Montblanc - Marc Newson

[JLS1]

Thanks. I just found it hard to believe that a design would pop out so quickly... designs take time.

 

You're right. My guess is that MB & Newson have been working together for a while, but it was kept purposely under-the-radar so that the PR splash from the announcement could be followed up by a prototype and/or actual product for sale.

[Michael R.]

An image I had not seen so far:

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHPVwqNVAAACGBP.jpg

 

'curious to see it in real life :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[A1979]

An image I had not seen so far:

 

 

'curious to see it in real life :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

Interesting, thank you.

The section remembers me the Starwalker.

[stevesurf]

An image I had not seen so far:

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHPVwqNVAAACGBP.jpg

 

'curious to see it in real life :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

 

 

Thanks for posting that; here's a slightly higher res version of the image. Perhaps it has Ruthenium trim? I really like the design except for the "MN" on the nib.

 

[jsolares]

that nib looks a lot like the 14k one in the lamy's like the dialog3

[inkstainedruth]

An image I had not seen so far:

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHPVwqNVAAACGBP.jpg

 

'curious to see it in real life :-)

 

Cheers

 

Michael

The comments calling it a mashup of a MB and a Lamy Safari weren't too far off the mark.

So, yet another MB pen I can happily pass on....

That Hermes pen was at least somewhat attractive (if not terrible ergonomic looking).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Opooh]

The comments calling it a mashup of a MB and a Lamy Safari weren't too far off the mark.

So, yet another MB pen I can happily pass on....

That Hermes pen was at least somewhat attractive (if not terrible ergonomic looking).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Indeed much ado about nothing.

[CS388]

Is that a flat area, at the end of the barrel?

 

Or is it a piece stuck on?

 

Doesn't look as bad as I thought it would - apart from the flat bit.

 

Thanks for the picture.

[Z-Tab]

It kinda looks like a pen for people who thought the Starwalker looked too expensive, but didn't cost enough.

 

I am interested in more information about the mechanical side of it. The pen he designed for Hermes supposedly has "about 300 moving parts" (according the the Forbes article posted earlier in this thread). If this is somehow revolutionary on the inside, then it will get a lot more interesting.

[orfew]

I quite like the design.

[Opooh]

Why not relaunch the 13x series and call it Nostalgia. At least it would save a lot of money on design. Not to mention the fact that these are beautiful pens and functional.

[rafapa]

that nib looks a lot like the 14k one in the lamy's like the dialog3

And the clip also reminds the one in the Safari.

[da vinci]

Not sure about this one. I was really hoping for something different, whereas this appears to be a rehash of a Starwalker. Lets hope it looks better in real life.

[ethernautrix]

I like it. I like the cap especially. Looks like when capped, the cap and barrel are flush, which is a look and feel that I prefer. Still, I'd like to see it with my hands.

[zenshrink]

I'm guessing that the flat tail end of the barrel stops it from rolling. I find the design very unattractive from the picture.

[DreamInk]

Great! They managed to combine the two worst characteristics a fountain pen can have with that metal step-down section. I'm wondering if this pen was meant to be more of a "statement piece" than a writing instrument. The only hope now is that it's not a CC filler.

[zubipen]

WHEN IT WILL BE IN THE MARKET?

[Newjelan]

I quite like the design.

So do I. At first I was "ho hum" but the more I look at it the more I like it.

[MCN]

I happened to run across a mention of the pen in the latest issue of the magazine Architectural Digest and they say the price for the FP will be $600.

[A1979]

I happened to run across a mention of the pen in the latest issue of the magazine Architectural Digest and they say the price for the FP will be $600.

Interesting, thank you!

A good news indeed. I was expecting a much higher price.