Montblanc 145 Longterm Review

[wesley.mijngheer]

And finally some pictures of the pen in question

Edited April 17, 2014 by wesley.mijngheer

[perth]

It looks very nice! What' she difference between this and the 144?

[wesley.mijngheer]

If I remember correctly the 145 is slightly larger and has a screw on cap, the 144 had a push on cap.

[WilsonCQB1911]

Would love to read it, but the pictures are so small I can't.

[wesley.mijngheer]

Would love to read it, but the pictures are so small I can't.

Just edited the picture size, should be readable now. If it isn't, let me know and I'll bump up the size a bit more

[WilsonCQB1911]

Just edited the picture size, should be readable now. If it isn't, let me know and I'll bump up the size a bit more

 

Perfect, thank you! Thank you for the writeup.

[richardandtracy]

Thank you. It is nice to read a dispassionate appraisal of a marque that causes so much passion.

 

It is also very nice to come across a pen that just plain works.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[h.farmawi]

If I remember correctly the 145 is slightly larger and has a screw on cap, the 144 had a push on cap.

Thank you, nice writing , and yes i have the 144 its a push on cap FP but i dont know if the 145 is larger

Edited April 17, 2014 by h.farmawi

[wesley.mijngheer]

 

Perfect, thank you! Thank you for the writeup.

 

 

Thank you. It is nice to read a dispassionate appraisal of a marque that causes so much passion.

 

It is also very nice to come across a pen that just plain works.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

 

 

Thank you, nice writing , and yes i have the 144 its a push on cap FP but i dont know if the 145 is larger

Thanks to all for the kind words.

As always when giving something a shot for the first time it's hard to gauge the reaction of the community ( even though I know that this place is filled with friendly people )

[i4sgeorgiev]

Thanks for the review!

 

Its a beautiful pen!

[mrchan]

Why does it cost 425 euros? That is too steep. I bought my 146 brand new for about the same price..

[wesley.mijngheer]

Why does it cost 425 euros? That is too steep. I bought my 146 brand new for about the same price..

I do know that they increased the price a while ago. Now it's €450 for brand new 145 and €540 for a brand new 146.

Maybe you bought yours 2 price increases ago? Or got lucky price-wise

[Montblanc owner and lover]

yup prices have increased. I bough my 146 brand new in May 2012 for 525€ (local dealer so a bit more expensive than MB boutique but close to me and a friend now actually he make me a discount of 10% on all pen i buy him ) now they sell for 560€

[wesley.mijngheer]

yup prices have increased. I bough my 146 brand new in May 2012 for 525€ (local dealer so a bit more expensive than MB boutique but close to me and a friend now actually he make me a discount of 10% on all pen i buy him ) now they sell for 560€

Never actually noticed that there's a price difference between shopping at a authorized dealer and a boutique. Just checked the online store ( in France, as Belgium doesn't have an online store option ) and there's a €10 price difference.

That being said, for me it's easier to just head into town and go to the authorized dealer, in terms of transport it would cost me more than €10 to get to a boutique

 

It also surprises me that the 90th anniversary edition of the 145 only commands a €20 premium, would've expected a bigger difference in price

[nakiana]

Thank you. It is nice to read a dispassionate appraisal of a marque that causes so much passion.

 

It is also very nice to come across a pen that just plain works.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

+1. I really enjoyed the review.