Question About Starwalker Ballpoint

[BadHobbit]

I was in a Mont Blanc Boutique this weekend and had a chance to handle a Starwalker Ballpoint (Resin and Platinum trim model) I'm looking to replace my 164 that I use daily in a Fountain Pen unfriendly environment. The first thing I noticed was that the 2 metal rings in the fat grip area felt kind of loose or springy when I was writing. Are the 2 rings supposed to be "Springy" to enhance the grip, or are they supposed to be solid to the pen like all the rings on the caps of my 146? It was an odd feeling that they were shifting under my grip and I was wondering if this is a "Feature" of the Starwalker Ballpoint?

 

Thanks

[KJY]

They should be tight/solid to the pen. Maybe due to it is a demo pen. It is easy to fix. The point where you can twist to open and close you can hold that firm with thumb and pointing finger.

With the other hand you can twist the top of the twistingcap (point where the point of the pen comes out) till it is solid again.

[orfew]

The rings are definitely tight on mine. Mine is the cool blue model and I do not know if there are differences between this and the resin model.

Edited April 21, 2014 by orfew

[Mister Mont Blanc]

I have the Starwalker Doué ballpoint and the rings on my section (which is metal) are not separate pieces of metal...it is all one piece. This may be different on the resin model of course which sounds likely.

[BadHobbit]

Thanks for your help, I'm not sure if there was a problem with that, and it was a demo model, it came from the same drawer where the other demos came from! I'm hoping to eventually get my hands on the resin model with the Ruthenium trim, a friend has the RB model and it looks great but I need a BP for the daily grind!

[BrandonA]

I don't see how the bands could move on any of my Starwalkers as they are quite flush to the resin.

 

A little worrying if the pen is a regular pen that could be bought be a member of the public - and not a dedicated demo pen.