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Montblanc 32 Oblique Double Broad Review

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Hiya everyone,

 

I was skulking around the review section and noticed that there were no reviews for this particular pen, so I thought that having the afternoon free I may as well produce one.

 

This pen was an eBay job, £55 shipped if memory serves.

 

Anyway, on to the review...

 

WOW. Just wow.

 

Looks-

 

9/10- The contrasting black body and gold highlights are a favourite motif of mine and as such, I find this pens looks just tops. However the size of the pen and hence its light weight are just not quite satisfactory for my larger than normal hands.

 

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/AngeldustMike/MBOBB.jpg

 

Nib-

 

10/10- for such a strongly shaped nib I would have expected some feedback, instead I get NONE. The nib just glides over the paper leaving a consistant, strong line. Absolutly NO complaints here, just be sure not to use too wet of an ink otherwise feathering becomes an issue.

 

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/AngeldustMike/MBOBBSample2.jpg

 

Filling System-

 

8/10- It's a piston filler which is just fine by me, except for the fear that if something breaks its likely an expensive trip back to Montblanc- NOT something that I particularly enjoy the idea of! However, it seems to be holding up nicely (I've only filled it twice in all fairness)...

 

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/AngeldustMike/MBOBBPIC.jpg

 

Overall-

 

27/30- Pretty damn good! No issues so far, a buttery nib, great stroke width and it's pretty to boot- I highly recommend these for whatever price you can them for!

 

 

P.S.

Apologies for the pic quality, taken by a mobile phone...

“You either suffer the pain of discipline or you suffer the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs in ounces while regret weighs in tons.”

Jim Rohn

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Great review! I always find the older Montblanc's interesting.

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Thanks all!

 

I just used the number that was embossed onto the gold band around the lid!

 

 

“You either suffer the pain of discipline or you suffer the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs in ounces while regret weighs in tons.”

Jim Rohn

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Thanks all!

 

I just used the number that was embossed onto the gold band around the lid!

 

Neat. That works too.

 

 

 

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congrats on your purchase. :)

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Thanks very very much indeed :) It's one I'll cherish for a long time to come!

 

 

“You either suffer the pain of discipline or you suffer the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs in ounces while regret weighs in tons.”

Jim Rohn

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Hiya,

 

It was Caran d'Ache Caribbean Sea- one of my absolute favourites, funnily enough I did intend to post that information on the review- I guess it just slipped my mind :)

 

 

“You either suffer the pain of discipline or you suffer the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs in ounces while regret weighs in tons.”

Jim Rohn

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Nice shade - looks like it has more blue than PR Blue Suede. Love that nib!

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Nice pen. So you determined that it is the 32 and not the 34?

 

The pen/nib looks like a 22.

Maybe it came with a 32 cap?

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Actually you know, thats a very fair point... I'll look into it actually...

 

Thanks for bringing it up!

 

 

“You either suffer the pain of discipline or you suffer the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs in ounces while regret weighs in tons.”

Jim Rohn

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Love the double oblique broad nib and Caribbean Sea is one of my favourite inks!

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Hi Mint,

 

So happy to see that you did this review. I bought this pen last week with the same nib as you have. It's my first MB. I'm very curious about this pen and I'm looking forward to write with it. I'm gonna use it with the "Van Gogh Starry Night" ink from FPN.

 

Thx again,

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It is a 32 because the 2x and 1x pen's don't have the threads actually on the ink window, as seen here. The 3x does.

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Oh, and considering that you have an OBB nib, you could probably get some very italic line variation if yo get a high quality paper(plus you wouldn't get feathering). You just need to hold it at just the right angle to get very italic line variation!

The Constitution says "We the People," not "We the Democrats" or "We the Republicans."

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Those older broad nibs are superb - congratulations on a good deal.

"The cultured man is the man whose interior consciousness is forever obstinately writing down, in the immaterial diary of his psyche's sense of life, every chance aspect of every new day that he is lucky enough to live to behold!" - John Cowper Powys

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~ This review of a Montblanc 32 OBB is helpful.



Had I read it in past years, I'd likely have discovered the writing pleasure of Montblanc 32s.



As the author here notes, they are superb writers.



Tom K.


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