Enjoying Montblanc Pens — Broad, Oblique, Extra Fine, Le & Bespoke

[Tom Kellie]

Platinum 149 OBBB and Pelargonium

[Ghost Plane]

 

Platinum 149 OBBB and Pelargonium

This picture makes me so ridiculously happy

[1nkulus]

If you're ever able to handle a James Dean LE 1931, your thoughts about it would be most welcome.

I may be a bit more interested in the metalwork craftsmanship than than the woodwork.

 

Will do, when I get a chance to handle one.

[1nkulus]

The O3B is delicious, hopefully some day the upgrade will happen. Lovely pic...

[Ghost Plane]

If we’re talking woodwork, has anyone handled a Purdey?

[Tom Kellie]

The O3B is delicious, hopefully some day the upgrade will happen. Lovely pic...

 

 

~ 1nkulus:

 

Thank you! An OBBB is a subject which is easy to photograph.

I hope that one will someday grace your writing table.

They're a great pleasure to use.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

If we’re talking woodwork, has anyone handled a Purdey?

 

~ Ghost Plane:

 

The various comments on Montblanc's recently released Purdey and Sons pen have reinforced my sense that I have rather dull taste.

Every comment here and there concerns the woodwork. That's shown me how little I know.

Having seen and handled Purdey crafted firearms, what struck me was the metalwork, although the woodwork was of the highest quality.

The intricate metal designs often feature special motifs. Such craftsmanship hearkens back to customized pieces in centuries past.

When I was first told about the Purdey pens, I wondered what the metalwork might be like. Since then, only the wood is mentioned.

Should anyone have the opportunity to handle a Purdey pen, I'd be grateful if they'd also describe the metalwork that they see.

I'd better get up to see on the woodwork!

Tom K.

[Nicholas Green]

This is an example of stunning metalwork topped off with very interesting woodwork:

 

 

It's such a pity that they can't offer a non-limited edition pen with such craftsmanship?

[AndyLogan]

This is an example of stunning metalwork topped off with very interesting woodwork:

 

 

It's such a pity that they can't offer a non-limited edition pen with such craftsmanship?

 

 

Whoa! Nick_Green, this is the best of both worlds!

[1nkulus]

IMO, the wooden piston filler looks odd and spoils the symmetry of the pen, borderline eyesore.

Lovely intricate workmanship nonetheless.

Edited November 25, 2018 by 1nkulus

[NotAWiz4rd]

@Tom

Thank you very much for your comparison of the different nibs on graph paper.(although 3-42G BB looks nice as well). Propably comes down to personal preference in the end anyways ^^

Regarding your recommendation of MB Royal Blue: That is actually the third colour I've got a full bottle of. It's the one I've had my MB WE Edgar A. Poe inked with for the last two years, but I must say I find it quite boring, especially as I used to write in blue all the time with my daily writer (before I got the MB 149). I'll keep my eyes open for the Leo Tolstoy one though for sure.

Your great pictures are always a pleasing sight I must say

[mjchuang9]

 

~ Ghost Plane:

 

The various comments on Montblanc's recently released Purdey and Sons pen have reinforced my sense that I have rather dull taste.

Every comment here and there concerns the woodwork. That's shown me how little I know.

Having seen and handled Purdey crafted firearms, what struck me was the metalwork, although the woodwork was of the highest quality.

The intricate metal designs often feature special motifs. Such craftsmanship hearkens back to customized pieces in centuries past.

When I was first told about the Purdey pens, I wondered what the metalwork might be like. Since then, only the wood is mentioned.

Should anyone have the opportunity to handle a Purdey pen, I'd be grateful if they'd also describe the metalwork that they see.

I'd better get up to see on the woodwork!

Tom K.

 

 

I happened to have a chance handle both Purdey and James Dean 1931 recently, and I chose the Purdey finally. Not only the woodwork but metalwork Purdey has the highest quality I have ever seen. The craftsmanship on the details is stunning and is the definition of precision. On the contrary, I don't have such a strong feeling about the uniqueness and the craftsmanship on the James Deans 1931.

In the Purdey, the metalwork is inlayed into the wood, however only the cap is made by wood with some tiny metals inlayed in the James, the barrel is all made by silver.

Edited November 25, 2018 by mjchuang9

[Ghost Plane]

I happened to have a chance handle both Purdey and James Dean 1931 recently, and I chose the Purdey finally. Not only the woodwork but metalwork Purdey has the highest quality I have ever seen. The craftsmanship on the details is stunning and is the definition of precision. On the contrary, I don't have such a strong feeling about the uniqueness and the craftsmanship on the James Deans 1931.

In the Purdey, the metalwork is inlayed into the wood, however only the cap is made by wood with some tiny metals inlayed in the James, the barrel is all made by silver.

 

Thank you! I’m a fan of the intricate metalwork on guns. Wood, it depends very much on the individual grain for me. I wish it had been all metal.

 

@Nick_Green, which model is that, please?

[Tom Kellie]

@Nick_Green, which model is that, please?

 

 

[nishantdr83]

 

 

 

No right to complain since I am incapable of buying one but aesthetically, the pen deserves a darker wood finish for sure.

[Cyrille81]

No right to complain since I am incapable of buying one but aesthetically, the pen deserves a darker wood finish for sure.

 

Yes until now I never notice this cone in wood. I really appreciate and admire the work of craft workers on the barrel but I'm not sure this cone is the best for the pen. The color of the wood doesn't match with the black of the barrel.

Edited November 25, 2018 by Cyrille

[Uncial]

I had the pleasure of handling a Max Von Openheim a few weeks ago. Really stunning pen but the cap could double as an anchor.

[Nicholas Green]

The type of wood chosen more than likely has meaning.

 

I personally think it's beautiful and it's one of the last two Montblanc's I desire along with the yellow gold Mammoth. (So I won't be buying any more Montblanc's any time soon, as I already have pretty much as many of them as I want and need.)

 

EDIT:

 

Maybe I do have room for some oblique nibs in the future, these will more than likely be fitted to 149's.

Edited November 26, 2018 by Nick_Green

[Ghost Plane]

It works in its own way. I could see one with a dual-slit signature nib. Sigh...

[Pravda]

My issue with the Purdey is like the L'Aubrac and the Genghis Khan- both I had to purchase in person because the wood differs from one specimen to the next. Some are darker colors, others are 'dry' and has a whitish film to the wood, the aging process might be more on this or that etc.

 

So I have handled 3 Purdeys so far and each one was spectacularly different from the other. One I loved so much of how dark it was I considered buying it, but another was a very light colored washed out yellowish brown.