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Montblanc regularly intoduces new and pricey LE/SE inks.

 

I'd like to try more of them but because of high cost of a bottle, it's not possible.

 

As I like grey inks, I decided to try this one.

 

Bottle

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50 ml glass bottle that comes in a stylish packaging. It looks nice on the shelf. It's solid and ergonomic.

Ink splash

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As you'll see in a second, it's not most saturated grey ink on the market. It leans toward puple just a little bit, but has a distinct silver tone to it. I have to say I enjoy the hue, although in drier nibs the line will lack strength. The flow and behavious are decent.

 

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Color ID

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Color range

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Tomoe River, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

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Tomoe River, Jinhao 992, fine nib

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Rhodia, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

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Copy paper, Jinhao 992, fine nib

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Tsubame, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

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Fabriano, Jinhao 992. fine nib

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Water resistance

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THANKS SOOO MUCH VIS!!!... I like the hue, but I would LOVE it if it was much more saturated. I mean, it looks diluted. I can do that on my own... ;)

 

 

 

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Thanks for the review, Vis. I’ve been considering this one, wondering what it would look like. Know I know. And I like it - nice shading and a pencil-like feel to it - should work well in my wetter Pelikan with M-nib.

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It looks super cool in the big smear on Tomoe River. I also like the edging on TR and to a lesser extent Rhodia, though it doesn't really show up on the other papers. Seems a bit weak for writing, but I think it's really pretty.

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Neat! Now that's what I've been looking for and/or waiting for. The bottle (https://i2.wp.com/wondernaut.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/spider_bottle_2.jpg), splash and kitchen towel each lend the purple touch but the Tomoe River still brings out the fleshiness. As of tomorrow, it's mine!!!

 

Many thanks, too. :D

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I love the bottle, but seriously, where is the ink?

 

Though the color reminds me of the wolf spider I tried to pickup thinking it was a plastic trinket. Not only was I wrong, it had 1000s of baby spiders. Though I thought it was millions.

 

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I love the bottle, but seriously, where is the ink?

 

Though the color reminds me of the wolf spider I tried to pickup thinking it was a plastic trinket. Not only was I wrong, it had 1000s of baby spiders. Though I thought it was millions.

 

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And every one of the wee beasties a roach/silverfish killing machine. I'm not real fond of the ink but we can't have enough wolf spiders around. Or enough Visvamitra ink reviews.

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Good mommy! She can bring her brood to my place anytime. Bugs are fierce this year.

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thank you for the review. been curious about this particular grey ink. not sure its very light shade of grey suitable for a daily writing, but such a great looking bottle.

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~ visvamitra:

 

Thank you for the very helpful review.

For unknown reasons, this particular ink isn't offered in the Montblanc China Web store, which serves the area where I work and live.

A student will bring it from the United States two months later.

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So far, so good... not too pale, light or unsaturated. But a bit dry.... Nice colour, as mentioned, with a tick of purple. Plus, as I see it, a half a tick of green.... An "original" grey.

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So far, so good... not too pale, light or unsaturated. But a bit dry.... Nice colour, as mentioned, with a tick of purple. Plus, as I see it, a half a tick of green.... An "original" grey.

Oh dear. Hoping my big nibs overcome the dryness. Because the color is fascinating

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Thank you for yet another amazing review. I am curious how it stands in comparison to Oyster Grey. Any ideas?

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Thank you for yet another amazing review. I am curious how it stands in comparison to Oyster Grey. Any ideas?

Pravda- see this thread for a side by side compare part way down after I asked the same question.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/337444-new-montblanc-inks-web-grey-and-homer-greek-blue/

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