Ink Review #481: Platinum Classic Sepia Black

I’ve had some requests lately to review the Platinum Classic inks, so this week we will take a look at the full collection. We are going to start with Platinum Classic Sepia Black. The ink is available in 60ml bottles. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Sepia Black is an interesting cool-toned brown. It does remind me of old sepia black and white photos.

Here’s all of the Platinum Classic inks together.

Swabs:

In large swabs the ink shows a lot of shading.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was just a little bit of feathering, and some bleeding the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): KWZ Confederation Brown, Platinum Classic Sepia Black, and Robert Oster Melon Tea. Click here to see the Platinum inks together.

Montblanc Swan Illusion, Noodler’s Walnut, and Robert Oster Bronze. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a medium Pelikan M805 Stresemann on a Midori MD notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, since this ink has a dry flow, it performs best in pens with a wetter flow. I didn’t have any issues with clogging or skipping, so even though it’s dry it doesn’t have any other flow issues. I didn’t notice much color change with this ink as I did with some of the other Platinum Classic inks. I was expecting a lot more water resistance than I got, this one had very low water resistance.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Pen Chalet for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links, but this post is not sponsored in any way.