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With Diamine it's fair to say the don't market any of their inks as their default, standard or flagship.

 

I agree. One could say that from a marketing standpoint, their 150th Anniversary colours by their very name they are emphasised, That possibly implies that they are considered 'flagship'.

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As for my own examples of halo products: my limited experience is mostly Pilot and Sailor. For Pilot I assume the entire Iroshizuku line is the flagship, even though they probably sell far more (by volume) of the plain Pilot black, blue, blue-black.

 

I associate the term "Nano Pigment" specifically with Sailor, even though they haven't trademarked it. Maybe Kiwaguro/Seiboku/Souboku. I would never pick Storia as the flagship, but I wouldn't bet against it because Japanese marketing is frequently inscrutable.

 

 

Interestingly, the Iro-Ai range of demonstrators in the Pilot Prera line (which seem to be all 'everyone' here seems to only know or think about when they see "Prera") were designed — and/or (at least) heavily marketed — for showing off Pilot Iroshizuku inks, even though those aren't in the cartridges supplied in the Iro-Ai retail packages. Similarly, the Sailor Profit Junior demonstrators — especially the ones in translucent single-coloured acrylics, along with special colour-matched converters (sold separately) — were designed for the regular range of STORiA inks.

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With Diamine it's fair to say the don't market any of their inks as their default, standard or flagship.

 

I agree. One could say that from a marketing standpoint, their 150th Anniversary colours by their very name they are emphasised, That possibly implies that they are considered 'flagship'.

DM71524-ZZZ~Diamine-Blue-Edition-Ink-50m

That line could be flagship, for sure. You could also argue for their Blue Edition line, as they've given those inks by far the nicest bottles and highest price tags.

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if the manufacturers don't state they have a flagship, then they don't have a flagship. It seems to me that calling the most expensive, popular or your favorite ink a flagship, does not make it a flagship.

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if the manufacturers don't state they have a flagship, then they don't have a flagship. It seems to me that calling the most expensive, popular or your favorite ink a flagship, does not make it a flagship.

 

I think that makes sense!

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Especially when it is the staid "office supply" black, blue/black, blue. I'd compare those to, say, the Chevrolet Impala -- when the Chevrolet Corvette would be the "flagship", being the model that is most impressive when encountered.

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Especially when it is the staid "office supply" black, blue/black, blue. I'd compare those to, say, the Chevrolet Impala -- when the Chevrolet Corvette would be the "flagship", being the model that is most impressive when encountered.

platinum flagship blue black may be 'office supply' in color but its probably one of the best iron galls out there

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