Talk Me Out Of Buying A Montblanc 149

[callous4567]

no.... you can't buy a new one for only $75.... it's a traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moonshae]

callous4567, that's why we need a "like" button!

[Moonshae]

But if you walk into a bar at 2 PM, the patrons there are not the ones to ask about how to avoid drinking alcohol.

 

I might have to borrow this line; I love it!

[CS388]

I wouldn't recommend a 149 as a first pen. It's an oversize pen.

 

Yet, I wouldn't be without one, now.

It'll come, sooner or later. Sure as eggs.

 

Enjoy.

[Pravda]

I wouldn't recommend a 149 as a first pen. It's an oversize pen.

 

Yet, I wouldn't be without one, now.

It'll come, sooner or later. Sure as eggs.

 

Enjoy.

I have to agree to this. The 149 was my first and somehow it ruined the excitement of receiving the 146 after and made me never bother with a 144/5 to this day.

[Uncial]

Just don't. The nibs are terrible; that smoothness mixed with just the right amount of wetness will drive you insane. The look of the nib is dreadful too, like I mean just look at that thing, it's like a sea going container ship but all glittery and sparkly. The filling system; yeah, whatever, don't get me started on how efficient that thing is. The piston nob turns with no crunchy sounds and no slack turns - horrible. And the feel of the plastic; www, it's all tactile and glossy and stuff, just rotten. Colours are bland, it's just too big, that grip with no big step or sharp threads? How could anybody write with that thing? Classic design, ha! Who wants classic design these days? And the advertising, oh the advertising that makes it sound like you're buying into a 'lifestyle' not a pen. I tell you, since I got mine no beautiful business women have gifted me a Jag - not one! Plus, I'm still on my crappy wage. Anyways, these days they sell babies nappies as 'lifestyle' products. But who really wants one of the best pens on the market when they are so many terrible ones to choose from?

[Moonshae]

I have to agree to this. The 149 was my first and somehow it ruined the excitement of receiving the 146 after and made me never bother with a 144/5 to this day.

 

Sounds like a reason to add additional 149s...

[jar]

The 149 is "cool".

[torstar]

I wouldn't recommend a 149 as a first pen. It's an oversize pen.

 

Yet, I wouldn't be without one, now.

It'll come, sooner or later. Sure as eggs.

 

Enjoy.

 

My first was a 146, then I bought a few LE's and they were 146s... burn burn burn burn burn burn burn....

[oPENbooks]

You could buy another pen, but the 149 will always be there, like a Siren, calling for you irresistibly. If she's called your name, you will eventually succumb.

[torstar]

You could buy another pen, but the 149 will always be there, like a Siren, calling for you irresistibly. If she's called your name, you will eventually succumb.

 

I've resisted the call of a second one.

 

I bought my first, a modestly used one a decade old, off ebay and then paid the same amount to get it restored at HQ, total cost a bit less than half the price of a new one

 

one it's been great for 15 years and counting.

[Wolverine1]

I started off with a MB 149 pen. Then, somehow, a few years later, the pens seem to have multiplied. I have 9 of them now. Am sending 2 of my newest acquisitions to a nibmeister to get the nibs adjusted for my needs.

[Sasha Royale]

The 149 is a big pen. For a big pen, I like the Pelikan M1000 better. I cannot argue with Montblanc quality. It will last you for generations. There are several other large fountain pen on the market.

Have you tried any of them ?

[TheRealMikeDr]

I bought a 149 and since then I have a rash all over my body, my hair has fallen out and I've grown a third eye in my forehead. I'd stay away if you know what's good for you!

[georgeb]

I am about to purchase a Montblanc 149. It will be from the Montblanc store. I figure I would use it as a workhorse. I could just get a much cheaper Faber-Castell E-Motion Fountain Pen in Dark Brown Pearwood as a workhorse or even pick up one of the less pricier Karas Kustoms Barstocks Fountain pens to use as a workhorse, but I think I like the Montblanc 149 more. Talk me out of buying a Montblanc 149.

You could buy a used Montblanc 149 and have it refurbished by Montblanc (assuming the nib is good) cheaper than buying a new one.

[meiers]

Buying second hand from a reliable source can make a lot of sense.

Edited April 26, 2017 by meiers

[awl1688]

Started with a Mozart FP. Then some MB ballpoints and rollerballs. Then got the StarWalker FP that then turned into a 146 FP. And finally a 149.

 

Go for the 149!

[FredRydr]

Talk me out of buying a Montblanc 149.

 

They're pricey and a PITA compared to many other choices, especially when it comes to service and parts. When the iridium meets paper, there's no advantage to a Montblanc than most other pens out there. It's mostly subjective, like deciding which color paint for your kitchen. Or perhaps more to the point, like deciding whether you have to have a BMW in your driveway instead of a Honda.

 

Fred

Edited April 26, 2017 by FredRydr

[PAKMAN]

I've bought 3 and sold 2 149's. I love them then I don't. Too big for a shirt pocket but too fun not to have one. They tend to be very wet so I would go down a size with the nib.

[niksch]

Or perhaps more to the point, like deciding whether you have to have a BMW in your driveway instead of a Honda.

 

Fred

I drive BMWs, and have for over 20 years. I driven Hondas. I'll pick A BMW everyday. That said, I don't always pick a Montblanc over another pen. I just have a lot of them.