Where to get a replica Montblanc?

[Pfhorrest]

I was wondering where I could get a replica MB 149 and/or 146. The reason for this is so that I can get a feel of how the pen shape will be in my hand, and how it will feel when used daily. Dip testing in a boutique can't tell me how I'll feel about the pen in a week. And with a >$500 pen like the MB149, I really don't want to take any risks.

 

Sailors are fine but they cost around $200, and if I buy one I might not be able to get a Montblanc anyway.

 

The nib should be at least close to the shape and size of the original, and the pen barrel, cap, and section should be identical.

[soapytwist]

I'd suggest buying a second-hand one. If you don't get on with it, your resale value will be the same as your purchase price provided you treat it carefully. You may even end up keeping it...

[Blade Runner]

Boutiques have filled 146 testers.

[Kaych]

Also, I've seen replica Montblancs go for $200-$300. Like some of the other posters said, go for a second hand one.

[lsmith42]

+ 1...

[Soulmaker1]

I'd suggest buying a second-hand one. If you don't get on with it, your resale value will be the same as your purchase price provided you treat it carefully. You may even end up keeping it...

 

 

I agree, with a second-hand one, you can recover most if not all of your money in case you decide it's not for you. Spending $500+ for a new one, will be difficult to recover most of your money if you sell it, but you do have the option of sending it to Montblanc should the nib need adjusting or you want a different size for no charge. Buying a fake is probably the worst thing you could do, none are "identical" in size or feel and most will write badly with the steel nib and feel heavy and odd in your hand, plus no one will want to buy it afterward. Just my .02, that being said, I was given a "fake" J. Verne FP & RB (RB does not exist from Mb) from a friend in Hong Kong, that looks nice on my desk, it writes very well, but only keep them displayed and for others to use in a pinch. As they were a gift from a business partner, who fully told me they were fakes when he sent them to me, thought I would find them interesting, which I do.

[yachtsilverswan]

I really have not seen fake MB 149 or 146 pens - piston filled pens are too complex for counterfeiters to cheaply copy.

 

Even if cheap counterfeit 149 / 146 pens could be found, while the counterfeit may give you a feel for the girth and length of the real Montblanc, the writing experience could not approach the smooth wet reliable line of a handcrafted in-house Meisterstuck nib. A counterfeiter would use the cheapest factory seconds nibs they could find - usually from a Chinese source..

 

Any Montblanc Boutique will let you spend as much time as you like (I recommend at least an hour) playing with their demonstrator set (usually 146 pens in all nib sizes).

 

The fake MB as test bed is just a bad idea.

[RitaCarbon]

Here is something:

 

Look at this!!!!

 

I wonder if anyone bought anything from that site. If yes, could you please write a review?

 

My advice, don't buy it for the experience. A fake is a fake is a fake... Buy it for the review purposes.

 

 

Rita

[jar]

Google "Montblanc Replica"

 

Have a nice day.

[BerneseMtDogEatsArco]

The thing about the counterfeits is that they're sometimes brass bodied, with horrible balance, so they are NOT representative of how a MB actually feels.

[BrandonA]

I was wondering where I could get a replica MB 149 and/or 146. The reason for this is so that I can get a feel of how the pen shape will be in my hand, and how it will feel when used daily. Dip testing in a boutique can't tell me how I'll feel about the pen in a week. And with a >$500 pen like the MB149, I really don't want to take any risks.

 

Sailors are fine but they cost around $200, and if I buy one I might not be able to get a Montblanc anyway.

 

The nib should be at least close to the shape and size of the original, and the pen barrel, cap, and section should be identical.

 

I'm sorry but I have to bite.

 

How much testing do you need out of a pen before you are confident of happiness? When you buy a car, how many test miles do you want to do until you're happy that it works.

 

Even if the fake felt good in your hand, you have no idea whether you'd like the pen because your decision will be based on the quality of writing via the fake, cheap, poor quality pen. 99.99999999999% of people are happy to test a pen in the shop, make an educated decision and then either make the purchase or walk away. You will never know whether your purchase was the correct decision until have used the pen rigouriously afterwards.

 

Read the forums, everyone who has a 149 likes it. You're a fool to think that a fake will compare to the real item.

[FredRydr]

Besides, if you reward counterfeit pen sellers, we'll have to shun you.

 

Fred

[Pfhorrest]

I know that the nib quality, weight, balance will be all off, but the shape of the pen in the hand is what matters most.

 

However, now that I know boutiques will have filled pens to try, it no longer matters.

 

Sorry to bother you guys with this.

[sumgaikid]

I know that the nib quality, weight, balance will be all off, but the shape of the pen in the hand is what matters most.

 

However, now that I know boutiques will have filled pens to try, it no longer matters.

 

Sorry to bother you guys with this.

 

 

It's not a bother..............inquiring minds need to know!

 

 

John

[Blade Runner]

Yeah, we love talkin 'bout this stuff.

I did see replica MBs on the streets of Guatemala city and Marrakesh, but they bore no resemblance to the 146 or 149.

[sumgaikid]

Here is something:

 

Look at this!!!!

 

I wonder if anyone bought anything from that site. If yes, could you please write a review?

 

My advice, don't buy it for the experience. A fake is a fake is a fake... Buy it for the review purposes.

 

 

Rita

 

 

Rita,if you look at the pics of the "MB's",you'll notice that you don't see a snowcap, MB Meisterstuck

girdle capbands or any other trademark associated with MB. That's how they can get away with

posting pics of look-a-like fakes. They're not violating any traremarks owned by MB.

 

 

John

[niksch]

Maybe there is someone near you, or someone you may know that is willing to loan you a 146 and 149 to test out? If you are near Colorado Springs, let me know. I have one or two, ahem:embarrassed_smile:, that you might borrow until you have your mind made up!

 

Eric

[pilgrim]

you can always get senator president (new with steel nib for app. 30% of MB149 price), the nib - of course - is different, but the feeling in the hand not so much, the measures and weight of these two pens are almost the same.

 

http://www.mojalbum.com/fpn-foto_11637809_17375314_17529021.jpg

[niksch]

The section and threads have an appearance of a vintage MB 146. Where can I find one of these?

 

you can always get senator president (new with steel nib for app. 30% of MB149 price), the nib - of course - is different, but the feeling in the hand not so much, the measures and weight of these two pens are almost the same.

 

http://www.mojalbum.com/fpn-foto_11637809_17375314_17529021.jpg

Edited December 22, 2009 by niksch

[pilgrim]

The section and threads have an appearance of a vintage MB 146. Where can I find one of these?

dont know, it is something odd with this pen, there are no matches on e-bay, rare on google, but they have them in our (slovenia) local pen shop (149€ for steel nib and 276€ for gold one),

they are also here and here

and we talked about them here