Special/limited Edition Recommendations

[StrawberryJam]

Hubby and I were at the O'hare airport today and came across the Montblanc boutique that is located right by the chili's.

 

We poked our heads in to see if they had any of the limited edition inks, but alas, nothing for me. However, they did have the Brahms special edition that caught hubby's eye. In particular he really liked the nib design and detail with the eagle (while I got a kick out of the tuning fork).

 

Before hubby commits to the Brahms, are there any other special or limited edition that we should take a look at or consider? What is your favorite of the limited or special editions?

[meiers]

I love the Mark Twain and the Thomas Mann writer's edition.

And yes, I woukd like to add the Faulkner and the Dickens WE pens to the list.

 

Visit montblanc.com.

[jar]

I like the Hemingway and both of the Dumas.

[Opooh]

Depends on the budget.

[meiers]

I like the Hemingway and both of the Dumas.

I agree.

The Agatha Christie fountain pen is incredible, too, but not within my pen budget.

Edited April 13, 2015 by meiers

[Mr. Dante]

Of all the WEs, my favorites have been the Dumas, Poe, Wilde, Dostoevsky and Proust. I'm not as big a fan of the later models, but my aesthetic sensibilities may be more conservative than others.

Edited April 14, 2015 by Mr. Dante

[niksch]

My 2 cents...

 

I'd say that choosing an LE is a very personal decision, and different factors of design have different impacts on different people.

 

Personally, I prefer the WEs and LEs that are modeled after original vintage models such as the Hemingway, Dumas, Christie, Proust, Schiller, Fitzgerald, or Faulkner. Actually, any one of the WEs from the first 10 years.

 

I also have strong preferences for the materials used, such as the marbled acrylic in the Dumas, Poet & Wilde, the amber of the cap on the Schiller, or the "pearl" barrel on the Fitzgerald. And while I like the Kafka for it's material, I'm less enamored with the WEs such as the Cervantes, Verne, or Shaw.

 

I had once aspired to collect all of the "Dragons" (the Meister Porcelain model, Year of the Dragon 2000, Xing Dynasty, etc) but as I developed as a pen user, my tastes changed, and I turned to the original vintage models of Montblanc.

 

Good luck with your endeavors.

Edited April 14, 2015 by niksch

[Joe in Seattle]

If he likes music, perhaps the Leonard Bernstein

[zaddick]

OP - do you have more parameters like max cost, must be available be in a boutique, used, etc.? Otherwise you are going to get a list of lovely pens that will be hard to find or way too expensive.

 

I mean I could mention the black widow 88 skeleton for $40k.

[StrawberryJam]

OP - do you have more parameters like max cost, must be available be in a boutique, used, etc.? Otherwise you are going to get a list of lovely pens that will be hard to find or way too expensive.

 

I mean I could mention the black widow 88 skeleton for $40k.

 

Good question! I think max would be about $800-1000. He did see the Einstein and thought it was super cool due to the markings and their symbolism (he's a big science guy), until he learned that the special-special edition of that pen was like $20k.

[Hector67]

For that budget, you should be looking at WE and the SE of the Great Characters. Probably some Donation pens will be whithin your budget. I think the Brahms is a beautiful pen. It is simple, elegant and has a great design. The clip is a beauty.

[JLS1]

 

Good question! I think max would be about $800-1000. He did see the Einstein and thought it was super cool due to the markings and their symbolism (he's a big science guy), until he learned that the special-special edition of that pen was like $20k.

 

One other factor you might consider is size: most of the WEs are based on the 146, but a few of the WEs are based on the 149. If your husband likes a larger pen, this might help narrow down the field, at least a little. (I'm looking at you, Hemingway...or at least I wish I was looking at a Hemingway!)

Edited April 15, 2015 by JLS1

[zaddick]

 

One other factor you might consider is size: most of the WEs are based on the 146, but a few of the WEs are based on the 149. If your husband likes a larger pen, this might help narrow down the field, at least a little. (I'm looking at you, Hemingway...or at least I wish I was looking at a Hemingway!)

139, not 149. I am guessing this was a typo. The two pens in the 139 size (smaller than 149) are Hemmingway (which is not in the OPs price range, probably even if it was broken) and Dumas (which is in the price range used).

 

There are some of the WEs that are longer than the 146 like the Kafka.

 

What about the Lennon unlimited. The black vinyl record like surface and large size are quite nice.