Montblanc Meisterstuck 149, Golden Or Platinum Nib

[Boywholovedbooks]

The 146 and 147 are the same size.

 

Ah...if it is a Bond Street store and not a boutique then take the time to also explore some other options like the Pelikan 1000 and the Sailor King of Pens and the Platinum Izumo and see if they have any from Danitrio and the Graf von Faber Castell Pen of the Year and the Caran D'Ache Varius and Montegrappa Extra 1930 and ...

One can never be short of choice, given the above mentioned list. I liked Graf von Faber Sansoucci, Potsdam...maybe, one day...

[Brufen6OO]

Thank you, Both! I will update on the choice and in greater detail about the actual instrument (with photos of course).

 

The only topic that I am not exactly sure if I would need personal engraving at all or will it destroy the looks...

 

Please, no engraving... Here are the reasons: it greatly devalues the pen and always looks like it doesn't belong there, especially in a pen as elegant as the 149.

 

Only if you really, really like engraving your items. Also, if you go for a 149, my vote is the platinum, it is simply beautiful. That reversed nib...

[wimg]

 

Please, no engraving... Here are the reasons: it greatly devalues the pen and always looks like it doesn't belong there, especially in a pen as elegant as the 149.

 

Only if you really, really like engraving your items. Also, if you go for a 149, my vote is the platinum, it is simply beautiful. That reversed nib...

 

Agreed on the engraving .

 

Red (rose) gold for me all the way, however. Everybody seems to go for rhodium/platinum/chrome these days , and that rose gold just has an appeal that no other colour in gold or other metal has - it just looks warm and inviting .

 

Warm regards, Wim

[Boywholovedbooks]

 

Please, no engraving... Here are the reasons: it greatly devalues the pen and always looks like it doesn't belong there, especially in a pen as elegant as the 149.

 

Only if you really, really like engraving your items. Also, if you go for a 149, my vote is the platinum, it is simply beautiful. That reversed nib...

Hi Brufen, many thanks! You helped my thoughts materialize - I did not like the idea of engraving such a fine pen. The website offers two options of fonts and one could see how the future pen would look like once engraved. I changed perhaps several dozen options/names, not a single one liked...

[Chrissy]

 

Agreed on the engraving .

 

Red (rose) gold for me all the way, however. Everybody seems to go for rhodium/platinum/chrome these days , and that rose gold just has an appeal that no other colour in gold or other metal has - it just looks warm and inviting .

 

Warm regards, Wim

 

+1 for no engraving and for the rose gold version

[Boywholovedbooks]

 

Agreed on the engraving .

 

Red (rose) gold for me all the way, however. Everybody seems to go for rhodium/platinum/chrome these days , and that rose gold just has an appeal that no other colour in gold or other metal has - it just looks warm and inviting .

 

Warm regards, Wim

Hey Wim, thanks for joining into our friendly debate. I have been nurturing the thought of getting 149 for quite a few months and it has always been rose/red golden nib for me. Until few days ago when I just had to sit down and think hard about platinum nib...Correct it is cold and actual nib looks like yellow gold, but just the feeling it is platinum.....

[Brufen6OO]

Hey Wim, thanks for joining into our friendly debate. I have been nurturing the thought of getting 149 for quite a few months and it has always been rose/red golden nib for me. Until few days ago when I just had to sit down and think hard about platinum nib...Correct it is cold and actual nib looks like yellow gold, but just the feeling it is platinum.....

 

That's quite a situation there friend. Choose well, I myself would be a little lost as well... Keep us updated.

[wimg]

Hey Wim, thanks for joining into our friendly debate. I have been nurturing the thought of getting 149 for quite a few months and it has always been rose/red golden nib for me. Until few days ago when I just had to sit down and think hard about platinum nib...Correct it is cold and actual nib looks like yellow gold, but just the feeling it is platinum.....

 

It's fun . In the end, it really is about what you enjoy the most. It happens to be rose gold for me . There aren't very many pens with rose gold furniture, and when I saw it, despite being offered a boutique special for approximately the same price (special nib), I could not resist the rose gold .

 

Warm regards, Wim

[Boywholovedbooks]

 

That's quite a situation there friend. Choose well, I myself would be a little lost as well... Keep us updated.

Will do! Can't wait till Saturday really

[Boywholovedbooks]

 

It's fun . In the end, it really is about what you enjoy the most. It happens to be rose gold for me . There aren't very many pens with rose gold furniture, and when I saw it, despite being offered a boutique special for approximately the same price (special nib), I could not resist the rose gold .

 

Warm regards, Wim

I will need to spend sometime at the boutique, that's for sure...

[Raif79]

Also, would anyone consider adding engraving too? Or is it considered unethical?

 

I have a LeGrand platinum rollerball with my name engraved on it. It all depends if you look at it as an asset and commodity. Personally I would not do it ever again. I also happen to buy, trade, and sell pens. Today's favorite might be tomorrow's bore and go on sale. If you plan on owning it forever and passing it down, go for it. If you think you'll eventually trade or sell it, then don't.

[Brufen6OO]

Maybe this topic (which is currently under discussion), could be relevant to you, Boywholovedbooks:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/306408-montblanc-rose-gold/

[Pravda]

I also add my voice to no engraving.

 

One should consider (only consider and then pause) engraving if it is a pen you are 1 million percent sure it is for life.

 

That it's become a part of you and no way you will ever consider selling it. In my honest opinion, buy then pen and use it for a few years and then see how you feel about it.

[Boywholovedbooks]

 

I have a LeGrand platinum rollerball with my name engraved on it. It all depends if you look at it as an asset and commodity. Personally I would not do it ever again. I also happen to buy, trade, and sell pens. Today's favorite might be tomorrow's bore and go on sale. If you plan on owning it forever and passing it down, go for it. If you think you'll eventually trade or sell it, then don't.

Hi Raif, that is very good to know. The more I think about engraving the more distant it seems. I have got twin daughters, so if wanted to pass something over in time, would have to buy x 2

[Boywholovedbooks]

Maybe this topic (which is currently under discussion), could be relevant to you, Boywholovedbooks:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/306408-montblanc-rose-gold/

Very valuable link, many thanks! Defies the concept of expensive writing instruments really, if for $1000 it is still not solid gold....

[Boywholovedbooks]

I also add my voice to no engraving.

 

One should consider (only consider and then pause) engraving if it is a pen you are 1 million percent sure it is for life.

 

That it's become a part of you and no way you will ever consider selling it. In my honest opinion, buy then pen and use it for a few years and then see how you feel about it.

Thank you, Pravda, point taken. Even when tried engraving on virtual option, it already looked like it diminished in value....

[888007888]

Dear Montblanc Fellow Writers,

 

I am a newbie to the wonderful world of fine fountain writing instruments, so please excuse any ignorance in advance.

 

Not such a long time ago I had developed an itching desire to start writing with a fountain pen. My job and also an open university course provided a good training base for practice.

 

Not wanting to spend a fortune it has been decided to start with something inexpensive; after a long research a Pilot Cavalier was bought and imported from Japan. I quickly realized two main points: first is that I immensely enjoy writing with a fountain pen and second is that the tiny Pilot can be a little painful for my shrek fingers when holding it for a while.

 

So I have ventured out to find a larger fountain pen. I did quite like the fine nib though as it was so precise, so that was my only condition when choosing a new pen.

 

Montblanc fine writing instruments have always been central in my choice criteria, 149 being the ideal size. The only dilemma was that it costs nearly £700 and the variety of the materials (gold or platinum) in nibs. Being a cheapskate I checked amazon and ebay, suprisingly the same models were traded at £550...Having looked more attentively one could deduce that the exact gold detail inlay of the nib was of different shape/position. Some also did not have the serial/unique number, the explanation was given that they had been made before the number introduction.

 

I am still quite uneasy when it comes to making a final decision, but one thing had been set: it is either platinum or red gold nib and definitely from a Montblanc store in London. With my 36th birthday coming up at the weekend, it would make a great gift.

 

The only downside (for me anyway) is that neither can be used with a cartridge. I find it barbaric to dip such a treasure into an inkpot... The shop assistant at Bicester Village quickly dismissed/laughed off my concerns by inviting to buy some special tissues that would take off the excess of ink and clean the nib. He himself had the 90 Edition, and the nib was thickly covered in ink, I guess after a long use it does become normal to stop paying attention...

 

Could anyone assist with their feedback of using either golden or platinum nibs of 149 size?

 

Thank you for finding time to read, folks!

 

Regards,

 

Yevgeny

 

Having all three trims, I can tell you my preference is Rose gold, then yellow gold, lastly my platinum. As said by others, the Rose gold seems warmer and more elegant than the platinum. I also like both rose and yellow for their very classic looks. The platinum just does not look as refined IMHO.

[Boywholovedbooks]

Having all three trims, I can tell you my preference is Rose gold, then yellow gold, lastly my platinum. As said by others, the Rose gold seems warmer and more elegant than the platinum. I also like both rose and yellow for their very classic looks. The platinum just does not look as refined IMHO.

wow, all three...that must have cost you a little fortune

I will definitely compare tomorrow, but let me ask you a question; some claimed that red/rose gold looked like it was plated rather than solid..that what worries me...spending nearly $1500 on a pen and have a plated nib???

[CS388]

I find the platinum 149 very exciting and attractive.

The rose gold very warm and inviting.

 

But, in my mind, there is only one 149; the original and classic gold and black.

I'm not calling the newcomers 'novelties' - but how well they will stand the test of time remains to be seen.

 

Your choice, of course (and they are all magnificent pens).

You're doing the right thing, by going into the shop and seeing them 'in the flesh'.

Hold them. Play with them. Trust your instincts.

 

Good luck

[wimg]

wow, all three...that must have cost you a little fortune

I will definitely compare tomorrow, but let me ask you a question; some claimed that red/rose gold looked like it was plated rather than solid..that what worries me...spending nearly $1500 on a pen and have a plated nib???

 

Anything other than yellow gold is plating, if it is a gold nib to start with.

 

Does it look like it is plated? No it does not.

 

The trim is in red gold, and I fully expect that to be plating too to be very honest. The pen would otherwise probably cost at least 50% more, if not double that price, if it was solid gold.

 

And it absolutely looks great.

 

Warm regards, Wim