F Scott Fitzgerald

[Uncial]

I just wanted to share my excitement at picking up a pen for a great price that has been my grail pen for a long time. I'm generally not a fan of most of the Montblanc special editions, they just aren't to my taste, but from the minute I saw the F Scott Fitzgerald I loved it. I had resigned myself to the fact that I could never afford it and had given up trawling ebay in the vain hope that someone would sell off one cheaply that nobody else would notice. Then recently I gave a few other places a spin on the net and turned up what I thought might have been a risk - the pictures of it were pretty terrible, but from what I could see it was what it purported to be. Well, it arrived and I love it. It is in perfect condition, had never been inked, came with the box and papers all in perfect condition and is a truly beautiful, well balanced pen. The nib is amazing; much smoother than the 149 and much wetter - perfectly suited to my nib preferences. It's quite hard to explain without seeing it in the flesh, but it looks a small pen even though it isn't. It is quite bulbous in style which makes it look much smaller than it is, although unposted it probably would be a little on the short side. The celluloid is very pretty, the silver rings are very nice and the engraved signature is unobtrusive; but the real beauty is in the nib with its lovely art deco design. Whoever designed this pen needs a big slap on the back; it distills down all that beautiful art deco design into a stunning, practical and small/stubby object. Truly, lovely pen.

[Frank C]

Congratulations on your find. I purchased the first in the Writers' Series, but none since, however I did consider the Fitzgerald. I do think it is better to pick them up on the used market; people buy them, don't use them, and sell them for a discount. I hope that you continue to enjoy your new pen!

[jar]

Sounds great. Glad you found it but without pics it never happened.

[Uncial]

 

Hastily taken. Will try to get a good picture of the lovely nib.

*edit

Actually, that is almost as bad as the sellers pics; sorry.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Uncial

[FredRydr]

It is one of my favorite MBs, and I used to own one. I especially like the deco clip.

 

Fred

[Richierich3902]

Congrats!!! One of these is on my wish list for sure. If I can meet my personal sales goals one of these new in the box will be mine too!

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

I too recently purchased a F. Scott Fitzgerald pen except my is a Mechanical Pencil. Beautiful pen.