A Provocation

[Pen Nut]

I see this on many good products.

 

Mainly because: "What's there to be changed?"

 

Ah 'resting on ones laurels' eh, seem to recall we did that in our motorcycle industry believing we were great and those pesky Japanese motorcycles would not even put a dent in our sales.............

[Ghost Plane]

like I literally laughed out loud and scared the cat

You saw the potential for a comedy sketch, too, huh?

[alfredop]

I doubt that we'll see the "159" Meisterstueck pens anytime soon, if ever.

 

Montblanc has started other, more up-to-date lines like the Starwalkers and M series, and the entire fountain pen market has changed radically since the mid-1960s, when ballpoint (and other cartridge-with-tip styles like fineliner, rollerball, and the more recent gel ink) pens really took over the market.

Yes, there are other additional models with respect to the Meisterstück line, but the Meisterstück line traditionally has been the way Montblanc present itself to the public so these other models cannot be substitute of the 14x models (and indeed this, now ancient, products are still in production).

 

Alfredo

Edited January 1, 2019 by alfredop

[CS388]

My suggestion would be: Cut the leather, cut the perfume, cut the jewellery, cut the million dollar bling pens and get back to the reliable basic resin pens which will write all day long without complaint.

 

If we were living in the 1940's (pre-ballpoint era) I may be onto something. As things stand, it's an outside chance!

 

Only joking, of course. Happy New Year Richemont plc.

 

 

ETA. Dang! New year's drunk spelling mistakes corrected!

Edited January 1, 2019 by CS388

[Tom Kellie]

My suggestion would be: Cut the leather, cut the perfume, cut the jewellery, cut the million dollar bling pens and get back to the reliable basic resin pens which will write all day long without complaint.

 

If we were living in the 1940's (pre-ballpoint era) I may be onto something. As things stand, it's an outside chance!

 

~ CS388:

 

Whenever a time machine shows up, please take me with you for a little pen shopping seven decades ago.

Pens that write all day without complaint are why I love Montblanc fountain pens.

Happy 2019 to you!

Tom K.

[bass1193]

You saw the potential for a comedy sketch, too, huh?

That would be grand!