J. Herbin, the world's oldest ink producer, started in 1670 with sealing lacquer and wax, and in 1700 he had already launched "La Perle des Encres" (The Jewel of Inks), which is today's D series of gemstone inks. In 1798, the fourth generation of J.herbin moved his studio and business to Paris, just in time for the fountain nib dip pen to replace the quill, J.herbin's ink was widely used, especially the purple ink, which became the most popular ink among the students during the French Third Republic.
 
Also from France, J.Herbin provided the sealing wax for Chanel's perfume bottles, and Chanel also provided inspiration for J.Herbin's scented inks. J.Herbin's scented ink collection is based on the town of Grasse in Provence, using a hydrosol made of roses or flowers such as lavender and violet, giving the ink a natural floral scent. Montblanc also makes scented inks, but the types of scents are leather, woody and tobacco, which are completely different types from J.Herbin, and anyone who likes scented inks can try them. However, the fragrance of scented ink is volatile and cannot be retained for a long time.
 
In the color ink industry, where high saturation is the mainstream, J.Herbin's products are an outlier. The D series is called gemstone ink because its texture is as transparent as a gemstone, not heavy at all, and it looks wonderful in a bottle, but it is not easy to read in light colors such as blue, yellow, and red, and black ink is not as practical as writing Le Ji Black and Catfish Eternal Black. This series consists of 30 colors, and is not recommended for large water guns and flat-tipped pens due to poor fluidity.
 
The 1670 series and 1798 series can make up for the shortcomings of the D series, using natural dye inks with strong and dark colors such as carob brown, rust red, emerald, etc., adding gold and silver powder respectively. The 1670 and 1798 series, which were originally limited editions to commemorate the creation of the brand and the relocation of the studio, continued to be produced to such a high degree of acclaim that they became comparable sales to the D series. However, the pearlescent powder added to the 1670 series and 1798 series is not as good as Dai Amido, but the feedback of the plugging pen is more.
 
The 1670 series and the 1798 series both use Founder crystal glass bottles, the cap is covered with a layer of J.herbin's signature fire paint of the same color as the ink, and the bottle body is engraved with a seal of "1670" or "1798" to brand the fire paint sealing wax, 50ml is sold for 170 and 200 yuan respectively, which is nearly 2 times more expensive than the price of D series 30ml for 60 yuan. J.Herbin has been registered on the Chinese e-commerce platform, and it is one of the few European and American professional ink brands that does not need to be purchased.