Montblanc Writer’s Edition

Montblanc has long been known for their writing instruments.  And they are truly some of the best pens available on the market!  Every year, since 1992, Montblanc releases what is called a “Writer’s Edition” pen which commemorates a famous writer. The first Writer’s Edition was Hemingway and the most recent one is Carlo Collodi.  In between we have Voltaire, Mark Twain, Thomas Mann, Virginia Woolf, Dumas, Wilde, and many others.

Interestingly, the value of these Writer’s Edition’s have all seem to gone up over time.  Try finding one of these pens from 5 years ago and they will be very hard to obtain and if you can, you will likely be paying a lot more than the retail value.

Each edition features the writer’s signature engraved on the cap of the pen, as well as being highly limited.  They make each edition in ballpoint, rollerball, fountain pen, or mechanical pencil.  Typically it is the fountain pens that are the most popular, albeit maybe not the most practical in today’s technological age (though writing with a fountain pen, I must say, is an excellent experience!).

The Carlo Collodi edition, pictured above, is their most recent limited edition.  For those of you who have never heard of Carlo Collodi (and for the record, I hadn’t either), he is the author of Pinocchio.  The design of the pen takes the story of Pinocchio and brings it alive.  The intricate design on the cap is marvelous, and the weight of the pen is perfect.

We have received two of the ballpoint pens and one rollerball.

To view all of the past writer’s edition’s, I encourage you to go to the Montblanc website and check them out.  Or just click this sentence.

Gift Idea #7 – Montblanc Writing Instruments

Montblanc makes a great gift for the person who wants a distinguished writing instrument; name one luxury “pen” brand and the majority of the time people will say Montblanc.

These writing instruments are made in Europe (Germany to be exact) and from very high quality materials.  They make great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, or really any event that one might be celebrating.

A cool service that Montblanc offers is that you can personalize your writing instrument by getting your signature engraved onto the cap!  Give us a call for more information.

Prices range from $330 to over $1000.

Available at both our locations.

Montblanc – John Lennon Special Edition

Montblanc has just released a special edition writing instrument dedicated to John Lennon.  Anyone who is a Lennon fan (and who isn’t really?) will at the very least appreciate this beautiful writing instrument. 

As you can see from the picture, the writing instrument comes in three forms from Montblanc: the rollerball/fineliner; the ballpoint; and the fountain pen.  There are a few other highly limited versions of the John Lennon writing instrument, but I will only talk about the ones pictured above.

The writing instruments were designed to feel like a vinyl record; the ridges are smooth much like the records of decades gone by.  The fountain pen has the peace logo engraved on the nib, and each version has John Lennon’s famous self-portrait engraved just underneath the clip.  The clip itself, as you can see, is made like the neck of a guitar.

A nice touch that Montblanc has done here is included with each writing instrument a vinyl record (I believe it is a 45) of the song Imagine by John Lennon.

These writing instruments are available now at both our locations.