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Monarch is a special edition for the pen store Fontoplumo. Frankly I'm slightly disappointed by the colour, because I expect it'd be much more vibrant. But it turns out to be a darkish and subdued kind of orange. Still it's a lovely colour.

 

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(My pen is a very wet vintage Waterman, so it's darker. I expect a slightly lighter colour in a normal flow pen.)

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(In the last pic it should be green #5)

 

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It looks very different in the two pens we have it in at the moment. Brighter but still with good shading, showing light & dark areas. Like a true burnt orange. Your pen must indeed be a very wet writer.

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I used Monarch in a drier pen this time. As you can see it's much lighter, but still by no means vibrant.

 

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It's definitely not a vibrant orange. As I said previously I call it burnt orange - or maybe light rust.

 

Here's mine:

 

 

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Hmmm. Surprising. The one I received from Konrad is much more vibrant and I guess they all come from one batch. I'm on holidays nie but once I come back I'll fill few more pens with it to check the results.

 

 

I am not totally shocked... the original posted pic (can't remember who posted it) made it look almost neon orange. I remember thinking the pic was color-enhanced. Vis made it look vibrant.. but not at the same level (swatch card is similar to the one from Lgsoltek) ...

 

Overall.. I like this color better. I have a bottle on the way.... I hope is like this, a more brown orange. ;)

 

Thanks for the review... :wub:

 

 

 

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Interesting that there is some colour discrepancy. I'm not moved yet to pursue a bottle! Vis' review did capture my attention, but the appearance of the ink in this review, as well as migo's picture, made me think twice :unsure:

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I'd love a bottle of this, but I can't justify 25 Euro shipping for a single bottle.

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I'd love a bottle of this, but I can't justify 25 Euro shipping for a single bottle.

 

But something else as well, then the shipping will feel less painful... ;)

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LOVE this color. Perfection in a bottle. And yes, for some inexplicable reason, I decided to adopt the Germanic spelling of the word. [Occasionally now, my hands follow impulses that are disconnected from my brain... ;) )

 

Many thanks to barkingpig for the sample:

 

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Has anyone put this against Grapefruit?

 

Nowhere near close.... From LG's review... https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/313423-kwz-ink-grapefruit/

 

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