It’s That Time Of Year Again (spoiler alert)

[Opooh]

  On 12/16/2024 at 10:59 AM, Cyrille81 said:

I suppose the light avocado green one is the Calligraphy Solitaire that is coming from several days, delayed for several years, with the M or curved nib. For Burgundy 149, no idea/heard something. Isn't the Traveller 1924?

Expand  

The traveller 1924 is in coral.

[Uncial]

The burgundy 149 is not the coral traveller pen.

The light green 149 is not the celadon solitaire with the curved nib.

It was told to me as two new 149 resin models, but still must be taken with a modicum of salt as I saw no pictures of these.

[Opooh]

  On 12/17/2024 at 12:08 AM, Uncial said:

The burgundy 149 is not the coral traveller pen.

The light green 149 is not the celadon solitaire with the curved nib.

It was told to me as two new 149 resin models, but still must be taken with a modicum of salt as I saw no pictures of these.

Expand  

And the billion dollar question, if this green and burgundy come m, will they be in price range of Orient Express or will they get traveller filling system and cost 5k?

[vikrmbedi]

  On 12/12/2024 at 12:09 AM, Uncial said:

There will be a Chartreuse solitaire with inlaid geometric gold lines and gold trim, similar to the burgundy lacquer. It will have the curved nib and the normal range.

 

The new 80 Days is blue, which was a bit of a surprise/disappointment to me. Nice solitaire though.

 

The next Blue Hour (which will go out of production in 2025) will be a bold red.

Expand  

the celadon solitaire green reminded me of pelikan m640 polar lights … loving it … can’t wait to see it in real life.

the gold lines look inlaid( in one image) or is it raised ( like in maki-e lacquer style) paint.. can’t tell.

 

the blue hour in red … (they have launched it in green ( Qatar only “Qalam watani” and in red as Chinese New Year pen (China only). both as classic doue solitaire.

 

It would be great if they came with some unique pattern instead of simply changing the colour of the lacquer and charging a huge markup over the blue hour price ( I assume it would be a few 100$ extra… as latest solitaire legrands are closer to 2k) 

[JCC123]

Apparently, they offer the curved nib as an option.

https://www.montblanc.com/en-cl/fountain-pens_cod1647597360270956.html

 

 

[fpupulin]

  On 12/13/2024 at 9:23 AM, Michael R. said:

The curved nib Calligraphy Solitaire is called:

 

 

MEISTERSTÜCK CALLIGRAPHY SOLITAIRE CELADON DÉGRADÉ FOUNTAIN PEN CURVED NIB
 

and can be found on a few web sites (including montblanc.com for some regions) already.

 

wonderful turquoise/light green color!

 

thanks dor the orher updates 🙂

 

cheers

 

Michael

Expand  

Michael, following the link you post I was directed to the Montblanc’s Italian website, and there I searched for the page devoted to the new products.

It is not my intention to comment here on the individual products, which in many cases are very desirable - albeit often quite expensive - but, as a whole, I found that the ability of the brand to offer a very broad range of novelties in most of their business segments is really noteworthy.
 

Even restricting the attention to the writing instruments and accessories alone, the offer of novelties is truly awesome, and this seems to indicate - at least to me - that “writing” is still an important voice in Montblanc world and likely, to our fortune, a still profitable business.

[Montblanc Freak]

  On 12/16/2024 at 10:57 AM, Cyrille81 said:

Don't know what will be the subject of High Artistry for 2025. For the Masters of Art, general design will look like to a pencil.

Expand  

Interesting, thank you!

[ak47]

  On 12/25/2024 at 11:01 PM, Montblanc Freak said:

Interesting, thank you!

Expand  

Maybe Picasso 

[Cyrille81]

  On 12/25/2024 at 11:26 PM, ak47 said:

Maybe Picasso 

Expand  

Not Picasso, a French artist for 2025.

[a student]

  On 12/26/2024 at 10:30 AM, Cyrille81 said:

Not Picasso, a French artist for 2025.

Expand  

 

That is quite a large canvas to work with @Cyrille81 !

 

And none come to (my) mind who could be matched up with a pencil ... possibly Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec used some pencils for his drawings for those posters? But that would be a real stretch!

[Cyrille81]

  On 12/26/2024 at 11:03 AM, a student said:

 

That is quite a large canvas to work with @Cyrille81 !

 

And none come to (my) mind who could be matched up with a pencil ... possibly Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec used some pencils for his drawings for those posters? But that would be a real stretch!

Expand  

A small hint: (P.-)A. R.

[a student]

  On 12/26/2024 at 2:16 PM, Cyrille81 said:

A small hint: (P.-)A. R.

Expand  

 

Thank you. That "small hint" I suspect resolves the puzzle. Though R----- is not a name that conjures up the image of a pencil .... But then, what do I know ...

[admmarcos]

Great news! Another year ahead of saving money for buying pens from the 90s. 😄

[NoType]

  On 12/27/2024 at 12:25 AM, Opooh said:

A.R. French impressionist. Auguste Renoir,

full name Pierre Auguste Renoir

Expand  

@Opooh I strongly suspect that @Cyrille81, @a student, @admmarcos, and others of us who had worked out the identity of the subject of the 2025 MoA from @Cyrille81’s latest hint were refraining from mentioning the actual name in respect of Montblanc’s information embargo. 

[A1979]

  On 12/15/2024 at 11:47 PM, Uncial said:

There is also a metal 'M' with a red feed. 

 

Expand  

Sounds like the “Red signature” released some years ago. 

[a student]

  On 1/7/2025 at 1:54 PM, A1979 said:

Sounds like the “Red signature” released some years ago. 

Expand  

 

Speaking for myself, I did not find the design appealing

[admmarcos]

  On 12/27/2024 at 2:49 AM, NoType said:

@Opooh I strongly suspect that @Cyrille81, @a student, @admmarcos, and others of us who had worked out the identity of the subject of the 2025 MoA from @Cyrille81’s latest hint were refraining from mentioning the actual name in respect of Montblanc’s information embargo. 

Expand  

In fact, I have no (official/unofficial) information about the models. But I guess that the pens will not please my taste.

[NoType]

  On 1/8/2025 at 12:23 AM, admmarcos said:

In fact, I have no (official/unofficial) information about the models. But I guess that the pens will not please my taste.

Expand  

@admmarcos This thread provides information:

Here is the direct link to the 2025 MoA:

https://collectorspreview.com/renoir

from the pull-down menu “Choose your edition” in this link: https://collectorspreview.com

[Opooh]

  On 1/8/2025 at 5:42 AM, NoType said:

@admmarcos This thread provides information:

Here is the direct link to the 2025 MoA:

https://collectorspreview.com/renoir

from the pull-down menu “Choose your edition” in this link: https://collectorspreview.com

Expand  

I am sure people like objects like that, as others dislike it. I am not interested, not my style.

[CBK]

What would the best guess be for release timing for this year’s pens?