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A new release from Montblanc, and while I see the pen on the website, i saw no one here is talking about it!

 

There seems to be a Resin and a Solitaire version about it, just like last year.

Resin is brown, and Solitaire has a leather covered cap, and silver body. The nib shows a sheep.

 

https://www.montblanc.com/en/collection/writing-instruments/meisterstueck/119684-meisterstueck-le-petit-prince-solitaire-doue-legrand-foun.html

 

https://www.penworld.eu/pen/montblanc/montblanc-fountain-pen/montblanc-meisterstuck-le-petit-prince-the-aviator-legrand-fountain-pen.html

 

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I had thought that I might pass on this year's offering, but seeing the picture you posted Reed made me change my mind... that one is definitely on the list (providing it isn't some VERY limited edition). I think it is quite wonderful. The Penworld link shows it <$2K, so that's doable... wish it was available in something other than F or M though.

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I had thought that I might pass on this year's offering, but seeing the picture you posted Reed made me change my mind... that one is definitely on the list (providing it isn't some VERY limited edition). I think it is quite wonderful. The Penworld link shows it <$2K, so that's doable... wish it was available in something other than F or M though.

You can exchange from EF up to OBB for free. All 146 nib widths are an option.

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The LeGrand Solitaire is on my list when my reseller will receive it. Impatient to see the leather cap in real because wasn't big fan when see first photo but better photo and in real could change my mind about it. I will probably exchange the nib by a BB. I don't have yet a BB and foreseen to have one on my Purdey but I'm so happy by the medium and the way it writes I keep it.

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Thank you zaddick. I've never asked for a nib exchange except on regular production pens... any idea if the swap takes longer on these "special" nibs?

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I had thought that I might pass on this year's offering, but seeing the picture you posted Reed made me change my mind... that one is definitely on the list (providing it isn't some VERY limited edition). I think it is quite wonderful. The Penworld link shows it <$2K, so that's doable... wish it was available in something other than F or M though.

 

Contact Appelboom pennen for pricing and nib exchange times... in my case, for the new pens, its fairly quickly... less than a month.

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Thank you zaddick. I've never asked for a nib exchange except on regular production pens... any idea if the swap takes longer on these "special" nibs?

From the US it takes longer than a regular 146 because it goes to Hamburg vs Texas. But, as noted already, if you order from Europe it is often only a few weeks if they have your desired size in stock. Then the pen goes back to the dealer and sent to you. So probably plus 2 weeks on top of usual shipping time. I find Appelboom shipping is faster than La Courone du Comte, but service is great from both.

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My experience with Montblanc nib exchanges hasn't been good so far. I sent my brand new Unicef LeGrand for a nib exchange about 4 weeks ago - to the Texas service center. After 3 weeks, I called and found out that it will take at least another 12 weeks before they will even get the nib (OB) from Germany, and another 2-3 weeks to exchange the nib and send it back to me. I just hope to get it before Christmas. :D

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My experience with Montblanc nib exchanges hasn't been good so far. I sent my brand new Unicef LeGrand for a nib exchange about 4 weeks ago - to the Texas service center. After 3 weeks, I called and found out that it will take at least another 12 weeks before they will even get the nib (OB) from Germany, and another 2-3 weeks to exchange the nib and send it back to me. I just hope to get it before Christmas. :D

 

You should be thankful you are not ordering o3B nibs on a pen with a #9 nib. Then you get into a real waiting game. They even lost one of the pens at one point.

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Thanks for the helpful advice, and stories... well, maybe not the all stories ;)

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Interesting. Well at least now we know the previous pictures of this that showed a lightly etched barrel was probably only a mock up

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Glad for this heads up about the new Le Petit Prince pens. I bought the 146 Blue Resin last year and I may buy the brown version this year. I will need to see it first. Thanks for the posting!

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Montblanc must have paid a lot of money to license le Petit Prince because they are releasing (and have released) a lot of variations on this theme. I'm sure the book has a strong following but it would surprise me if the following is strong enough to support this many models. Maybe something was lost when the book was translated to English but it didn't do much for me.

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There is also a Limited Edition 943 set comprising of two solitaire legrand fountain pens in which one of them is made up of full metal and the other of full leather coming in September

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A bit of extra information: the message on the cap, below the MB star, is "toutes les grandes personnes ont d'a-bord été des enfants", "All adults started by being children".

 

I'm underwhelmed by this year's edition, I have to say. Not even an engraved cap in the resin version, as last year. It's just a brown 146 with that message below the finial, the small star on the clip and a sheep on the nib. I'm talking about the resin version. The Solitaire is nice, but way out of my league.

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You should be thankful you are not ordering o3B nibs on a pen with a #9 nib. Then you get into a real waiting game. They even lost one of the pens at one point.

 

From experience @Zaddick?

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The Classique Duoe looks nice, but will probably hold out till FPD to purchase the Solitaire, plus they might release something interesting like the Holiday Collection from last year. Well plenty of time to save up, and Adim is quite right, the resin version is just eh?, did they ran out of ideas for the resin version?, or did they read from some feedback that some users wanted something plain as they found they fox etching a bit extravagant?

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Looks nice, but as with last year's editions, I can't get past the yellow star. Especially when spending four figures on a pen.

 

Unfortunately the term "gimmick" comes to mind when describing so many of MB's recent releases.

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