Excellent thoughts. I agree that you almost are paying 40 to 50 percent for the brand. Having owned a few vintage MBs and having tried modern ones, I must say that the newer usual lines are not exceptionally built for the price they go for. Your observation on the pastic piston is so true. Their maintenance is quite high as well in case you want to service. I recently did service a vintage MB and paid 139 dollars for it. The nib is my fav in my collection, hence, I invested in servicing it. I do not have disposable income to afford a new MB, however, I am planning to get a vintage one with monotone nib in near future. MB made some fantastic nibs for sure. Thanks for the video. 😊
@rds4629
2 жыл бұрын
oh yes, vintage MB are sweet. They are smaller but they have very flexible nibs.
@realrichbunny
2 жыл бұрын
No other brand has a better repair service. You can bring a Montblanc 149 from 1970 broken and they will fix it for you for 89€ and replace the whole pen if necessary (except for the nib). And they still make their nibs, they don't buy them from Bock or Jowo and put a cheap laser engraving on it. From all the brands that I had, I kept my montblanc and some Pilot pens. People complaining about Montblanc are just poor or had bad luck. My pen are tested and bought in a Montblanc boutique.
@52536626
2 жыл бұрын
I have the Petit Prince le grand trio and they all have metal pistons. I hope to pass them down to my kids.
@ApricusInaros
Жыл бұрын
I thorougly enjoy writing with their nibs. However, as you mentioned in this video, a full plastic pen does not make me want to pay that price. I wish all the companies would stop call the resin "precious". There is nothing precious about it. It's super cringy. So I never bought a Montblanc myself and probably never will. I prefer Caran D'Ache, which is also even more availaible with all their products in short time here, as it is a Swiss company, produced in Switzerland and I'm living in Switzerland.
@rds4629
2 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on how much the brand is worth to you. I remember a friend asking me how much I paid for a certain fountain pen, and when I told him, he was shocked and said I could buy a Montblanc for that amount. He didn't know anything about FPs but knew Montblanc brand and assumed it was a pinnacle. Spending a similar amount of money on most other brands will usually give you more value for non-brand things. Or let's say you want to buy a $600 MB pen; if you compare it to $400 pen you can get similar value. Both pens are great and awesome. And people will think you're crazy for spending more than $2 on a pen :)
@ApricusInaros
Жыл бұрын
It's more crazy to me to pay 2 bucks than 400 bucks for a pen :). But I like to buy good quality, enjoy using it and looking at it, keeping it as long as possible, having my "personal" pen. But as we are flooded with ballpoint pens as ad gifts, people perceive pens in general as disposable, cheap stuff to not invest in whatsoever.
@rds4629
Жыл бұрын
@@ApricusInaros i know what you mean. I can't say there is a grail pen for me after which I say I never look at another pen. But, I have gotten a MB 149 since I made the comment. The reason though was more for the nib, their cursive flex calligraphy nib, which is the best modern flex (no modifications) I've used. The pens, coats, sweaters I buy are for life.
@ApricusInaros
Жыл бұрын
@@rds4629 I like the MB nibs too. They perform very well. I'm personally more a fan of metal barrels with lacquer finish or full metal pens who have more weight. But I would not mind a MB great characters pen :). I currently only have 2 more *pricy* pens, both from Caran d'Ache. The models Léman Caviar (brass with lacquer) and Léman Slim Lights (fully metal).
@klt479
2 жыл бұрын
Buy a less expensive pen than a Montblanc that writes better and is made of higher quality materials. If your heart is set on a Montblanc, buy a vintage pen.
@coveringgrape5251
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the vintage pens were also made during a time were the hand inspection was a bigger part of the process. With the current modern ones I'm not sure how stringent the QC is, especially with how mass produced they are.
@klt479
2 жыл бұрын
@@coveringgrape5251 The biggest problems as far as I'm concerned is the brass pistons are now plastic and the nibs are uninspiring at beet. It is crazy paying thar much for what I'd a plastic pen, with poor balance, and a marginal nib. These are far better experiences available at 1/3 the cost.
@Cortesevasive
2 жыл бұрын
Not worth it. Its just a straight business gimmick and a cashgrab same as Rolex or Iphones or most designer brands I would feel like an idiot buying those, I feel like its a facebook-advertisement level scam but just for the higher tier products . On the other hand MB limited editions are quite tasteful and unique, paying premium seems acceptable. Just again, the piston feels like a gimmick too.
@ibpopp
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely not worth it. * They are horrendously overpriced; * The 149 is the size of a baseball bat (like too many other makes); * There are too many--far too many--quality control issues, especially with the durability and reliability of their 'precious resin'; * The nibs are nice enough, but no better than the English-made Parker Duofolds of the late 1940s to the early 1970s; * Sheaffer made some wonderfully smooth and wet writers for heavy-handed writers (i.e. those used to ball-points); * And if you want colour ?? Give me an old Conway Stewart any day.
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