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Montblanc Writers Edition: Leo Tolstoy 2015


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The pen has been announced in the MB official website, but the picture seems not able to show the characteristic of body of this WE. Hopefully below photo can give some ideas on how it looks :)

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-C3GCKvg/0/XL/i-C3GCKvg-XL.jpg

Is this is an actual pic of the real pen?

Fountain pens are like weapons. They just make your pocket bleed so much.

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Would you happen to have any other pictures of the actual pen?

Yes, but it is a bit blur due to the focus of photo is not on this pen. My attention is the 1868 version which I took several photos. But it is not appropriate to post them before MB announces it.

 

Is this is an actual pic of the real pen?

Yes, it is.

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I think its entirely appropriate ;) Afterall that is what you were invited for, it is free publicity for MB anyway ;D esp on this forum that is

Fountain pens are like weapons. They just make your pocket bleed so much.

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Looks beautiful. As usual, I prefer to see the pen with my hands before forming a strong opinion.

 

The detail of the finish ups the interesting factor.

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honnestly, was expecting tolstoi as it's an author i love...I love WE and was really expecting that pen...And I find it to be the ugliest of all WE for now :(

A people can be great withouth a great pen but a people who love great pens is surely a great people too...

Pens owned actually: MB 146 EF;Pelikan M200 SE Clear Demonstrator 2012 B;Parker 17 EF;Parker 51 EF;Waterman Expert II M,Waterman Hemisphere M;Waterman Carene F and Stub;Pilot Justus 95 F.

 

Nearly owned: MB 149 B(Circa 2002);Conway Stewart Belliver LE bracket Brown IB.

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9000 piece for FP LE is this lower than previous years?

 

I think so - AFAIK, the number is usually between 10-20K.

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I saw the Tolstoy today at the boutiques I visited. I am not a fan of the pen - too much going on and the color scheme is weird. The new LE ink matches the tail end (piston) of the barrel.

 

I did also see a blue hour skeleton in person and now that pen has moved up on my short list...

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Visconti, Visconti, and...more Visconti! (And some ST Duponts too). (Ok fine, getting on the Omas and Montblanc trains now too. Toot toot.) (And maybe on the Montegrappa one too, but only for the Miyas.)

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The pen has been announced in the MB official website, but the picture seems not able to show the characteristic of body of this WE. Hopefully below photo can give some ideas on how it looks :)

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-C3GCKvg/0/XL/i-C3GCKvg-XL.jpg

 

Nice! Thank you.

 

Here's an up-close photograph of the nib:

 

 

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah224/photobfp/MB-%20LE%20LT/LTnibm_zps0qgphqkp.jpg

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The pen is a winner from the released teaser pictures, but that sky blue knob is the true unknown. I wish it werent that color, but perhaps in person, it will look different.

In order to appreciate the sweet, you must truly taste the bitter....

 

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/606/letterji9.png

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This is the only picture I have which shows the whole 2015 WE Tolstoy. It was cropped from a group photo and the focus was not on this pen. Therefore it is a bit blur but yet you can still see the colour of the knob.

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-7CZZ2Hj/0/XL/i-7CZZ2Hj-XL.jpg

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Limited Edition 1868: With a limitation number based on the year of the first Edition of “War and Peace”, his most famous book, the design of the Limited Edition 1868 is reminiscent of both the simple life Tolstoy favored particularly towards the end of his life, and his aristocratic origins as a count. The gold plated barrel with its hammered optic to celebrate the work he did by hand on his land is elegantly paired with a blue lacquered cap. The guilloche underneath the cap evokes the aristocracy in Imperial Russia, a reoccurring theme in his novels including “Anna Karenina” and “War and Peace”.
The wooden cone tells the story of his beloved estate, Yasnaya Polyana, home to many century-old trees among which Tolstoy chose to be buried. A malachite adorns the end of the cone as a reference to the legend of the green stick. When Leo was a small boy, his brother Nikolai told him that he possessed a secret that could make all men happy and end war and suffering. The secret was said to be written on a green stick and buried in the grounds of Yasnaya Polyana. This story stayed with Tolstoy throughout his life, and in his old age he requested that his body be buried in a simple wooden coffin at the presumed site of the little green stick. The signature that adorns the forepart and his portrait embossed in the rhodium-plated 750 solid gold nib reinforce his enduring legacy, and his impact on human civilization through his monumental works.
The Writers Edition Leo Tolstoy is only available in a strictly limited edition in Montblanc boutiques worldwide from August 1, 2015.

 

 

And here are the photos for the 1868 version. The last two not taken with flash show the detail pattern of the cap :wub: :wub:

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-HP2kr6B/1/XL/i-HP2kr6B-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-d9LGFVn/1/XL/i-d9LGFVn-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-xk4bTCg/0/XL/i-xk4bTCg-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-7V8xgmN/1/XL/i-7V8xgmN-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-cvnbnwf/1/XL/i-cvnbnwf-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-KkN5zdJ/2/XL/i-KkN5zdJ-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-bp3dPT7/1/XL/i-bp3dPT7-XL.jpg

 

http://www.sampanel.com/photos/i-nwcG5vD/0/XL/i-nwcG5vD-XL.jpg

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Wow! The 1868 version is super flashy, but it all works together very nicely. I like the blind cap far more than on the regular WE edition.

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The POA has the 4810 and 888 versions. Don't know whether MB is going to start their special version for WE :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Nice! Thank you.

 

Here's an up-close photograph of the nib:

 

 

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah224/photobfp/MB-%20LE%20LT/LTnibm_zps0qgphqkp.jpg

I'm really digging the nib design. Seems a lot nicer than the bearded man of the 1868 version IMHO.

Fountain pens are like weapons. They just make your pocket bleed so much.

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