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I think apart from cosmetic appearance, you do end up owning a relatively exclusive pen.

There are tens of thousands of 149 floating around, and I say there are at most a few hundred 149 like this Rhodium plated one.

However, by modding the pen it means MB won't service it (but there are lots of independent repairers!), and if you sell it later on - since it's modded, people may see it differently. So, caveat emptor.

 

Free bump to a very good seller.

 

P.S. I do have one of these, and I'm not selling mine. :happyberet:

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Best regards, Kai

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Montblanc 144G Grey, 146G Green Striated, 146 Silver Barley, 149 (50s-00s).

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Kai's comments are spot on. Kai and I both had our pens rhodium-plated by the same person. It is fair to say that person is a master craftsperson that has done this work with incredibly high quality. And as Kai points out, this has pros and cons.

 

Just to satisfy my curiosity, how in the world did you end up with so many versions/copies of the same pen!! I am assuming u r not a dealer. I am in the early stages of this hobby, and u have gotten me worried about my future!

 

Well, answering this question would take some time and be a little off topic but thankfully it has been answered at least partially over in the MB forum. If you look over there, you will see I have described some of the evolutionary steps my pen collection has taken. I intend to post again when I have time the details of my latest configuration.

 

As of right now, I own nine pens. Seven are 149s, one is a Hemingway and one is an Agatha (that I bought earlier this week).

 

And to answer your last question, pens are my hobby not my business. I like to tweak my collection (and I choose the sell the pens I rotate out of my collection versus storing them) but I would be lying if I claimed this was a money making operation. I rotate the collection because it is fun. But first and foremost, I write with my pens.

 

Sean

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To add to Sean's comment.

Out of the several 149 I got, I can say the Rodium plated 149 is the sharpest looking. I really don't understand why MB doesn't release a plat trim 149...

Best regards, Kai

Montblanc 13x, #20/25/30/40, 244/6 Green Marbled, 322 Azure Blue, 234 1/2 G/PL, 256, 220, 34.

Montblanc 144G Grey, 146G Green Striated, 146 Silver Barley, 149 (50s-00s).

Montblanc WE Christie, Imperial Dragon, Wilde, Dumas, Dostoevsky, Proust, Schiller, Verne, Mann, Twain. PoA Prince Regent, Morgan...

Visconti Pontevecchio LE, Metropolitan Gordian Knot, Ripples. Omas Paragon Royale Blue HT, Extra Lucens Black LE. Pilot Silvern. Pelikan 620 Shanghai, 800 Blue o Blue.

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I am happy to report all pens from this listing are now sold. Thank you J Sorrell for buying the rhodium-plated 149 B nib.

 

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