149 release years

[jamesgibby]

hi everyone, 

 

Does anyone remeber the years that these 149's were released:

 

Platinum Trim 149

Red Gold Trim 149

Hamburg Special Edition 149

[NoType]

@jamesgibby 

Platinum trim 149: ?

Red gold trim 149: ?

Elbphilharmonie 149: 2016 (https://thecollectors.pro/2022/02/15/montblanc-meisterstuck-special-edition-elbphilharmonie-149-fountain-pen/)

 

Edited to add:  

I seem to remember sometime after 2011 (2012?) for platinum trim in the 149, and the 2014 Meisterstück 90th Anniversary for red gold trim.  (Red gold trim seems to have first appeared in 1999 for the LE1924 pens marking the Meisterstück 75th Anniversary, and then again in 2014 for the Meisterstück 90th Anniversary as aforementioned, but I am unsure if 2014 is also when the regular production 149 was offered in red gold trim.)

[NoType]

@jamesgibby Apologies for confusing the Elbphilharmonie Special Edition for the Hamburg Special Edition (https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/montblanc-meisterstuck-hamberg-edition-platinum-plated-149-fountain-pen/)

[Zdenek]

AFAIK, 149 Pt trim was released in 2015. The red gold trim 149 in 2014 as 90th Anniversary, closely followed by standard 149.

[NoType]

Just now, Zdenek said:

AFAIK, 149 Pt trim was released in 2015. The red gold trim 149 in 2014 as 90th Anniversary, closely followed by standard 149.

@Zdenek Thank you for correcting my guess for the platinum trim 149 release date.

[Zdenek]

10 minutes ago, NoType said:

@Zdenek Thank you for correcting my guess for the platinum trim 149 release date.

 

... and, yes, the red - rose gold trim was used already with 75th Anniversary. 

[jamesgibby]

Thanks to both

 

for Hamburg I didn’t mean the Elbphilharmonie I meant the platinum trim “Years of Excellence” with the full platinum nib depicting the Hamburg Castle crest 

[NoType]

3 hours ago, jamesgibby said:

Thanks to both

 

for Hamburg I didn’t mean the Elbphilharmonie I meant the platinum trim “Years of Excellence” with the full platinum nib depicting the Hamburg Castle crest 

@jamesgibby Yes, as shown in the link enclosed in the previous post in which I realised I had confused that for the Elbphilharmonie, enclosed again here:

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/montblanc-meisterstuck-hamberg-edition-platinum-plated-149-fountain-pen/

 

Or is there another 149 model with the Hamburg Castle crest?

[jamesgibby]

7 hours ago, NoType said:

@jamesgibby Yes, as shown in the link enclosed in the previous post in which I realised I had confused that for the Elbphilharmonie, enclosed again here:

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/montblanc-meisterstuck-hamberg-edition-platinum-plated-149-fountain-pen/

 

Or is there another 149 model with the Hamburg Castle crest?

No sorry I missed that correction. That is the one I have been after and no one is quite sure when it was actually released 

[NoType]

17 hours ago, jamesgibby said:

No sorry I missed that correction. That is the one I have been after and no one is quite sure when it was actually released 

@jamesgibby Not to worry.  

 

Gerardo Foglia has a listing on his Stilus Aurea eBay site: 

https://ebay.us/m/5328vd

which includes this photo of the box labels:

 

Perhaps this helps.

[Michael R.]

the packaging shows a time code (here: 9/18); not necessarily the release date of the model but more like a production/packaging date.

 

[NoType]

12 hours ago, Michael R. said:

the packaging shows a time code (here: 9/18); not necessarily the release date of the model but more like a production/packaging date.

 

@Michael R. Yes, indeed, but I thought it at least provided a rough idea of the release timeframe.  However, since several special edition models have been produced and|or packaged over a handful of years, the date of release is definitely a very loose estimate.  Short of more concrete information, this is the best data I have seen so far.

[jamesgibby]

2018 does seem to be the right ballpark from my own memory.

 

its funny how this information is available anywhere

 

same with the Taipei 101 they did for the Taipei Boutqiue (the one I desperately trying to purchase), i have no idea when that was officially released

[jamesgibby]

On 5/8/2025 at 8:51 PM, Zdenek said:

 

... and, yes, the red - rose gold trim was used already with 75th Anniversary. 

What is that booklet?  Never seen it before

[NoType]

4 hours ago, jamesgibby said:

2018 does seem to be the right ballpark from my own memory.

 

its funny how this information is available anywhere

 

same with the Taipei 101 they did for the Taipei Boutqiue (the one I desperately trying to purchase), i have no idea when that was officially released

@jamesgibby According to my notes — sans attribution, sadly — the 149 Taipei 101 was released in 2015.  Interesting, since the eponymous tower held the mantle of world’s tallest from 2004 to 2009, that last year being the release of the Artisan Axis Mundi skeleton.  

 

This site also lists 2015 for the 149 Taipei 101:

https://www.followmypenblog.com/legacy-of-the-montblanc-meisterstuck-149/

 

 

[NoType]

@jamesgibby Here, in this image, one can almost make out the last two digits of the date embossed on the nib:

[jamesgibby]

I’m much obliged to you! Thank you. 
 

if only you could find one available for sale for me to buy my 149 collection would be complete!

[NoType]

8 hours ago, jamesgibby said:

I’m much obliged to you! Thank you. 
 

if only you could find one available for sale for me to buy my 149 collection would be complete!

@jamesgibby My pleasure.  

 

If only that were possible.  As a private individual, rather than an industry professional, my efforts are limited to word-of-mouth, and undoubtedly far less effective than this forum, or your Instagram account.

 

Best wishes for your search.