Pics Of The Heritage 1912 (Resin Version)

[isaacrn]

It is odd that they are getting it earlier but, I guess I can't complain .

 

Its better for me..gives me a chance to liquidate some assets..haha

[KJY]

The available nib sizes:

 

You can only order F-M-B from stock, but this one can be changed afterwards

 

[meiers]

I will be on the look-out for this pen ... Or get another 149 with a BB nib.

Edited August 11, 2013 by meiers

[meiers]

What am I saying! This pen definitely has my attention. Thanks for showing us your new-found treasure. Enjoy it in good health and without any feelings of guilt.

[meiers]

Is this pen a limited edition?

[bartl]

 

 

 

Thank you!

Retailprice is EUR 880.

 

Hi superb looking pen, congratulations

Could you give some dimensions (in numbers ?)

Thanks

[KJY]

 

Hi superb looking pen, congratulations

Could you give some dimensions (in numbers ?)

Thanks

 

Capped approx 12,1 cm

Uncapped with nib out 12,6 cm

 

Weight 48 grams

[KJY]

What am I saying! This pen definitely has my attention. Thanks for showing us your new-found treasure. Enjoy it in good health and without any feelings of guilt.

 

Thank you!

It was my pleasure to "show-off" here , among all the pen aficionados!

[KJY]

Is this pen a limited edition?

 

Actually I don't know if it is limited.

Maybe it is a special edition (limited in time, so only produced this year??)

On the other side, it isn't really MB to don't make profit on a new invented technique. So maybe the will launch a special heritage theme every year, like the starwalker-serie?

[mrchan]

I was all set to get this pen until I realized that to cap the pen, you have to first retract the nib? Please correct me if I'm wrong. As I use all my pens as writers at work, this seems a little bit too much of an inconvenience..

[schbe243]

Is this pen a limited edition?

In my local Montblanc boutique, they said that it is not limited. At the beginning, they produce 20 000 pens, but they probably produce some more pens in the future.

[BrandonA]

I was all set to get this pen until I realized that to cap the pen, you have to first retract the nib? Please correct me if I'm wrong. As I use all my pens as writers at work, this seems a little bit too much of an inconvenience..

This is true. I've just inked mine tonight for the first time and I think this could be frustrating if you do lots of short bursts of writing.

 

The nib though is very smooth and the pen is a good writer.

[meiers]

The nib though is very smooth and the pen is a good writer.

 

That's all that matters. Plus, the pen is quite beautiful.

[KJY]

The nib though is very smooth and the pen is a good writer.

 

That's all that matters. Plus, the pen is quite beautiful.

+1

 

I also use it at work. When I am just laying it down for a few minutes I stick it in the cap for a half length to avoid rolling.

[meiers]

Do you post the cap? That would be another way of preventing it from rolling around on the desk.

[KJY]

Do you post the cap? That would be another way of preventing it from rolling around on the desk.

 

I don't know if it can be posted. On the net I have seen pics with posted cap, but if I try it with my own pen I feel some friction on the halfway.

I don't want to damage the pen, so stopped trying.

[hari317]

I was all set to get this pen until I realized that to cap the pen, you have to first retract the nib? Please correct me if I'm wrong. As I use all my pens as writers at work, this seems a little bit too much of an inconvenience..

The Boheme is similar, you have to retract before you cap.

[meiers]

 

I don't know if it can be posted. On the net I have seen pics with posted cap, but if I try it with my own pen I feel some friction on the halfway.

I don't want to damage the pen, so stopped trying.

I will ask that question at the boutique next week. I would probably post it anyway and deal with the consequences.

[pavoni]

A Personal Opinion

 

Well, I managed to sneak off and take a peak at the 1912 in the flesh. Our local 'The Pen Shop' in Manchester had their solitary copy on display so I asked to dip test it.

 

Whilst small, the size of the pen did not catch me by surprise, mainly because of my prior readings here. I didn't find it THAT small really. I was surprised however, on how much I appreciated (if not liked) the MB star enclosed on the cap top. I think it works well and I spent a few moments pondering it. The finish on the pen is superb.

 

I found the much mentioned weight of the pen to be to my satisfaction, though for me, it felt more of a deadweight than a balanced weight (if that makes sense). The weight does however serve to nestle this shortish pen into one's hand, as if pushing down into the hand (again, rather than a balanced feel).

 

The cap itself looks quite stubby but, as one who holds his cap in the non-writing hand, it felt good to hold. I thought the clip quite short in proportion to the cap and, whilst I liked the way the clip was attached to the cap, I did not like the actual clip itself. I felt did not look like the clip befitting of a £725 pen.

 

Given the types of pens in my collection, the single long barrel of the 1912, without a defined grip section, was a new experience for me. The previously mentioned effect with the weight of the pen, held the pen in place, rather than me having to grip the pen. It was good to hold

 

I LOVED the almost Soennecken-type piston filling mechanism and the excellent nib retraction. Love it.

 

I don't have any experience of Boheme pens, or the vintage safeties, carrying this nib retraction action so I did (and embarrassingly) let out a school girl-type squeal of delight and almost wondered out of the shop in a world of my own, simply playing with the mechanism, that was until the rather worried sales assistant's attention grabbing 'aha' pulled me back into the shop proper and back into serious middle aged man mode.

 

I did not like the look of the nib. It has a flatish look on top and it looked too small for the pen in my view. I also had to check that the nib was fully out of the barrel, as it didn't look as though it was fully exposed I sort of like my nibs large and naked Perhaps I would prefer a larger 146/149-sized version.

 

Like the idea of the pen, didn't like the nib, clip and the deadweight effect. Would I pay £725 for it.......? It is about £200 too expensive for my taste. I do love that piston-filling, nib retracting mechanism though.

 

I suspect this pen will be treated as marmite, with perhaps more people liking it than not because of that filling mechanism twined with the nib retraction. Great pen of which I would hope to see more versions. For me however, this pen was too expensive for me to justify.

 

Pavoni.

Edited August 13, 2013 by pavoni

[orfew]

A Personal Opinion

 

Well, I managed to sneak off and take a peak at the 1912 in the flesh. Our local 'The Pen Shop' in Manchester had their solitary copy on display so I asked to dip test it.

 

Whilst small, the size of the pen did not catch me by surprise, mainly because of my prior readings here. I didn't find it THAT small really. I was surprised however, on how much I appreciated (if not liked) the MB star enclosed on the cap top. I think it works well and I spent a few moments pondering it. The finish on the pen is superb.

 

I found the much mentioned weight of the pen to be to my satisfaction, though for me, it felt more of a deadweight than a balanced weight (if that makes sense). The weight does however serve to nestle this shortish pen into one's hand, as if pushing down into the hand (again, rather than a balanced feel).

 

The cap itself looks quite stubby but, as one who holds his cap in the non-writing hand, it felt good to hold. I thought the clip quite short in proportion to the cap and, whilst I liked the way the clip was attached to the cap, I did not like the actual clip itself. I felt did not look like the clip befitting of a £725 pen.

 

Given the types of pens in my collection, the single long barrel of the 1912, without a defined grip section, was a new experience for me. The previously mentioned effect with the weight of the pen, held the pen in place, rather than me having to grip the pen. It was good to hold

 

I LOVED the almost Soennecken-type piston filling mechanism and the excellent nib retraction. Love it.

 

I don't have any experience of Boheme pens, or the vintage safeties, carrying this nib retraction action so I did (and embarrassingly) let out a school girl-type squeal of delight and almost wondered out of the shop in a world of my own, simply playing with the mechanism, that was until the rather worried sales assistant's attention grabbing 'aha' pulled me back into the shop proper and back into serious middle aged man mode.

 

I did not like the look of the nib. It has a flatish look on top and it looked too small for the pen in my view. I also had to check that the nib was fully out of the barrel, as it didn't look as though it was fully exposed I sort of like my nibs large and naked Perhaps I would prefer a larger 146/149-sized version.

 

Like the idea of the pen, didn't like the nib, clip and the deadweight effect. Would I pay £725 for it.......? It is about £200 too expensive for my taste. I do love that piston-filling, nib retracting mechanism though.

 

I suspect this pen will be treated as marmite, with perhaps more people liking it than not because of that filling mechanism twined with the nib retraction. Great pen of which I would hope to see more versions. For me however, this pen was too expensive for me to justify.

 

Pavoni.

Thanks Pavoni, for sharing your thoughts on this interesting pen.