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Montblanc takes pen making to new heights with writing instruments celebrating exploration, expertise, and imagination.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s well-loved novella, The Little Prince, is the inspiration for Montblanc’s MEISTERSTÜCK LE PETIT PRINCE CLASSIQUE fountain pen. Crafted in dark brown resin, the pen is fitted with a handcrafted 14k gold nib with rhodium coating, engraved with the little prince’s drawing of a sheep — a symbol of imagination in the story. The writing instrument’s cap is artfully adorned with a sentence from the book, while the platinum-coated clip features a yellow lacquered star reminiscent of the prince’s mystical guide.
The MEISTERSTÜCK SOLITAIRE GEOMETRIC DIMENSION is an uncommon juxtaposition of Montblanc’s classic aesthetic and its wellpracticed expertise in working with unique materials and designs. The ballpoint pen’s barrel is shiny black resin, complemented by an adjacent three-dimensional geometric pattern engraved in a sophisticated champagne gold tone. The pen features a champagne gold-coated clip discreetly embossed with the pen’s serial number. The distinguished Montblanc emblem in black and white is the pen’s crowning glory.
The Montblanc STARWALKER METAL fountain pen, part of the newly redesigned StarWalker collection, is inspired by space exploration and a renewed appreciation of our planet. The pen features a translucent patented dome that appears to glow an ethereal blue, like the cosmic view of earth emerging above the lunar horizon. The pen has a platinum-coated cap, barrel, and fittings, and its cool composure is interrupted only by the cerulean brilliance beneath the Montblanc emblem on the crown. The fountain pen features a handcrafted 14k gold nib with rhodium coating.
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