Waterman Havana [full size photo] – This is a beautiful brown with a hint of purple. I recently inked this up in my Parker 21 Super that just returned from Ernesto Soler. He replaced the nib for me, as it was needing some love and attention when I received it.
As with the other Waterman ink I recently tested, this has some awesome flow and a really nice lubricating feel to it. The nib writes super smooth with the Waterman Havana loaded. It is an extremely well behaved ink, I didn’t notice any show / bleed through in my testing. I also didn’t note any feathering, except on the cheapest copy paper. Even then it was only minor. The ink has lots and lots of shading, you can tell it wants to be pushed. I haven’t had a chance to load it into my Flex pen yet, but I am certain I will. My Parker 21 has a Medium nib, which thankfully did show some shading.
I am really beginning to love Waterman inks, I wish they sold them in stores nearby me… sadly the bottled inks have been removed from retailers near me. This is a fantastic ink, which I highly recommend.
This ink is available on Amazon: Waterman Havana Brown 2oz Ink Bottle
Matt is a Systems Development Director for a multinational franchise. Matt has lived and worked in Hawaii, Chicago, South Florida and currently resides outside of Atlanta. He enjoys his hobbies including Technology, Gadgets/EDC, Fountain Pens, Wetshaving, Clocks, Antiques & Coffee. He even roasts his own coffee weekly.
Will have to try that ink one day. Last time I checked my local Staples, they had Quink (black) and Montblanc (also black) and that was pretty much it for FP inks. :/
That form you used–did you make that yourself or is it from a template you downloaded somewhere?