

 

I'm glad I could help!

[AndreaDuni]

Great idea to use a model to write ink reviews... I think I will use it too... but with I.S. misures...

[Ondina]

Thanks for the review. Funny, when compared to Noodler's Black, seems blacker....

[Orval]

Good review. I used this ink years ago. It is a safe ink, cheap and available everywhere, at least in Europe. But more than 10" drying time is far too long for a smudgeless noting. 5" is my standard. I canceled it in favor of Pelikan Billiant Black for that reason.

 

Orval

[bizerkel]

In my experience, Noodler's black is far darker than Waterman black. I gave away my bottle of Waterman because it seemed like a dark gray in comparison to Noodlers or Aurora.

 

I guess a really wet, fine nib would minimize that, though.

[Donald594]

I love the feel of waterman black, but I hate the color. On my laptop, noodler's black looks lighter, which is not what I experienced.

[RevAaron]

Same here, Donald. I wasn't impressed by Waterman Black- blacker than Quink, but nowhere near as black as Noodler's Black or Pelikan Black.

 

/me prefers Pelikan Brilliant Black too

[AndreaDuni]

My Pelikan Brilliant Black is dark grey with almost every pen I have, except with my Stipula Vedo Medium. Maybe it depends on the pen and nib also for the Waterman Black.

[RedTape]

is this ink waterproof?

Edited April 14, 2010 by RedTape

[Philip1209]

is this ink waterproof?

 

Not at all. Just a couple drops of water can smudge or erase it.

[Ed Ronax]

Nice review, thanks.

[mstone]

waterman black doesn't look blacker in this scan, it looks wider. any wider black line will look darker than a narrower black line, especially on a monitor.

[Dave Johannsen]

I wasn't impressed by Waterman Black- blacker than Quink,

 

Almost anything is blacker than Quink Black. That being said, Quink Black is one of my favorite inks, because it's really a wonderful very dark blue-black (just hints of green'ish and blue'ish shades). So, maybe a bit of false advertising on the label, but a great ink, nonetheless.

 

 

Dave