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[Cyrille81]

@Cyrille

 

How does the weight of the James Purdey & Sons fountain pen compare to ordinary 146's during writing? Heavy? light? I didn't realise that it had the MOP for the star/snowflake, Now that looks quite awesome, Been contemplating on getting one, but as Pravda had suggested, it is better to see the pen in person when deciding to purchase this masterpiece, the fact that there are different shades of wood makes the pen unique all on its own, I'd probably prefer a darker shade of wood material. But who knows, I might also be partial to a lighter shade, that is if I get to see the pen in person.

 

Hi Andy,

 

Difficult to say because I don't have lot of a ordinary pen except a 149. Without the cap the pen is 41g (71g with the cap) but when I use it (wrote several pages in the row on Friday with it) I don't have any issue with the weight. The pen is well-balanced and in the end it seems light for me.

[AndyLogan]

 

Hi Andy,

 

Difficult to say because I don't have lot of a ordinary pen except a 149. Without the cap the pen is 41g (71g with the cap) but when I use it (wrote several pages in the row on Friday with it) I don't have any issue with the weight. The pen is well-balanced and in the end it seems light for me.

 

Thank you kindly for that information, now I have to stay clear of the pen else I may end up getting one. I am still waiting for the 2 pens I've purchased last month (a James Dean & a Poe), and I have been contemplating to limiting my purchase to the next Petit Prince & Great Character or POA. I swear my limit for this year has to be 4 pens.

[mjchuang9]

Never say never. Sometimes the stars align.

 

 

Well said Ghost Plane. I didn't expect I would have an opportunity to obtain e skeleton especially blue hour so fast.

Edited March 10, 2019 by mjchuang9

[Cyrille81]

Now a presentation of the Albert Einstein limited edition 3000 released by Montblanc in 2012.

And a small writing sample with the Permanent grey ink as I don't have the Einstein's ink:

[dascott]

Congratulations, beautiful close-up photos Cyrille! With my current preoccupation with vintage pens I had forgotten I have one of these tucked away in the cupboard from 2012.

[Sharookh]

Cyrille -

 

Congratulations....

 

Stunning collection! Awesome thread....!!

[thygreyt]

Out of complete curiosity, how is the ink capacity of the 1914?

[Cyrille81]

Out of complete curiosity, how is the ink capacity of the 1914?

When I had the coral I calculated it was around 1,3 ml but it was very approximate calculation.

[Cyrille81]

And now the photo of the last pen arrived Friday, L'Aubrac.

 

And a little writing sample:

[Feamat]

Absolutly amazing!

[ygv]

I just went through the whole thread. Great taste Cyrille and a great collection.

[Cyrille81]

Now photos of the last pen entered in my collection, the 2019 pen of the series Le Petit Prince.

 

And with a little writing sample with the medium nib and Encre du Desert because my reseller hasn't yet received the ink and the notebook:

[Cyrille81]

And now a little comparison/montage with the 2018 and 2019 Solitaire LeGrand fountain pens together:

 

Edited April 4, 2019 by Cyrille

[thygreyt]

Congratulations!! The pen looks so much better and vivid in your pictures...! The pen exudes life and usage, even being new.

 

May it bring joy and words of peace!

[1nkulus]

The Albert Einstein LE is a lovely pen and the math on the barrel is unique.

[AndyLogan]

Cyrille, thank you for the photos, what camera did you use to take these pictures? If you have the new ink could you do a side by side comparison on how similar/different it is with the St. Exupery ink?

 

My gratitude,

 

Andy

[Cyrille81]

Cyrille, thank you for the photos, what camera did you use to take these pictures? If you have the new ink could you do a side by side comparison on how similar/different it is with the St. Exupery ink?

 

My gratitude,

 

Andy

 

I don't have yet the ink and notebook, my reseller hasn't yet received them but as soon as I have, I will post photo to compare the 2 inks. I'm also impatient to see the difference because with the box color, they seem close.

For the camera I'm using my iPhone XS max and for the close-up/macro photo I have the Moment macro lens I put on it (https://www.shopmoment.com/shop/macro-lens).

[mulrich]

I'm not a big fan of Le Petit Prince book but I do think Montblanc did a terrific job on these pens.

[ardene]

I'm not a big fan of Le Petit Prince book but I do think Montblanc did a terrific job on these pens.

 

I have to say that the book bersion is almost always better than the fountain pen version; unless of course you use the pen to write a book or letters to loved ones. Edited April 5, 2019 by ardene

[Nathanb]

Subscribed!

 

Wow, what an amazing and unique collection Cyrille, thank you for sharing the amazing photo's!