| Montblanc, the world-famous pen manufacturer, | | | | Today the "Meisterstuck" is used by many |
| has been creating luxurious pens since 1909. The | | | | celebrities, politicians and artists. Even James Bond |
| company name "Montblanc" is written in one word | | | | himself, played by Roger Moore in the 1974 |
| as opposed to the Mont Blanc (the highest | | | | movie "the man with the golden gun", used it in |
| mountain of Europe). Its handcrafted pens have | | | | order to kill the villain Christopher Lee. Various |
| been the shining stars of writing instruments for | | | | limited editions of this pen have been made over |
| more than 80 years. | | | | the years to celebrate legends such as |
| It is in 1924 that Montblanc creates the | | | | Cervantès, Mozart or Fitzgerald. |
| "Meisterstuck", literally "Masterpiece". The | | | | The craftsmen behind this refined writing |
| international success of this fountain pen is so big | | | | instrument also created the amazing "Meisterstuck |
| that it establishes the German company as one | | | | Solitaire", a pen made out of solid gold and solid |
| of the most sophisticated pen manufacturer in | | | | silver, and the "Meisterstueck Solitaire Royal" with |
| the world. Totally made by hand, the | | | | its 4810 individually polished 35-facet diamond |
| "Meisterstuck" necessitates more than 150 | | | | coated surface. These unique objects have been |
| different manipulations in order to be perfected. | | | | sold between 100,000 to 150,000 US dollars to |
| Some of the characteristics of the "Meisterstuck" | | | | rich pen aficionados. |
| are its inimitable classy design and the number | | | | One must not spend such a fortune to enjoy the |
| 4810 engraved on its platinum or golden nib. This | | | | superior quality and velvety writing supremacy of |
| is a reference to the height of the Mont Blanc. | | | | Mont Blanc pens. Regular "Meisterstück" pens |
| Through the years, the Montblanc pen became | | | | can be bought from 250 to 800 US dollars with a |
| considered as a real art object, even gaining its | | | | lifetime guarantee and lifetime enjoyment. To |
| place in the permanent collection of the Modern | | | | reach the heights of writing, Montblanc pens are |
| Art Museum of New York. | | | | definitely the right direction! |