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Bonjour - having experienced some stops / drying out with BayState Blue in a 146 90th anniversary edition Broad nib, I tried some other inks in addition to the bottle of J. Herbin Éclat de Saphir on hand. The Éclat de Saphir looks the most vibrant after BSB, then MB Royal Blue. Thanks for your thoughts.

Hello, I found that these two make a great combo. I thought I'd share my experience with this ink, should anyone like to give it a try. I bought the Pelikan M800 tortoiseshell about a year ago, inked it with Lamy Blue, Iroshizuki Ajisau (a beautiful colour) and a few others inks, including Montblanc Midnight blue (which I didn't like at all), but I was never happy with the pen's writing. I bought it with a fine nib, that was way too wide, so I replaced the nib with an EF. The nib still felt dull and the line too saturated. I was wondering what the hype was about these pens, and I thought I'd sell it someday, until I accidentally landed upon Sandy1's review of Montblanc Royal Blue. Becuase it leans a bit towards purple, I thought I'd give it a try. The Pelikan M800 was transformed. Now it feels like I'm sketching instead of writing. It produces a lovely line with the lightest touch from me. A thin line without any scratchiness, with some shading, and a beautiful colour. And i certainly feel the difference between this and other lower priced pens now. The ink with this pen is clean, classy, restrained without being dry. I think I'll try Montegrappa blue too. Makes me wonder why some sites claim that Montblanc inks should be avoided and are not up to par with the company's name or with other inks.