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Ondina Antique

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This ink is in my list to be tested in the following days. Normally I mix Waterman Red and MontBlanc Black to get a very similar color, but I got interested in the out of the box product and a fellow fpner was as kind as to supply me with it. When I find a pen and some time, I'll be very willing to try it, the shading looks just as I like it.

Thank you for the review.

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This ink is in my list to be tested in the following days. Normally I mix Waterman Red and MontBlanc Black to get a very similar color, but I got interested in the out of the box product and a fellow fpner was as kind as to supply me with it. When I find a pen and some time, I'll be very willing to try it, the shading looks just as I like it.

Thank you for the review.

Yup, the shading (and the color) is really great. This is by far my favorite red. It is dark enough to be used for regular writing, I can read a whole page of this without getting a headache (unlike Waterman Red). The fact that it is very fast drying is another plus.

 

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Aslan Vintage

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Nice color. Just added it to the "go get" list. Thanks for the review.

John

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My favorite multi-use red! Thank you for the review, very nice color. Monaco Red appears redder than brick when I use it, perhaps because I use a fine most of the time.

 

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andrewboy Near Mint

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Thank you for reviewing this. Bought a bottle today and it matches up to your scans. This is the first red I have bought in years. So thank you.

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liapuyat Vintage

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I received my bottle last March 29th, and I am quite pleased to see that it is THIS exact color as the scan you have posted. It is the exact deep dark red I have been looking for, warm and rich. I love it :)

"Luxe, calme et volupte"

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Tried this as a cartridge and bought a whole bottle! Nice dark red maybe I need to use a wider nib to see some of the amazing shading.

 

 

thanks for the review!

 

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zhangvict Mint

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Thanks, Nice review!

 

This looks very similar to Mont Blanc's limited edition 2007 vanilla-scented Season's Greetings ink. Could someone compare the two? If they are close enough, I'll buy this ink and pour it into the beautiful Season's Greeting's bottle when I run out.

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Ed Ronax Collectors Item

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Another fine colour from the people at Diamine and one I must get, thanks for the review.

And how can this be, because he is the Kwisatz Haderach.

 

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encremental Vintage

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zhangvict - it's pretty close. I'd say that Monaco red has just a little more of a yellow cast to it than the MB, and the general properties of the two inks are different, MB being more saturated and having a silky almost japanese quality to it. Monaco Red has more shading, but handles very well. I think it is one of Diamine's very best inks, and I can't imagine anyone ever being disappointed in it.

 

John

 

Monaco Red's real twin is Noodler's Antietam.

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jengoddess NOS (New Old Stock)

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I really love this red. I use it in my flex nib pens because it dries quickly.

Lamy 2000 - XF, Private Reserve Black Cherry

Lamy 2000 - M, Swisher by Noodler Apricot Orange

Lamy Yellow Safari - XF, Noodler's Purple Martin

Lamy Orange Safari - LH, Noodler's Violet

Sheaffer Imperial IV; Lady Sheaffer IV; VI; Tulle

Parker 51 - Noodler's Purple Martin

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dannyboy Vintage

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This is a very pleasing red--not one that "screams" but instead firmly and quietly asserts its quality. It's one of my favorite reds and your scan certainly does it justice.

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samh Dipped Only

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I recently purchased this - my first colored ink - and found it slightly more brown than I was hoping (at least on the cheap paper and journals I've been using) but it's still a wonderful color and really, really well-behaved ink.

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This is genius. I have looked high and low for a decent blue-black and a decent red-black (I'm particular in that i don't like the intensity of black, but more of the former colour) and both this, and diamine midnight have been fantastic. great review

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