Meisterstück 90 Years Skeleton 149

[christianch]

Hello,

I have reserved this pen and I will be able to try it next week. I did see this pen before but I never had a chance to try it. I am now looking for a new special pen and I feel that this will be the one. I love the rose gold nib (and prefer it to the white gold one!).

Any owner willing to share some photos, comments opinion ? Non-owners opinions are welcome too

Christian

[Barry Gabay]

Congratulations! That will be a wonderful New Year's gift to yourself. It's got my vote for Pen of the Year for 2015!

 

Sorry, wrong year.

Edited December 31, 2015 by Barry Gabay

[sny]

This pen is a very elegant skeleton with its dark ruthenium and smoked windows. I also like the red gold nib, the contrast with the rest of the pen is stunning.

 

Best regards,

S.

[christianch]

This pen is a very elegant skeleton with its dark ruthenium and smoked windows. I also like the red gold nib, the contrast with the rest of the pen is stunning.

 

Best regards,

S.

 

Thanks for your reply. Did you have a chance to try it ?

[christianch]

Congratulations! That will be a wonderful New Year's gift to yourself. It's got my vote for Pen of the Year for 2015!

 

Sorry, wrong year.

Thank you will save the congratulations for when I get it (which should be soon!) and will post some photos

[gerigo]

Here's a picture of mine I shared about a year back. It's together with other pens I considered as candidates for GOAT for 2014. I jumped right on the band wagon when the pen was first introduced. I considered a "bargain" since most other Montblanc Skeleton pens up to this point started at twice the price.

Some of my thoughts/ observations of the pen:

- Although based on the 149, with the exception of the nib, it does not share a single part with it's namesake. Everything is developed from the ground up, and is different and new.

- I think the dimensions are not identical to the 149. It's slightly slimmer and very slightly longer.

- The fit and finish of the pen is at a different level than any other pen I have and puts all others to shame. The finishing is more like a hand made skeleton watch than a demonstrator pen.

- Every conceivable surface has been designed, detailed and thought through. The one I really like is the underside of the finial where the clip attaches to the cap. Usually you see a large screw since it's so deep in the cap. In this skeleton pen, it's a end piece with an indented snow flake logo.

It's an extremely exquisite pen, that still makes my hand shake at times considering I could make down payment for a home in some parts of the country.

Edited January 1, 2016 by gerigo

[Ghost Plane]

Wow! Just wow!

[SE1980]

Saw it in person and it's exceptionally stunning! But......same for the price tag.

[christianch]

 

Here's a picture of mine I shared about a year back. It's together with other pens I considered as candidates for GOAT for 2014. I jumped right on the band wagon when the pen was first introduced. I considered a "bargain" since most other Montblanc Skeleton pens up to this point started at twice the price.

Some of my thoughts/ observations of the pen:

- Although based on the 149, with the exception of the nib, it does not share a single part with it's namesake. Everything is developed from the ground up, and is different and new.

- I think the dimensions are not identical to the 149. It's slightly slimmer and very slightly longer.

- The fit and finish of the pen is at a different level than any other pen I have and puts all others to shame. The finishing is more like a hand made skeleton watch than a demonstrator pen.

- Every conceivable surface has been designed, detailed and thought through. The one I really like is the underside of the finial where the clip attaches to the cap. Usually you see a large screw since it's so deep in the cap. In this skeleton pen, it's a end piece with an indented snow flake logo.

It's an extremely exquisite pen, that still makes my hand shake at times considering I could make down payment for a home in some parts of the country.

 

 

Gerigo,

Thanks a lot for sharing your photo and very valuable observations ! I did see the pen when it came out

but didn't pay as much attention to it as I was buying way too many pens and the pricing was very high.

Back then I didn't pay attention to the fact that for a skeleton pen it was indeed less expensive

than other editions.

 

I didn't buy any expensive pen for a while and now I am very much in love with this pen! I reserved

one at my local montblanc shop (the last available apparently as now the blue hours skeleton is the

current model).

 

I love the idea of a 149 size nib in rose gold as a contrast to the rest of the pen!

Ironically I also like other aspects that were criticised in other posts: for instance I don't mind at

all the special edition vs. limited edition. Really look forward to this one. Thanks again for sharing

the photo and your views.

Best Regards

Christian

[sny]

 

Thanks for your reply. Did you have a chance to try it ?

I have tried it and must admit it is a joy to use. It isn't that heavy, has a fantastic 9-sized nib and is very well balanced. Further, the skeletonized body is barely noticeable when writing with it.

 

All in all, I think it is a very nice addition to any Montblanc collection, even if it isn't a limited edition.

[christianch]

I have tried it and must admit it is a joy to use. It isn't that heavy, has a fantastic 9-sized nib and is very well balanced. Further, the skeletonized body is barely noticeable when writing with it.

 

All in all, I think it is a very nice addition to any Montblanc collection, even if it isn't a limited edition.

 

Thanks a lot for letting me know ! I was afraid that it would be too heavy (it seems to be a trend in expensive pens nowadays) which would be a pity as I plan to use regularly. I do look forward to test this in a couple of days

[Appelboompen]

Looking forward to read your opinion, please let us know.