Servicing And Identifying A Montblanc Pen

[jvpulver]

Dear All:

 

Is Montblanc North America the best place to service a Montblanc pen? What is the safest way to send it and how does one calculate how much insurance is required? I have two pens. A Meisterstück 149 Fountain Pen and an unknown fountain pen shown below.

 

What is the name of this pen? I received ths as a gift about 15-20 years ago and it was purchased in Europe. I have looked at many photographs of pens and was unable to identfy it.

 

Thank you,

 

Jeff

 

 

[hari317]

Your pen is a Solitaire Le Grand in other words a 146 in sterling silver. The pattern is Barley. MB NA should be able to take care of the servicing.

[jvpulver]

Thank you for the quick response.

 

Jeff

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

Montblanc is the best place to get your Montblanc serviced and as for insurance, it depends on what you think your pens are worth.

 

To be honest I rarely use insurance, it's just a gamble against odds. I have shipped thousands of items and had only one issue and then it was a losing battle with UPS because they will claim you did not properly pack your shipment.

 

So unless your item is completely lost, which I have never experienced, insurance is not worth the price they charge.

 

So just make sure you properly pack your pens before shipping and they will arrive safely.

[View from the Loft]

If there is a Montblanc boutique within a reasonable distance, I believe that you may hand it in there to be sent by them to the service centre.