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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

Waterman Havana + Parker 21 Super

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Waterman Black [full size photo] – This is only my second black ink and of the two I really like it the most. Its a very deep true black. Waterman Black ink is nice and wet, but is very well behaved. This ink dries really fast and doesn’t seem to feather or bleed through paper at all, as far as I can tell. The ink lubricates very well and starts right away. No real delay in using it at all. There is a tiny bit of shading, which is fine since I rather prefer solid dark black. On the other hand my Diamine Onyx Black has a lot of shading and looks a bit muted.

I currently have this ink loaded in my Vintage Conway Stewart Dandy #720 fountain pen. I love the way it writes, and I know its safer than many other inks out there for this vintage pen. I do find some nib creep in the Conway Stewart, but I think that is because of the primitive feed. Nothing too much to worry about in other pens I have tested it in.

I have enjoyed this ink so much that I recently purchased Waterman Havana Brown. I suspect I will eventually own all of the other Waterman inks as well. The properties that make up this ink are ideal. This is an ink I can recommend, if you are looking for a nice solid ink!

This ink is available on Amazon: Waterman Black 2oz Ink Bottle

Waterman Black + Conway Stewart Dandy 720