Is this an authentic Montblanc pen case?

[Philip W]

Attached is the link to the video of the leather pen case in question. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYVcYnjb8QU

 

Its marked 'Made in Spain' instead of Italy. I know that Montblanc did manufacture leather product outside of Italy in the early 2000.

 

The emblem logo is a bit strange and I have not come across one yet. The letter MONTBLANC is all in caps and break into top and bottom parts as seen in this image. Is this a legit Montblanc emblem?

Usually Montblanc uses white gloves to perform demonstration of their product but it was a blue gloves that was used! It comes with the cloth protective sleeve and the warranty booklet as shown in the video.

 

If its an imitation product, it is definitely a good quality one.

 

Can someone who is familiar with Montblanc pen case shed some light on this? Thanks.

 

 

[aurore]

Yes, perfectly fine, just a bit older. 

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/montblanc-westside-full-grain-black-leather-1-pen-pouch/

 

With all respect, people often buy MB cases and then get paranoic. The logo is weird, the embroidery is weird, the leather is weird... 

MB has been making the cases in many countries (believe me, it was not just Germany, Italy and Spain, but even some Eastern Europe countries). Some of them you most probably even have never heard of.  

Overall MB cases are heavily overpriced for what they are. Above all a launched (a kind of) Florence revival is made with an awful leather and the price tag is anecdotal. 

There is a lot of better cases. Pilot Somes for instance. Or a good cigar case. 

 

Anyway, this Westside is authentic and nice.

 

[Uncial]

I've never been a great fan of MB pen cases. The designs feel a bit dull or something. I was tempted by the Florence hard semi-cylinder case a couple of times but they mark badly and very easily so I've never actually bitten the bullet.  I haven't seen proof of it but I've been told the Westside stuff wears rather quickly. I have a croc wallet that's about four years old by them and its as good as the day I bought it. That, and a very nice Dunhill wallet are the only two that I've managed to keep in good shape for more than a year. I can be pretty hard on them.

[Philip W]

20 hours ago, aurore said:

Yes, perfectly fine, just a bit older. 

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/montblanc-westside-full-grain-black-leather-1-pen-pouch/

 

With all respect, people often buy MB cases and then get paranoic. The logo is weird, the embroidery is weird, the leather is weird... 

MB has been making the cases in many countries (believe me, it was not just Germany, Italy and Spain, but even some Eastern Europe countries). Some of them you most probably even have never heard of.  

Overall MB cases are heavily overpriced for what they are. Above all a launched (a kind of) Florence revival is made with an awful leather and the price tag is anecdotal. 

There is a lot of better cases. Pilot Somes for instance. Or a good cigar case. 

 

Anyway, this Westside is authentic and nice.

 

Strange enough I was using a cigar case to carry my 146 fountain pen and mechanical pencil. I have to create lining inside the cigar case tubes to protect the pen from being scratch. The zipper and pen holder of the Montblanc pen case is what I preferred. I keep a nib cleaner inside the zipped case. Thanks for the information provided. 

[Philip W]

18 hours ago, Uncial said:

I've never been a great fan of MB pen cases. The designs feel a bit dull or something. I was tempted by the Florence hard semi-cylinder case a couple of times but they mark badly and very easily so I've never actually bitten the bullet.  I haven't seen proof of it but I've been told the Westside stuff wears rather quickly. I have a croc wallet that's about four years old by them and its as good as the day I bought it. That, and a very nice Dunhill wallet are the only two that I've managed to keep in good shape for more than a year. I can be pretty hard on them.

I used the cloth sleeve that come with the wallet to protect my alligator wallet to keep the alligator skin to stay shiny as it can getting dull quickly due to handling with oily fingers. Cheers.

 

[fpupulin]

On 4/22/2022 at 5:35 PM, Uncial said:

[...]  I haven't seen proof of it but I've been told the Westside stuff wears rather quickly. I have a croc wallet that's about four years old by them and its as good as the day I bought it. [...]

 

I have to say that I used for several years, I mean I intensely used and abused, a Westside credit card holder, and I was absolutely surprised because it was not aging at all. I now mostly use a slimmer credit card holder, so my Westside is stored and it still looks like new! I also have a Westside single-pen pouch. I rarely use it outside, so it is in almost pristine conditions after four years now. The kind of grain typical of the Westside products reminds me of the Saffiano leather, which is known for its resistance to any abuse.