Montblanc Heritage 1912 Rollerball

[Field_Marshal]

Hello.

 

This is my first post on this forum but I have been a long time reader. I have been using fountain pens for a long time now, but I have decided to buy a rollerball to use as a daily pen to use because of the practicality and use my MontBlanc Le Grand fountain pen for personal writing. I've been looking at the MontBlanc Heritage 1912 Roller ball for this task. However, I've been reading that the rollerballs have a very limited ink capacity and they can dry out. I will be writing quite a lot with this pen (Around 8 A4 pages a day with my roller ball) and I don't want to be constantly buying refills every week. So am I wondering if it is worth buying a rollerball or if I should just buy a MontBlanc ballpoint for the ink capacity. Thank you for anyone that can tell me about the ink capacity of this rollerball or any other MontBlanc roller balls.

 

Thank you,

 

Field_Marshal

[meiers]

Have you tried out their ballpoint pens?

I own a Montblanc rollerball pen. It's nice but not practical. More of a decorative piece.

[horationelson]

I have one and love it.

 

I've written a few dozen pages of notes over recent months and no sign of a refuel being due. But I can't talk to usage as frequent as yours.

 

One thing I'd note - the refills aren't the ordinary MB rollerball refills - instead they are a "capless system" refil. Whilst these are stocked in MB boutiques and online, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried they'd stop making them in 5-10+ years time. And they are only available in blue and black at present - so you can't use the standard refills in more exotic or limited edition colours.

[dubhe]

I have the 1912 capless rollerball and a LeGrand rollerball. The 1912 capless is much better, I find the flow smoother and more consistent. I only use it for notes, so maybe a page or two a day, but it lasts months. It doesn't start to skip like the LeGrand does either. I also love that the 1912 can be opened and used single handedly. No cap to unscrew.

 

Yes, I like it

Edited September 18, 2017 by dubhe

[Field_Marshal]

Thank you to everyone that reply so quickly. I think that I will purchase the MontBlanc 1912, once I like how it feels in my MontBlanc boutique. My main concern was the ink capacity.

 

Thank you again to everyone that replied.

 

Field Marshal

[meiers]

Please show it off here.

[jagwap]

"Precious resin" or steel version?

[Field_Marshal]

The "precious resin" version jagwap.

 

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