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Ocean Noir - Monteverde Noir Ink


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Monteverde is part of Yafa company. Some time ago the company offered wide array of new inks with Ink ITF™ - new Ink Treatment Formula that's supposed to drastically improve ink-flow quality, extend cap-off time and improve ink drying time on paper. After trying two inks I can agree it's not just marketing - the inks behave very well.



The company entered ink market in strong way. After succesfull launch of Gemstone series, Noir, Core and Emotions series followed.



Bottle



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The inks can be bought in 30 (and 90) ml bottle. The bottle is made of lass, has simple design and id pretty functional - stable and with wide neck allowing to fill quite comfortably (as long as there's more than 60 % of the ink content in it) even monster fountain pens straight from the bottle.



Ink



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The ink is strongly saturated and simply nice. I don't really use blue inks but I'll keep this one.



Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Color ID




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Color range



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Field Notes, Faggionato Petrarque, M



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Rhodia, Faggionato Petrarque, M



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Tomoe River, Faggionato Petrarque, M





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Water Resistance


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Very nice vibrant blue, reminiscent of Visconti Blue? I fail to see how it's "noir" though.

I have both Visconti Blue & Ocean Noir. My MV is noticeably darker than the Visconti & I wouldnt call it a vibrant blue. It is definitely darker than it appears here.

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I'd say more in the direction of S.T. Dupont's BLEUT NUIT / DARK BLUE (in cartridges only, Rèf. 040111) but not at all as dark. Still, a nice, somewhat-dark blue. Thanks for the review.

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Visvamitra's images almost look too good to be true.

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Thank you, Vis, for another outstanding review. This is my favorite color. I think I will have to get a bottle of this.

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I tried this ink out in person at the Yafa booth at this year's LA Pen Show, and immediately bought a bottle. It's a gorgeous deep blue with a tinge of black, but isn't a blue-black and isn't a blurple. It's also distinctly different from the other big Monteverde blues (Horizon Blue, Sapphire Blue).

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Thanks Vis, can’t wait for my full set of these inks based on what I’ve seen of your reviews.

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Thank you Vis for another great review
I LOVE the drop on kitchen towel; it's exactly what I would expect from an ink called 'Ocean Noir', and also basing the bottle label. It is gorgeous.
However the other pictures seem to me like 'just' a blue; a nice, vibrant one, but nothing I'm too excited about.

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The writing sample I took at the LA Pen Show (on Tomoe River paper) looks more like the paper towel blotch, especially in places where the writing heavily shades.

 

I think the difference in hue is at least somewhat due to the wetness of the pen and the absorbency of the paper. I haven't filled a pen of my own with the ink yet to really delve into its behavior.

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Here's a scan of the writing sample I took at the Yafa booth at the LA Pen Show. Monteverde Monza pen (pre-inked by the Monteverde staff), on Tomoe River paper.

 

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Wow. That ink looks as if it's got tons of sheen to it! It would be interesting to see a comparison with inks such as Diamine Oxford Blue and KWZI Chicago Blue LE.

Thanks for the review. And, well, not.... :wallbash:

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Here's a scan of the writing sample I took at the Yafa booth at the LA Pen Show. Monteverde Monza pen (pre-inked by the Monteverde staff), on Tomoe River paper.

 

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Thank you ES for my sample. I really like this ink.

Vis, thanks for another great review.

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Oh, no! I have Diamine Oxford Blue, Diamine Midnight Blue, and Sheaffer's Skrip Blue-Black, #22, the great stuff from the mid-60's. Appears I need yet another dark blue.

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I recently received the Noir Collection. Of the four inks I have sampled, this and Smoke Noir are my favorites.

 

Thanks for the the review.

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I keep buying MV inks. I genuinely believe they're the sweet spot of price, colour and aesthetic.

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A very fine ink. Fade resistent too.

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