For Girls?

[Nio]

My girlfriend just started at university ... well prices evolve, I trust in here, so I already want to buy her present now ...

 

What Montblanc should I get her? She has very thin and cut fingers.

 

I guess inkbottles are nothing for her, I want to get her a fountain pen though.

[kcunvong]

My girlfriend just started at university ... well prices evolve, I trust in here, so I already want to buy her present now ...

 

What Montblanc should I get her? She has very thin and cut fingers.

 

I guess inkbottles are nothing for her, I want to get her a fountain pen though.

 

Does she like fountain pens? I tried to get my wife on a fountain pen kick, since she is a writer. It was a no-go. If you must get a MB FP, then maybe consider a Classique or Mozart, which both use a converter. They're on the smaller side, too, the Mozart being the smaller of the two. Good luck!

Edited November 6, 2010 by kcunvong

[jar]

If she likes slim pens look for a Noblese or SlimLine.

[Ghost Plane]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

[jar]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

 

Because he said she has very thin fingers.

[Blade Runner]

and cut. Thin and cut.

[shrinknib]

like potato chips

[Dutchpen]

why don't you take her with you to a mb dealer, she can try a mb 145 chopin or a 147 traveller. the 147 is also a very nice size.

 

don't forget to buy a nice leather pouch for her new pen.

 

 

 

good luck.

[tfwall]

Boheme.

[goodguy]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

OH dear this is too easy, Waaaayyyyy tooo easy.

 

I will not answer this........................ :embarrassed_smile:

[kcunvong]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

OH dear this is too easy, Waaaayyyyy tooo easy.

 

I will not answer this........................ :embarrassed_smile:

 

:roflmho:

[piembi]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

 

Don't get it either.

 

I have small hands and prefer leightweight medium size pens like a M400 and a 1960s MB 144.

The 1980s 144 feels as uncomfortable like the modern 146 - the 144 is too slim and the 146 too heavy.

[goodguy]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

 

Don't get it either.

 

I have small hands and prefer leightweight medium size pens like a M400 and a 1960s MB 144.

The 1980s 144 feels as uncomfortable like the modern 146 - the 144 is too slim and the 146 too heavy.

Actually the M400 and 144 are pretty small pens.

The 146 is full size

149 over size

And my new Visconti the Jewish Bible is a CANON size pen!!!

[yachtsilverswan]

What a nice gift for your friend-girl as she enters University.

 

Montblanc has designed several pens specifically with the fairer sex in mind:

Greta Garbo

Marlene Dietrich

Ingrid Bergman

Etoile de Montblanc

Boheme Jewels

 

You can see these at www.montblanc.com - or at any Montblanc Boutique. Authorized MB dealers (who are not single brand MB Boutiques) may not carry these, depending of the size and bredth of their inventory.

 

As others have posted, the fondness for a particular pen (particularly the flagship MB 149) is not always predictable with a buccal swab. Some guys like small pens; some women like big pens.

 

The wide girth of the flagship MB 149 (arguably the most famous pen in modern history) allows the fingers to relax in the grip without crowding, so many writers (me included) find the large 149 to be MB's most comfortable, most pleasing design.

 

I must heretically add that a Montblanc is not my idea of the ideal college note taking pen. I think the ideal pen for college is the Namiki Pilot Vanishing Point. Rugged all metal construction will survive drops from desk height to a hard floor (nib retracted). And the ingenious one handed operation makes the pen ideal for stop and start note taking. Many pens will quickly dry out if left unused and uncapped for more than a couple of minutes. But the Vanishing Point's ballpoint-pen-like click-to-extrude-the-nib / click-to-retract-the-nib mechanism makes all that easy. No more uncapping and recapping the pen 30 times during a single lecture. No more French kissing a dry nib to restart the flow. Consider the Vanishing Point.

 

Oh - and get your MB 149 out of that drawer. A good pen must be used, and used frequently. And the 149 is a very very good pen. Soak the pen overnight in tepid water up to the section to dissolve any dried ink. Freshly ink the chamber and have at it. If there are problems, consult a MB Boutique or a nibmeister - the 149 is a no-excuses amazing pen. Enjoy it.

Edited November 8, 2010 by yachtsilverswan

[DecafAmericano]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

 

Don't get it either.

 

I have small hands and prefer leightweight medium size pens like a M400 and a 1960s MB 144.

The 1980s 144 feels as uncomfortable like the modern 146 - the 144 is too slim and the 146 too heavy.

 

 

I also wonder if you should ask her about fountain pens...not everyone is a fan.

 

I vote for a 144. Light, but not as small (too small, IMHO) as the Mozart.

[piembi]

Why, oh why, do men always assume women want slim/skinny/thin pens? :bonk:

 

Don't get it either.

 

I have small hands and prefer leightweight medium size pens like a M400 and a 1960s MB 144.

The 1980s 144 feels as uncomfortable like the modern 146 - the 144 is too slim and the 146 too heavy.

Actually the M400 and 144 are pretty small pens.

The 146 is full size

149 over size

And my new Visconti the Jewish Bible is a CANON size pen!!!

 

Until the 1960s Pelikan 400 and MB 144 had been the regular sized pens of their time. A time when fountainpens had been the main writing instrument. The same like a Sheaffer Snorkel (just a tad too thin for my liking) or a Parker 51. This is the size I prefer for longer writing sessions.

 

Pens the size of a modern MB 146 and MB 149 became popular more recently when ballpoints and keyboards took over. Now the regular sized pens of earlier decades are regarded as "small" pens.

 

IMO it takes a few pages of writing to decide if a pen is comfortable or not. Size, girth, weight, balance, threads, position of the nib - there are many factors that can make a pen work for person A and make it extremely uncomfortable for person B.

[FOX]

Bring her to a store where she can pick out exactly what she wants.

 

Too many people make the mistake of trying to buy clothes or jewelry for another person, instead of letting them pick out exactly what they want.

 

Getting EXACTLY what they want, will make them much happier than getting something they don't like as much, as a "surprise".

 

Just "surprise" her by taking her to a store and then saying she can pick out a pen she likes.

 

A pen is a personal thing. No one should pick out a pen for someone else. How it feels in one's hand, the color and style of it, that is no one else's business to decide for another person.

 

[kcunvong]

Bring her to a store where she can pick out exactly what she wants.

 

Too many people make the mistake of trying to buy clothes or jewelry for another person, instead of letting them pick out exactly what they want.

 

Getting EXACTLY what they want, will make them much happier than getting something they don't like as much, as a "surprise".

 

Just "surprise" her by taking her to a store and then saying she can pick out a pen she likes.

 

A pen is a personal thing. No one should pick out a pen for someone else. How it feels in one's hand, the color and style of it, that is no one else's business to decide for another person.

 

 

+1

[DetlevCM]

I wouldn't recommend anybody should buy a pen without holding it, unless they have a good reason to anticipate how it will hold.

 

And about using a Montblanc at University - that works well Maths Student here P146 - for 1,2 years at A-level and now already 2 years at university, mathematics - a very trusty companion