Montblanc pen size chart full#
Montblanc pen size chart pro#
Montblanc pen size chart series#

Montblanc pen size chart full#

Appelboom, another sponsor and authorized Montblanc reseller located in the Netherlands, carries the full range of Montblanc Pens, including the UNICEF and Ultra Black 146 pens pictured here. Be sure to reach out and let them know exactly what you are looking for. They sometimes have stock that is not listed on their website. Our sponsor Anderson Pens is an authorized Montblanc retailer that sells both new and gently used pens, including the 146. You can find exceptional pricing at pen shows (often 10-20% below what retailers sell for online), especially if you're willing to look at a secondhand pen, which is where I'd suggest you start. Where I purchased my first Montblanc 146.

Here are some options to get you started: If you're new to pens, I'd advise you to proceed slowly, since there's a thriving market for counterfeit Montblanc pens and it's worth it to do your diligence and make sure that you purchase from a reputable seller. If youвЂ™re interested in acquiring a Montblanc 146, you have many options, ranging from the secondhand eBay market to the Montblanc Boutique. Sure, the special editions will set you back a bit more, but the prices are generally in line with the rest of the market, provided you shop around and donвЂ™t pay MSRP at the Montblanc boutique.

Montblanc pen size chart pro#

If youвЂ™re looking for a pen in decent working condition, and donвЂ™t mind dealing with a few cosmetic blemishes, you can find them for as low as $250 at pen shows, which is around the same price as a new Sailor Pro Gear or 1911. The 146 also doesnвЂ™t have to be a pen that breaks the bank. Sure, I can use cartridges or switch pens in the middle of a meeting or deposition, but thereвЂ™s no good reason why I should have to. It pains me to say that I generally canвЂ™t use Sailor pens with nibs broader than a вЂњfineвЂќ, since the Sailor converter has a ridiculously small capacity.

The pen must have a relatively large ink capacity.

most Omas and Visconti nibs) write far too wet with any ink for me to be able to use them at work. Most nibs can be tamed with smart ink selection, but some (i.e.

The nib canвЂ™t be too wet to write decently on cheap paper.

I leave any flashy or вЂњuniqueвЂќ fountain pens at home. I spend a lot of time sitting in courtrooms/depositions/boardrooms taking notes, trying to be inconspicuous. If the pen is lightweight, thereвЂ™s a broader range of lengths that will work for me, but a pen thatвЂ™s too long, especially if itвЂ™s back-weighted when posted, is a nonstarter. For someone who takes perhaps a dozen pages of handwritten notes per day, my pen canвЂ™t cause my hand to cramp. I have pens that donвЂ™t post, but theyвЂ™ve been living in the Penwell. I canвЂ™t worry about where I set the cap to write because it will go missing. I often have a вЂњbusyвЂќ desk full of documents that IвЂ™m working on, or trying to sort out into some order that makes sense. Just as the watches that I wear need to have a вЂњdateвЂќ complication, the pens I use every day need to post.

Montblanc pen size chart series#

So before I get started on this new series of pen reviews, I wanted to take a few moments to define my criteria for considering something a вЂњworkhorseвЂќ - something IвЂ™ll keep inked up nearly 100% of the time. For example, the TWSBI 580 is commonly offered as an example of a reasonably priced pen intended as an everyday writer, but it doesnвЂ™t work for me as a personal вЂњworkhorseвЂќ because I canвЂ™t post the cap (more on this below). The problem with such broad categorizations, of course, is that one personвЂ™s вЂњworkhorseвЂќ might be completely impractical for another. The term вЂњworkhorseвЂќ gets thrown around a lot in pen reviews, casually used to denote a pen thatвЂ™s not necessarily fancy, but rather intended to serve as a utilitarian daily writer. I do change them up a lot, which is how I manage to keep up the pace on pen reviews, but there are several pens that are вЂњconstantsвЂќ in my rotation. I often get asked, at pen shows or by e-mail, what fountain pens I use on an everyday basis.