Montblanc We Honore De Balzac F

[Pen2009]

Finally my Balzac has arrived. In the gift wrap-looking package. The packaging is different from my other WEs. First of all, the pen is outside the box in the plastic tube looking case.

I checked the nib with my loupe and the tines are perfectly lined up. I have not yet taken the time to do an initial dip test.

The pen is solidly built and there is some heft to it. I think the weight of the pen is just right to use the pen's weight to glide over the paper.

As expected from the pen in this price range, I can see and feel the manufacturing precision and details MB put into this pen.

Others commented the stripes on the barrel seems like pulled from Pelikan's. Even though there is no resemblance, I put the Balzac next to my M1000 Green to see if I can convince myself there is any similarity in the stripe designs. I failed to convince myself on that point.

Initially, before I purchased it, I was not sure if the pen was too garish; but, now that I can have it in my hand, the color scheme is sensible and very suitable for the business setting as well. The ring around the top of the cap breaks from the overall color scheme, which hints elegantly this pen is not the run-of-the-mill fountain pens.

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Edited March 28, 2014 by Pen2009

[Mr.Rene]

Really nice

enjoy it!!

Regards,

[Blade Runner]

Gorgeous. Really like the cap ring, nib engraving and fluted section.

[zaddick]

congrats on your new pen. Use it in good health.

[LeonardoDV]

J'espere que vous aller utiliser l'encre Honore de Balzac par MB!

[Pen2009]

Now one of my 149s is back from the Level 1 maintenance, here is the family picuter. My silver burley is not here as it is stored in the box.

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The dip test for the Balzac has passed with the flying colors. No surprise there.

Edited March 29, 2014 by Pen2009

[Mainecoon]

Thanks for this picture review, very nice. Enjoy writing with this one (and of course with the other ones as well. Nice collection ).

[Pens by J. I. Schmidt]

Wow! I'm jealous!

[RebeccaN]

Wow -- that is one beautiful pen. Enjoy it!

[jsolares]

I was considering it when i got the unicef legrand as the price was very close, it was a very close call but that nib just didn't click for me, probably with a more subdued cap or gold edge to the nib... lovely pen in any case.

[Dickkooty2]

Beautiful pen! Is that a notebook with a die-cut holder for the pen cut into the pages?

 

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http://shop.cooperhewitt.org/p/707/Dietrich-X-Duller-Ballpoint-Pen-Notebook

 

A classic industrial designer (Braun products) has offered this as well. Indeed, the packaging design is as beautiful as the pen!

 

http://www.pen-info.jp/eng_duller.html

… about the fountain pen by Lubs

Edited April 1, 2014 by Dickkooty2

[Blade Runner]

Nice collection!

[Montblanc owner and lover]

with the familly picture i can see a detail i had not noticed before. When you see the Collodi and the Balzac you can see that's 2 pens nearly in a row with pointed ends

[jamesgibby]

with the familly picture i can see a detail i had not noticed before. When you see the Collodi and the Balzac you can see that's 2 pens nearly in a row with pointed ends

Very very true!

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

I have been considering this pen, but as your photos show, the pen is even more stunning than the photos I have seen on Montblanc.

 

I am liking this pen even more now.

 

THANKS!

[Ahmad Kareem]

Balzac is a gorgeous pen. Its on my buy list.

[vanhoorenpraat]

Indeed, the Balzac is a nice one, but not as beautiful as the Marcel Proust!

[gistar]

After many years of staying away from Montblanc I tried a large Boheme and then started with the WEs. Did not have the opportunity to see the Honore De Balzac in person, but after reading this review and seeing the truly excellent photos this goes on my have to get lost. The detailing is extraordinary and beautiful while the pen still remains understated.