Montblanc Platinum 149 Obbb

[Tom Kellie]

[zaddick]

Hi Tom. The economics of buying used and swapping vs. Buying new with an O3B vary significantly depending on your market and the amount of effort you want to invest.

 

If you are a low effort, retail paying person then it would likely be cheaper to buy a used 149 for $300 or so and then pay to swap nibs. For about $700 you get the pen and thr nib you want and save well over $200.

 

If you like to shop with coupons and play market timing with exchange rates, you can get a new 149 from an authorized dealer for under $600 with the nib you want and a full warranty.

 

Depends on how you want to invest your time and if you enjoy hunting for a deal.

 

One other options. Is to buy a nice used 149 and have it retipped to add line width and variation. I may take this route next and try to go out to 6B.

[Tom Kellie]

[Dcharles]

Tom K,

 

As mentioned, Staples is an office supply chain in the US. In addition to carrying popular brands of office products they also have some of their own branded items as well. One of these items are their ARC notebooks. They are quite similar to Levenger Circa products, though much more reasonably priced. When I have a moment I will try to post an image.

[Mister Mont Blanc]

I have tried the signature nib and I don't believe that it's the OBBB; at least I hope it's not because I just ordered one and the signature nib is a paintbrush! No way Tom would've came up with the writing sample above with the signature nib.

 

Pravda, are you referring to the bespoke nibs that can be made wider than BBB? If so, I have seen many pictures (and one in this thread) of quite broad paintbrushes that have been referred to as "signature nibs" in the sense of that is their main purpose due to the large size. But this only started with the bespoke nib service and the original signature nib term was always used for the OBBB nib for the 149.

 

I was actually quite surprised at how relatively small the OBBB nib was when I received my 149... at least compared to what I was envisioning when I looked at pictures and writing samples from this forum. Of course, they are all finished by hand, so there certainly may be some wider OBBB nibs out there!

[Pravda]

 

Pravda, are you referring to the bespoke nibs that can be made wider than BBB? If so, I have seen many pictures (and one in this thread) of quite broad paintbrushes that have been referred to as "signature nibs" in the sense of that is their main purpose due to the large size. But this only started with the bespoke nib service and the original signature nib term was always used for the OBBB nib for the 149.

 

I was actually quite surprised at how relatively small the OBBB nib was when I received my 149... at least compared to what I was envisioning when I looked at pictures and writing samples from this forum. Of course, they are all finished by hand, so there certainly may be some wider OBBB nibs out there!

 

 

Yes, the pics of the Signature nib were taken by me (before ordering my OBBB) and they're O6B if one needs to measure in this context I was just being facetious regarding an earlier thread

[Tom Kellie]

[Pravda]

What I think happened here is: Pre-bespoke the sales people would refer to the OBBB or BBB as 'this is for your signature' because they assume it made sense, without acknowledgement from Montblanc HQ. Then bespoke came and there is finally a real 'Signature' nib. There's also a Calligraphy (which I saw) nib and a Music nib (which I didn't see).

[Dcharles]

I attempted to upload a photo of my Arc notebook however I cannot seem to orient the image properly no matter what I try, my apologies, I will make a further attempt later.

Edited October 22, 2016 by Dcharles

[Tom Kellie]

[Tom Kellie]

[Tom Kellie]

[Tom Kellie]

• On the left, a 90th Anniversary 149 EF nib

• In the center, a Platinum 149 OBBB nib

• On the right, a 90th Anniversary 149 Bespoke EEF nib

[BMG]

Ah, now we're talking! As much as I appreciate the broader strokes made by OM, B, OB, etc. nibs, they are *way* too broad for my small writing, so I typically fall into the EF – F range, and I mean Asian F – EF. IME, European EFs are often too broad, and some European Fs are simply unusable, so, though I'd prefer not to have to, I wind up having the nibs of my European nibs reground to finer points. (I think I have one or maybe two vintage Pelikans – one with a steel and the other with a gold nib – that I can use in their original states.)

 

In the writing sample above, the EF looks very nice, more like a "true" F , to my eye, and the EEF like a nice EF; I could happily use either. The EF being the standard issue MB nib (at least, I presume that is the case) would probably be my choice.

 

I have long thought of getting a 149 but never moved on it, in part because there were other pens that tempted me more but also because I wasn't sure how usable their EF nib would be. This gives hope.

 

Thanks again for taking the trouble to take / post the pics.

[cellardoor04]

Wow, that EEF evokes a needle! While the OBBB is a bold paintbrush. You have got me lusting over these pens, for sure. I find myself questioning why I sold that 90th 149 BB, when the script achieved from such nibs are lovely and expressive

[Tom Kellie]

~ http://www.sbrebrown.com/2016/05/montblanc-meisterstuck-149-platinum-o3b-review/

[Ghost Plane]

That was a pleasure to come home to!

[meiers]

The OBB nib looks lovely. Thank you Tom for all your handwritten posts.

[Zdenek]

 

• On the left, a 90th Anniversary 149 EF nib

• In the center, a Platinum 149 OBBB nib

• On the right, a 90th Anniversary 149 Bespoke EEF nib

 

 

 

Hi Tom,

Great nibs, indeed. ... I am somewhat surprised that the almost new nibs are so scratched. Now I look at my oldest (twelve years old) 149 M with a loupe and I can see it looks like a new one. What are you using to wipe the nib?

[Pravda]

 

 

Hi Tom,

Great nibs, indeed. ... I am somewhat surprised that the almost new nibs are so scratched. Now I look at my oldest (twelve years old) 149 M with a loupe and I can see it looks like a new one. What are you using to wipe the nib?

 

 

I noticed that too a few days ago but thought my eyes were playing games on me