Replacement for Waterman Absolute Brown?

[kronos77]

Any ideas for an ink similar to Waterman Havana/Absolute Brown.  I am down to 1/4 of a bottle, may less.

[inkstainedruth]

No, but hopefully someone will have an answer.  I've got about 1/2-2/3 of a bottle left, myself.  (Sigh -- another bottle to hoard, now....)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

  Maybe De Atramentis Terra di Sienna?

[LizEF]

FWIW, InSwatch page.

[Penguincollector]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

FWIW, InSwatch page.

 Inkswatch agrees with me! 

[LizEF]

22 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

 Inkswatch agrees with me! 

Yes. The Franklin-Christoph looks close, too.

[Penguincollector]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

Yes. The Franklin-Christoph looks close, too.

  Those two are definitely the closest. Two are redder, two warmer, and the Diamine I don’t think is close at all. 

[RJS]

My favourite brown... sad they discontinued it. I liked it for more than just its colour.

[langere]

InSwatchpage is such a wonderful resource!  Did not know about that...

 

Erick

[kronos77]

I had NO IDEA about this InkSwatch thing!  Thanks.  What an amazing resource.  

 

Still, I hope Waterman reconsiders, since it was all the properties of that ink, not just the color, that I loved.

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, kronos77 said:

I had NO IDEA about this InkSwatch thing!  Thanks.  What an amazing resource.  

You're very welcome.

 

3 hours ago, kronos77 said:

Still, I hope Waterman reconsiders, since it was all the properties of that ink, not just the color, that I loved.

Seems highly unlikely, but yeah.

[milkb0at]

Probably not very helpful, but to me, Absolute Brown and Diamine Oxblood are a weird pair. The Waterman's is a brown ink that often comes out red, and Oxblood is a red that often comes out brown.

[antares1966]

MB Toffee Brown might come close, but I think it lacks that little reddish cast of Waterman, and you have to be OK paying MB ink prices...

[kazoolaw]

Do bottles of vintage Aztec Brown still pop up on eBay?

[dms525]

The two inks I have that are closest in color to Waterman Absolute Brown are Graf von Faber-Castell Hazelnut Brown and Akkerman SBRE Brown. However, both are considerably drier than the Waterman.

 

David

[Bo Bo Olson]

In it never shaded, I never worried about it...was not on my to get list. ...ever.

[Inky_Ben]

I like how Atlas Stationers presents their inks -- they categorize by color, not brand.  Granted you have to scroll through several pages, but I think you get a better idea off of their website what's what.  Here are their browns (your discontinued favorite is the first):

 

https://www.atlasstationers.com/collections/bottled-ink-brown

 

From their photography, Diamine Brandysnap and Private Reserve Copper Burst look similar, but you may already be aware of those.

[Claes]

And here is what inkswatch reports: https://inkswatch.com/ink.html?inkId=685

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for posting the link, Claes.

On my screen, the Franklin-Christoph Terra Firma seems to be a pretty close match color-wise (the others are all either too red, too brown, or have too many other colors in the swab).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[RJS]

Swabs often seem not to correlate with what an ink might look like when written using a fountain pen, presumably due to the concentration of the ink in a small area combined with the properties of the ink- how much absorbs and how much dries on the surface. Add to the equation different pens and papers and it seems to be a lottery with what colour you see when you finally try an ink at home that you saw a swab of online. Everyone here seems fond of swabs, so maybe that opinion isn't shared.