Where Can I Buy The Replacement Cap Of My St Dupont. Montparnasse

[snoopyyeung]

My st Dupont Black montparnasse XL cap has cracked,I want to buy a replacement cap in order to change the lacquer carcked cap.Where can I buy it? Thank you.

(P.S. I have contacted the Dupont cs and they said the piece is out of stock.)

[MHBru]

Try regina martini at martini auctions in germany. She carries all sorts of pens, odds and ends.

[jar]

 

Also check with Mora Stylos (Ets Mora) and Opera Stylos in Paris.

[snoopyyeung]

Thx!

[Silent Speaker]

If I may ask, how did the cap crack? Was it dropped or something or is this model's cap particularly prone to cracking somehow?

 

Jar, is this something to be worried about with these OOP Montparnasseses? (i've been eyeing one)

[jar]

If I may ask, how did the cap crack? Was it dropped or something or is this model's cap particularly prone to cracking somehow?

 

Jar, is this something to be worried about with these OOP Montparnasseses? (i've been eyeing one)

Not really. The cap is brass with an urushi coating; pretty close to impervious to most everything. Now there is a similar design that had a plastic cap but not the turn to release the nib & section mechanism. They were often faked and sold by the crooks as a Montparnasse. It was called Saint Germain. The Saint Germain name has recently been reused by ST Dupont for part of the Line D series.

[Silent Speaker]

Not really. The cap is brass with an urushi coating; pretty close to impervious to most everything. Now there is a similar design that had a plastic cap but not the turn to release the nib & section mechanism. They were often faked and sold by the crooks as a Montparnasse. It was called Saint Germain. The Saint Germain name has recently been reused by ST Dupont for part of the Line D series.

Thanks for the reassurance!

Makes me wonder how OP cracked a brass cap (or was it just the urushi coating that cracked?). Whatever.

Missed out on the montparnasse unfortunately; had a B nib too dammit, though it seemed to be the large size that'd probably have been too heavy for me anyway (if my atelier line D's weight is anything to go by).

[jar]

Thanks for the reassurance!

Makes me wonder how OP cracked a brass cap (or was it just the urushi coating that cracked?). Whatever.

Missed out on the montparnasse unfortunately; had a B nib too dammit, though it seemed to be the large size that'd probably have been too heavy for me anyway (if my atelier line D's weight is anything to go by).

My guess (and it is just a WAG) is that the OP pen is a Saint Germain and not a Montparnasse. As I said, the Saint Germain is often sold as though it were a Montparnasse.

 

Unless the OP returns we will likely never know.