PILOT Namiki IC100 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges, Blue, 12-Pack (69101)

The ink color is simply awesome.

The best ink for all pilot fountain pens. It is smooth like magic

BUT VERY EXPENSIVE

It works as expected. Not much to say, it is a quality product, no issues with vendor or delivery.

Don't let the pale tan-brown color dot in the product image fool you, this isn't "crayola" sepia-brown as some ink noobs may be expecting, but a superb rendition of true Cuttlefish Sepia ink color tone. The somewhat metallic brown with a purple-red undertone is indeed correct for sepia ink. Actually, as my wife said, it looks like dried blood. Spot on. Depending on the light and paper, this can look brown, dark copper, burgundy, or almost black. This is a great color, very smooth flowing and skip-free. It's nice in any standard nib and really comes into its own with a stub or soft nib where some subtle shading kicks in. This is my general-purpose ink, dark and classy enough for professional use but distinctive enough to catch the eye. I like to keep some on hand and in my work pens as it's impractical to bring an ink bottle to meetings and such, but a cartridge can be discreetly swapped when needed. Be aware when you rinse this it will run a dark red and any paper towels you blot your nib on will soak up a terrifying "wound-bandage red" so be sure to alert your family or they may think a terrible accident has occurred :-) There are other similar bottled Sepias out there but this is great ink, awesome color, convenient cartridges. And if you need true browns, look at some of the Pilot Iroshizuku inks, they are top of the line and there are some nice true browns available.

Wie gewünscht

Firstly, the product came way ahead of time. The cartridges are as expected a perfect fit for the Pilot fountain pen. The ink is smooth flowing and good.

The Pilot pen and its refills make it easy to write with a fabulous tool and keep the flow going—none of the awkward stop-start of many cartridge systems!