Tag: Montblanc

I just realised that, I haven’t written anything about Montblanc for a long time. In an era of iPads and voice recognition, Montblanc and other fountain pen brands are still going strong. I don’t mean to say that these brands are just trying to survive – they are actually doing very well.

Recently, Montblanc unveiled a new fountain pen – the Writers Edition Homage to Brothers Grimm Limited Edition 8 Fountain – which is priced at £164,000. I’m too lazy to convert it to other currencies, but suffice it to say that it’s expensive in any currency.

This is a limited edition fountain pen, and unlike other limited edition Montblancs, the craftsmanship is at its finest level. While it’s not to my taste with the diamonds and gold, I have to be fair to the people who designed and made this fountain pen.

Does a fountain pen worth £164,000? It is up to you.

Photos // Montblanc

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to attend Montblanc’s Black and White Week event in London for the 90th Anniversary of Meisterstück. Meisterstück is the flag-ship fountain pen from Montblanc and one of the pioneers of fountain pen technologies.

Before the Miesterstück, fountain pens were experiencing air pressure level problems which led to ink dropping from the pen. Thanks to an innovative solution from Montblanc, a series of tiny canals was used to advert the effects of air pressure solving the ink drop problem.

Of course, Montblanc’s Black and White event was not only limited to fountain pens. I had the chance to view the wide range of Montblanc products: automatic wrist watches, iPad covers, leather goods, accessories and of course, fountain pens.