Do any guys own an MB Boheme or is it strictly a chick stick?

I own a black and platinum Boheme and enjoy the pen. It is way back in my rotation however. It's a little on the small side and I get tired of the retractable nib. It takes a lot of twisting and unscrewing before you can get to the writing. I prefer my MB Traveler to the Boheme.

I have a Boheme Solitaire Stripe. I love it... I dont think this is a chick stick... You?


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I've been considering buying the Boheme and tried one at a Boutique. I 'mentally' associated it with the fairer sex due its size, the jewel on the clip, because the sales lady was using a Boheme and I've never seen a guy with one.

I guess, I should just buy it.

I say go for it! You wont be disappointed...

The Boheme FPs I looked at them again today, they are kind of small so here are my two cents:

You could own one i guess if you use it in transit, i.e. with a notepad or when moving around, in the car, on the tube etc it will seem as if it came to a practical use.. but I wouldn't personally use it on my desk as then it 'might' appear slightly feminine. So verdict: it could be unisex, depending what you have in mind for it

I agree 100%! I love large pens, one of my favorites is my Visconti Ripple... Which is basically a tank! But I like the idea of a safety with out all the problems that they come with. If they made this pen in a larger format that had a retractable, I would like it more...
Is is my favorite pen, no, but its a nice addition to the small fam...

Come to think of it... Now I actually remember one of my female employees calling it cute.
I would say who cares what people think, if you like it then get it... Just use a really deep manly voice when you use if you still are having second thoughts

There is a larger Version of the Boheme, black resin with platinum trim and no stones. I don't know if it is discontinued or not, but I think it is still available. Also, there are a number of limited editions which are large and have rectractable nibs.

LE MBs with retractable nibs? Which ones are those? That seems up my alley!

The ones that come to my mind are:
4 Seasons pens
4 Elements pens
Sakura 8 edition and 88 editions
POA Friedrich II the Great 4810 and 888 editions
POA Sir Henry Tate 4810 and 888 editions

I have both the Mont Blanc Boheme "lipstick" pen and the Le Grand, which is the same pen, but a lot larger. Both take the same small cartridge without options on that front. The screwing in and out of the nib can be a little tedious at times, but it's of small concern if you are going to sit down and write. What I'm saying is, if you're going to sign your name and go.... well, it takes about as long to get the nib out as it does to sign your name.

I do not see either of the pens as feminine, the are black and classical looking. I like the synthetic emerald on my Vert, as it matches my Ladyfriend's eyes. I also like the fact that is it short when in my shirt pocket. The Le Grand seems like it might be a little much for a shirt pocket.

Anyway, that's my two cents. I'm not going to go into the writting qualities of the pen, as I don't write with it very often and don't feel qualified at this time. Right at the moment, I've loaned the Vert to a friend's girlfriend. She was fasinated with the pen in a boutique in Mexico, so I thought I'd let her have a whack at it.

I haven't heard of most of these, and the Friedrich II the Great is in transit to my house... But isn't this one regular (small) size? If not I even more excited than before...

Dear friend,

Have a look at the link below and let me know whether you are interested.

Dimos

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=64290

Well, I've only seen these pens in photos, with the exception of the Tate 4810 which I have and the Tate 888 which I handled in the boutique. I think the Friedrich II the Great is maybe the same size as the Tate or maybe a bit smaller, and the Tate is a largish pen. It's about half an inch shorter than the 146 (both capped) but has greater girth. As it happens, the Friedrich II 4810 is also on it's way to my home. I'll probably get it tomorrow if the customs here don't give me too much trouble.

Some links to the photos:
Sakura 88
Sakura 8
4 Elements - Air
4 Elements - Earth
4 Elements - Fire
4 Elements - Water

I have the non-retracting Noir MB Boheme and find it a convenient day to day work pen & given its portability and size it writes well too. Is it feminine? I dont think so. Is it a bit flashy? Sure and there are more masculine MBs too, but this is a great workhorse for carrying around. Very reliable and comfortable for its size, posted or not.

I do believe the Boheme was intended for females. I think it was deliberately designed to be small, and to mimic a lipstick tube. I think it's OK for a guy to tote this pen around, as long as they don't get one of the really jeweled versions; it would be really awkward, and it would look like you stole it. Personally, I would love to own the black sharkskin covered boheme, or perhaps one of the black resin ones (Maroon, is it?).

The only cartridge pen in my writing collection is the Bohème BigSize

and it's far away from being a Ladie's pen!
No fancy stone in the clip and a quite impressive size like the 146 Meisterstück.

http://www.montblanc.de/products/black_res..._size.07493.php


Regards,
Axel

With regards to the femininity of the Boheme, Vert challenging the Boheme, Le Grand;

I may have told this story, but it bears repeating at this time. I had purchased a Boheme, Le Grand for myself some time before I started dating this wonderful woman. We were dating over a distance of 360 miles, so some of our sharing was through correspondence. Now, the wonderful woman has a friend who is a witch and was interested in getting a reading on me through her. It was asked that I send a personal item of mine to her, something that I kept with me, something well, personal. What better object than my pen?

I sent the wonderful woman my Boheme, Le Grand for the reading. My mistake was, I also sent a leather journal. Now before you jump to any conclusion, I sent a note with this seemingly matched set explaining that the journal was for her, the pen was for the reading. I received a note back:

"Thank you for the beautiful pen and journal."

Now, that pen had been Binderized and I didn't want to give it up without a fight, but what can you do in a case like that? I couldn't ask for it back. Surely the huge pen wasn't the best suited for her lovely, feminine hand. So I did what any intelligent man would do; I bought her a Boheme, Vert. I even went so far as to buy the Vert, because the stone would match her very green eyes.

She tried the Vert and decided she prefered the Le Grand. Curses on that Binderized nib!

Now she keeps the Le Grand in the bedside table (on her side), and I keep a Namiki on mine. We're very happy with the new arrangement.

The Vert? Well, I gave that to Dustin, to give to Michelle.... we'll see how that story goes.

I use a Boheme Noir as a daily writer. It's not that feminine

Does this look feminine to you?

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I think not! Besides, the Boheme is the perfect sized shirt pocket pen sitting way down without sticking three feet out the top of my pocket.

Allan

I must admit that I have a MB Boheme with a blue stone, and it is one of my favourite pens.
It is a convenient size for general purpose use, taking notes etc, albeit the ink cartridges are of limited capacity. [And as I prefer Noodlers ink it is a bit of a pain having to refill the empty cartridge each time!]. My handwriting is definitely on the small size, and using a smaller pen feels more comfortable than say a full size one.
There is also a definite "tactile" element to ownership, as the whole pen feels as smooth as a bar of soap, right down to the way that the nib seems to glide as if on ball bearings.