Garnet - Pelikan Edelstein Ink Of The Year 2014

[visvamitra]

I love Pelikan Edelstein bottles. They're nice and stylish. However I find the inks overrated. Many people tend to believe that they're amazing just because they're priced as premium brand and have amazing package. I've almost finished comparison of Edelstein line and I'll post it next weak.

Anyway GARNET is, for me, huge disappointment. I've finished geology / geochemistry and mineralogy studies. I don't work in this field however I still enjoy crystals and garnets are among most intriguing ones. I was expecting to get complex and deep red color. However what I received is boring, generic red ink without any magic to it. It's not bad. It's just not special. And for the price I expect something special.

Here's the Ad.

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/839/TR8lgl.jpg

Here's

INK-SPLASH

http://imageshack.com/a/img742/2725/pDrGcA.jpg

DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/6042/UF8w8E.jpg

MY SOFTWARE BELIEVES GARNET TO BE THIS:

http://imageshack.com/a/img746/4193/4Vl0Y7.jpg

INFORMATION

Producer: Pelikan

Color: Garnet

Saturation: good

Flow: good

Shading: present, enjoyabler but not exciting

DRY TIME

http://imageshack.com/a/img536/8997/oMifrb.jpg

WATERPROOFNESS

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/2703/LBcrSh.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img631/7238/EBVXJd.jpg

MY RATING: well, I like red. I can't say Garnet is ugly. It has good properties and nice flow but it's boring.

SCANS

CALENDAR

http://imageshack.com/a/img909/9818/tdZtqj.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/6395/JMJHud.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img539/1407/4c0Ztw.jpg

ZESZYT FIRMOWY

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/7903/40ZHji.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/3377/nhQuDD.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img746/5702/yTj5Um.jpg

RHODIA - photos

http://imageshack.com/a/img539/2503/dMKJwT.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/8885/o6QpIs.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img633/6707/GA6UZW.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/6516/EsJgF6.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/7191/1P7bmA.jpg

COMPARISON WITH OTHER REDS

http://imageshack.com/a/img905/4648/cvQVs8.jpg

Edited August 1, 2014 by visvamitra

[cybaea]

To bring out the magic try it in a wet pen like the Ahab below

 

 

I went back to a couple of pages I had written in the 1.1 nib and found that I really liked them. Don't know if it is the page or me that has aged But try it and you might like it.

[visvamitra]

I still don't like it I'm huge fan of inks that suit pens and not of inks that need user to match pen to them It should work the other way.

 

But thank you for this picture.

[migo984]

I agree with the OP. I have a bottle of this ink. I'm glad I didn't pay the high price for it (it was free with a pen purchase) because it really is a disappointing ink. A drab, uninspiring colour with little to commend it. It even looks dull from my very wet Aurora 88.

[WaskiSquirrel]

I've been quite underwhelmed by the Edelstein series. I agree with the OP in general, though I haven't tried this particular color.

[Albinoni]

How would you compare this to Montblanc Ink Of Love

[visvamitra]

@Albinoni - unhapppily I don't know this ink

[tinta]

Thank you for the review. I'm glad that I've seen this thread.

Only ordered the international long cart set of this colour.

Will give it a try with a 1.1 italic.

[proton007]

Thanks for the review.

I find Pelikan inks are more suitable to be used in their own pens, which write wet. I've been looking for the Garnet locally, still nothing.

[amberleadavis]

Have you noticed any fading of the ink? I received a sample in a visconti traveling inkpot that was encased in a leather sleeve and then kept inside luggage. It should have received next to no regular light, but it was traveling and may have been X-rayed multiple times. The ink looks orange now. I thought it was mislabeled until I looked at how your samples look when wet. That's some yellow/orange dyel.

 

So.... any changes in the ink?

[visvamitra]

Well - finally I haven't made fading test - my flat isn't really well situated (SE site of elevated building, first floor, mostly shadow ) . I disliked this ink from the first try so aftyer using a sample I've never came back to it nor given it second chance.

[amberleadavis]

I understand!

[Albinoni]

Do you prefer this garnet or the Faber Castell one

[visvamitra]

I don't like either of them. If I had to choose I would go for GvFC. But there's so many better reds on the market that I find them unworthy attention and money they charge for them