MONTBLANCInk Bottle Amethyst Purple 124488 – Premium-Quality Refill Ink in Dark Purple for Fountain Pens, Quills, and Calligraphy Pens – 60ml Inkwell

Talk about getting what you pay for!In need of blue fountain pen ink I deliberated for a bit, and considered this and two other permanent blue inks. Montblanc Permanent Blue does cost about twice what the other inks I was considering do, but I have had my eye on it for some time, and really the unique bottle shape sold me on getting it (I will never throw away that bottle, no matter what I have in it down the road).Suffice it to say that I am glad I did get this ink, it is excellent. It writes very smoothly, dries reasonably quickly, is subtly shading on the right papers, and shades very slightly on even cheap paper. The hue is just a touch warmer than what I would consider a "pure blue," but it is very close. It doesn't bleed or feather much at all. I compared it to a Platinum Pigment Ink, sepia tone, and to a Noodler's Bulletproof Black. Both of these other two inks appeared to feather and bleed through the page more so than the Montblanc Permanent Blue; albeit none to any considerable degree, and to be fair the Montblanc is also the lightest in value of the three, but in the end it did out perform the others.I almost exclusively use permanent inks and therefore was curious to see just how permanent this one was. Writing and sketching a little, and then leaving it to dry about half an hour I then saturated the page and let it sit in stagnant water. The ink remained entirely legible and there was no appreciable degree of additional bleeding. There was only a slight amount of run when agitated while wet, less so than I have seen in the Noodler's waterproof inks... So this is definitely permanent under wet conditions (I have not tried solvents on this ink).The one place that it does under-perform compared to the Noodler's and Platinum inks is that it can be easily and significantly faded using an eraser, the others are much more permanent in this.This ranks among the best inks that I have used and is worth the price if you want a premium quality ink to write with... and a gorgeous bottle.

This ink is a vivid black. I love it. The glass container is very nicely made and has a nice weight to it.

I got the Permanent Black. I hate black inks because they are boring to me and are never pure-black. Usually a dark gray that looks like watered-down black. I needed an ink for general work related stuff and decided to give this one a try. As soon as I uncapped the bottle, I knew that this was something different. The consistency is more viscous than your normal non-permanent inks, almost gel-like. The black is blacker than black. There is absolutely no translucency to it at all. I inked up first my Pelikan M800 and started to write with it. I was amazed at the amazing flow of the ink, the absolutely crisp line, and the matte finish once dry. The M800 I have is quite dry, and this ink made it glide effortlessly on the paper. It has an obsidian quality to it, reminds me of laser printer toner. It is completely waterproof. As in, the lines do not even fade in water, windex, bleach, or alcohol. The "top layer" of the line, basically the solid particles, will wash off, but underneath you will have a perfectly black line. Pretty amazing actually. This ink should not be used in "occasional writer" fountain pens that sit in a drawer inked up. This should be used in that daily writer every-occasion pen due to the high solids content. It could potentially leave residue in your pen if left sitting for weeks or months. But I knew this going in. Also, the thicker consistency might make it a good candidate for pointed-pen calligraphy, and will try it once my nibs arrive. In the meantime, it now lives in my MB 146 EF fountain pen, and lays down crisp, consistent, and ultra-black lines. You can't go wrong, and as another reviewer mentioned, I believe this is the new standard by which all black inks should be measured by.

The best!

I purchased this ink exclusively for my Benu Talismen Clover fountain pen. I mean what better ink for it than Irish Green and what better brand than Montblanc. This is my first Montblanc ink and it is simply divine. I absolutely adore it. I highly recommend this brand for all fountain pen enthusiasts like myself.

The color is very nice. It's saturated and almost looks like a blue ballpoint. However, be aware that it's a dry writer. I have a pen with moderate but mostly adequate flow that started to railroad with this ink. If you have an excessively wet nib, this will definitely be the ticket for that pen. As for price... it's Montblanc so I guess you know what that means. Is it worthwhile? You can probably get something just as good or better for much less $$$, but a bottle of ink lasts forever so saving a few bucks per bottle isn't going to be the one thing to do in order to keep your children fed.

Even if I choose a different ink later, I would still pay the higher price for the Mont Blanc bottle. The ink is great, but the bottle design will make sure you can use more of it. Most bottles are round and tall. You must have a certain depth of ink to refill your fountain pen. If your want to get the most of your ink, you need to have a spare bottle at all times. When you can no longer get the ink into your fountain pen, you start using your new bottle but keep the old. when you've refilled your pen a few times, you can pour the remainder of your old bottle into the new. There is always a risk of spillage and drips down the bottle. The Mont Blanc bottle uses a smaller reservoir directly under the cap. When you've used the ink there, put on the lid and tip the bottle toward the lid to refill the reservoir. Even when the pen gets very low, you can refill the reservoir. The structure also gives the bottle a larger base which is more stable and less likely to tip. And this ink works very well with my extra fine nib.

My sister gave me a Mont Blanc fountain pen that she had, and I used it a few times, and then forgot about it because it had black ink in it. Recently, while tidying up my desk, I tried it out again. The ink had dried up, so I ordered these cartridges, and they fit perfectly and now I use my pen and love it, because I really prefer blue ink. Highly recommend.

1st class product for a 1st class pen!

Ink has lasted a long time and doesn’t clog my foundation pen

Ok

Ob es sich killern lässt weiß ich nicht, ich schreibe aber sehr gerne damit in mein Molekine, es sieht sehr schön aus.

Parfait!