Waterman Absolute Brown

[Ambrose Bierce]

When I first inked up this ink I hated it. There was way to many red undertones, and it looked like I was writing with wet mud. So I put it on my shelf and I didn't use it for a while. Eventually I decided to put it in a super fine nib, and the red undertones were gone due to the lack of shading in the fine nib. I decided to give it another go in again and put it in my Ahab, and surprisingly the I am liking it a little bit more. I still enjoy richer browns more, but this isn't horrible.

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[Pickwick]

Thanks for the review. I had a bottle of Waterman Aztec, then it changed to Havana Brown. I can't for the life of me think why Waterman would opt for this Absolute Brown description.

 

The Aztec had a nice label with the head of an Aztec man in silhouette and an ancient building in the background. Not sure how old it was but there was a 10c price label on the lid. The ink was in good condition and closely matched the color in your review.

[lgsoltek]

Nice colour! I really don't like the current Waterman names though. They sound pretentious and cheesy. The old names are way superior.

[mhosea]

I can't for the life of me think why Waterman would opt for this Absolute Brown description.

I know. Whatever it might be, "absolute" is what it actually isn't.

 

I've taken to ignoring the fluff in the Waterman names and just describing them by their color: "W. Tender Purple" --> "W. Purple", "W. Serenity Blue" --> "W. Blue", "W. Inspired Blue" --> "W. Turquoise", etc. Unless they start making a lot more varied ink colors, we really have no need of the extra descriptions.

Edited April 21, 2015 by mhosea

[Joe in Seattle]

I enjoyed it as Havana brown. Good, reliable, cheep.

[dms525]

Thanks for the review.

 

As it happens, I like browns with red overtones.

 

David

[Time-Traveller]

On 4/21/2015 at 9:25 PM, dms525 said:

Thanks for the review.

 

As it happens, I like browns with red overtones.

 

Same with me. I rather don't like the browns that look as though they were meant to be black but somehow didn't quite make it and therefore ended up as a sort of brown (the kind that are called 'chocolate' etc.).

 

Waterman Brown is one of the inks I use most!