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I stopped by a local MB Boutique today for a customer appreciation sale. They had a number of pens on sale at 50% off and i was tempted by a couple of 146's. But, when they showed me the photos of the soon-to-be-released 149 90th Anniversary Edition I knew I would save my money for that! It looks beautiful with the rose gold nib and appointments.

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can you go a bit further into detail of what it looked like?

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I'll try -- standard black resin, rose gold nib (etched with 90), and rose gold clip. Very elegant. I was told this is the first time the MB 149 has ever been issued with such changes in its entire history. The anticipated retail price is $960.00 USD. Hope this helps.

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I'll try -- standard black resin, rose gold nib (etched with 90), and rose gold clip. Very elegant. I was told this is the first time the MB 149 has ever been issued with such changes in its entire history. The anticipated retail price is $960.00 USD. Hope this helps.

 

I guess the SA forgot about the 75th edition...ROFL.

 

I am guessing that the star was standard white, rather than MOP. T

 

Thank you for the further details.

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I stopped by a local MB Boutique today for a customer appreciation sale. They had a number of pens on sale at 50% off and i was tempted by a couple of 146's. But, when they showed me the photos of the soon-to-be-released 149 90th Anniversary Edition I knew I would save my money for that! It looks beautiful with the rose gold nib and appointments.

 

Houston MB also have a a sale going on. I stopped to pick up my 149 from service and they showed me a nice collection at 50-60% off. This year they actually have nice stuff I'd consider, like steel dou 146, carbon 146, etc. I was surprised they didn't advertise as they've done in the past.

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Oh my. I was hoping to pick up a 149 nicely used, but new special edition in rose gold trim? Yikes, I'm starting saving tonight!!

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I'll try -- standard black resin, rose gold nib (etched with 90), and rose gold clip. Very elegant. I was told this is the first time the MB 149 has ever been issued with such changes in its entire history. The anticipated retail price is $960.00 USD. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info. I think $960 is a reasonable price. I called the boutique in Chicago yesterday but the sales rep told me she hasn't heard anything yet.

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Thanks for the info. I think $960 is a reasonable price. I called the boutique in Chicago yesterday but the sales rep told me she hasn't heard anything yet.

 

$960 is NOT a reasonable price in my opinion. However, it's tempting...

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Well, it's the same price as the regular 149. For a special, aniversary edition, which looks gorgeos, a price that is no higher than the one of the non-special version seems very reasonable to me. :P

 

 

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A very tempting price to get at least one. (Special editions are only made within the year of release normally.)

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Any links to pics ?

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The question is now simple. Is a MOP star worth $1,000 extra dollars?

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I am a simple man, if not a Simplo man. Could somebody explain what "90th anniversary" means if we are talking about the 149? So far as I am aware, the 149 was introduced in 1952 or some such year.

 

To be fair, I think this has been discussed previously by some of our German members. Perhaps they could clear things up for me.

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There will be several pens dedicated to the Meisterstück's 90th aniversary. The 149 is just one of them.

I would like to see a close up of the nib. In the picture it looks monotone. I hope it's not. The three-toned nib is what I like best about the 149. :unsure:

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I guess they are celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Masterpiece which was introduced in 1924. So they do not celebrate the 149's birthday nor the birthday of the other 14x pens (two years ago, there was a special event for the 60th birthday of the 149).

 

Let's wait and see their marketing campaign.

 

But as you know ... Montblanc always liked "playing" with its own history. May be some of you remember the 1988 anniversary pen for the 80th annivversary? Well in 2006 they had their 100th anniversary ... so obviously, they do not care much about their history.

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In response to one observation above -- the nib is monotone -- according to the photos that I saw at the Boutique.

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ouch ! a monotone nib ... :wacko:

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