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13 May 2008, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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It seems that a lot of TRF members like high-end pens too. Of those, I am seeing a disproportional number who favor Montblanc over all others. Is this because they are so well known because of marketing? I'm wondering if there is a correlation to owners who buy both Rolex and Montblanc for this reason of them being "household names" in luxury items. There are MANY other fine brands (I'm partial to Visconti), including:
Acme Aurora Caran d'Ache Cartier Conklin Conway Stewart Cross Curtis David Oscarson Delta Dunhill Dupont Faber-Castell Fisher Jac Zagoory Jean-Pierre Lepine Krone Laban Lamy Libelle Loiminchay Mackinnon Marlen Michel Perchin Montblanc Montegrappa Monteverde Namiki Noodlers Ink Omas Parker Pelikan Pentel Pilot Platinum Porsche Private Reserve Ink Retro 51 Romet Sailor Sheaffer Stipula Taccia Venlo Visconti Waterford Waterman Yard-o-led Yoropen Your thoughts?
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I've heard of pelikan, pilot and parker
These are the only brands i know from the ones you mentioned I don't know much about pends the only thing i know is that they are expensive but they are quite interesting to be honest
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I like fountain pens but don't have any expensive ones, just a couple of Sheafers (sp?).
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Montblanc is a lot like Rolex, in the fact that is the brand that got me into collecting pens and further into the business. I am like you, I really like most of the Visconti designs.
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You make an appointment and he consults with you about pen selection based upon price point and other preferences - now that is service!! Sean
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To share some of my collection, which is heavily Montblanc influenced, hey I love their pieces :p
I purchased a brand new MB 149, the Helmut Jahn Limited Ed. It now holds my Dad's vintage (I use it too!) 149. To this I have the 149 pen holder (not pictured) and ink well by MB. My entire MB collection is listed here for the most part, some pieces are still missing though. http://www.bsodmike.com/gallery2/v/m...nc_Collection/ This is a portion of my FP collection: Pelikan M1000 (fine), New DuoFold Centennial, Dad's vintage Duofold Centennial with Marble blue barrel and cap, Montblanc Meisterstück Le Grand, the new 149 I got with the Limited Ed. case, and Dad's older 149. Comparing the 149 nibs...oh they are gorgeous!!! Onto my Montegrappas... Got the Turtle Brown last week... ...and a MB Bohem in Rose Gold that I got a couple weeks back... ....LOL...I wonder what I've missed... Enjoy!!!
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Yup, it's great!!!
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Absolutely staggering pictures, Michael, especially the nibs in the gold with platinum inlays.
That large box with the frosted glass sarcophacus looks very unusual. A fantastic collection and I'm posting my 149 and DJ for members that haven't seen your other thread in the general discussion section.
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What a fun way to make a living!!!
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Great examples, guys. Geez, hope this doesn't start another addiction. Nothing too special here but a few Levengers and a Nextpen roller ball.
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Funny, just now I was at the phone organizing the shipment of my new MB 149. Here a picture of a Starwalker and my vintage Omega:
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Did you stay 'starwalker'
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David, I own and have owned more than a few of the pens listed above. Like the Rolex brand that I learned to love when I was in my teens, Mont Blanc's aura was cemented into my psyche at a young age as well. Since I was able to satisfy my Mont Blanc lust earlier in life than my Rollie's, I have quite a few of them. I always correlated both brands with quality and the finer things in life. I don't know where I got my first impressions of the brands since my parents were lower middle class people when I was younger and we didn't have "fancy magazines, etc. around the house where I would have have seen ads for them. I seem to remember that I observed these two brands when growing up and associated them with professional and classy individuals who came into my life. In grade school I loved both watches and fountain pens, the later being a bone of contention with the nuns in my school since I was left handed and they always wanted to push me to write with my right. Maybe I had an innate propensity for both watches and pens. In either case, I am glad I can pursue those pleasures now that I am older. Great post!
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I like the Visconti (four season) produced in 94 or eariler (around that time, but I forgot the exact name) they used color celluloid and it is more rare than the plain one.
different color caps respensent the season. Montblanc, i like it, but I think up to 99, Dumas and Semiramis, after that, they produced too many different limited edition Omas is fine, I only have one that is the cinema produced in 94 Parker, I don't like their limited edition, I collect only Vacumatic 1933-1946 I do buy and sell them I love their design, of course the vacuum filler and the barrel and I use a Black Major as a daily pen |
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Montblanc has quality and style to be sure, but for me, IMO, I associate them more and more as a "luxury brand," then a "writing instrument company," because of their foray into handbags, watches, eyewear, perfume, etc., whereas a company like Visconti (AFAIK) only do pens, just like Rolex only does watches!
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You've got a good point there, well made.
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i have 2 tiffany and co pens which i like
and a dunhill fountain pen |
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I have and carry fountain pens daily.
My favorite 1) Pelikan well engineered, simple elegance. 2) Parker clean light. 3) Mont Blanc a little heavy somewhat pre............s |
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We still sell MB more than any other brand, on the basis of brand recognition. For the most part when people ask what I do, and I tell them I sell fine writing instruments, they always say "oh like Montblanc?". I have always said Montblanc is the Rolex of the pen world. Pen Brands like Visconti, Omas, S.T. Dupont, ect are like Lange, AP, VC or other fine watch brands. The average person who is not a collector may have never heard of them, but still among collectors they are highly regarded. Good topic by the way.
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Don't get me started on their 'leather goods'. I have far too many MB leather products...
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I must admit, Michael, the Mont Blanc leather pen holster, made specially for the 149, is beautifully made. I got mine from Goldsmiths and the pen fits inside it perfectly.
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ps. I like the omas 360
exactly right, nowadays Montblanc has too many products , and i'm going to offend someone, but still i'm going to say, I won't buy any Montblanc watches, pens I will buy and leather goods yes for the past 7-8 yrs, i only use montblanc wallet |
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Neil
I see that your photos are living up to there usual standard. And your comment about it being a good point, were you refering to a remark made or the point of a pen.
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You're right - I hadn't realised the accidental pun that I'd made about the good point, well made. How appropriate for a Mont Blanc pen - that certainly is a well made 'point'.
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I started with Cross pens...I like the classic gold ones. I've own Parker, Sheaffer and Retro 51. My recent pen is the Montblanc cool blue starwalker rollerball. Why? Because I really like how it looked. Yes, the brand did play a role, but it was more along the lines of history and quality. Most people don't know my pen is a Montblanc unless they recognize the snow cap. People are more familiar with the classic black one.
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Oh if only i was a Mod, i would have loved to edit the topic and insert an "I" inbetween "N" and "S"... LOL
Jokes guys, i love fountain-pens. I also think it impresses my clients when i use them. I have a montblanc meisterstuck, black with gold. And i have a waterman, which is very smooth and silky also. Cheers |
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