S. T. Dupont D Line Black Laquer And Gold. An Elegant And Austere Pen

[inotrym]

 

 

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That's a sweet looking pen. What's the model name? I've tried googling but can't find anything more specific than "slim lacquered pen"...

[jar]

 

 

That's a sweet looking pen. What's the model name? I've tried googling but can't find anything more specific than "slim lacquered pen"...

That is a Neo-Classique and actually far from slim; about Montblanc 149 body width. ST Dupont did also make similar slim pens as in the image below on the far right.

 

From Right: Classique then two Gatsby.

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[inotrym]

Thanks jar!

 

Wow, it's massive, then. It looked thinner in the pic (I was thinking F-C Ambition thin).

I still love how it looks; I think it's the clip that does it for me.

 

Thanks again for the info.

[jar]

Thanks jar!

 

Wow, it's massive, then. It looked thinner in the pic (I was thinking F-C Ambition thin).

I still love how it looks; I think it's the clip that does it for me.

 

Thanks again for the info.

The one I have is the smaller of the Neo-Classiques. There is actually a slightly larger version as well. A nice thread on many of the Neo-Classique versions.

Edited August 13, 2018 by jar

[jameswatts]

Have only two S.T. DuPont pens -- a Fidelio (the gunmetal check model) and. Defi. Love both -- they put down rich juicy lines of ink.

[sansenri]

ST Dupont has had a wide range of widths.

 

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Lovely pens, Jar.

Can you tell us a little more about the 4th pen from the left? Is it a Chairman? or Montparnasse? (what is the difference?)

Thanks!

[jar]

 

Lovely pens, Jar.

Can you tell us a little more about the 4th pen from the left? Is it a Chairman? or Montparnasse? (what is the difference?)

Thanks!

Chairman was a designation ST Dupont used for some pens that were made in smaller quantities and not part of the general lineup. They often came in a larger and smaller version and the designation was used across the Ellipsis, Montparnasse, Gatsby and Olympio/Orpheo models IIRC. The Black pen you referred to is a regular large Montparnasse. Here is an example of a Montparnasse Chairman.

 

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This pen is the smaller size Montparnasse as well.

 

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[sansenri]

Thank you very much Jar, I had almost sorted it out by reading your previous posts!

So the Montparnasse came in two sizes XL and standard, the Chairman is a Montparnasse in a special finish as I understand.

I just got myself a standard in black laque de chine, a friend was selling a Dupont pen and I was surprised it was a Montparnasse!

It's in the washing... the nib was full of dry ink...

Will post an image in the Montparnasse thread.

Thank you for all the information on these pens.

[jar]

Thank you very much Jar, I had almost sorted it out by reading your previous posts!

 

So the Montparnasse came in two sizes XL and standard, the Chairman is a Montparnasse in a special finish as I understand.

 

I just got myself a standard in black laque de chine, a friend was selling a Dupont pen and I was surprised it was a Montparnasse!

 

It's in the washing... the nib was full of dry ink...

Will post an image in the Montparnasse thread.

Thank you for all the information on these pens.

Chairman is just a marketing term for a few really upscale versions of several models. Most were a translucent urushi/Laque de Chine coating over a Guilloché body. As I mentioned above, the Montparnasse still used the Parker standard cartridge/converter. Modern Aurora cartridge converters also fit.

[sansenri]

thanks, in fact I had seen you mentioning it and had just ordered a Parker converter online