Thank you Laura. I must go to my local boutique and check out the new rose gold range. Not having a lot of cash to spare at the moment, but maybe I'll pick up a bottle of that permanent grey.
Thank you Laura. I must go to my local boutique and check out the new rose gold range. Not having a lot of cash to spare at the moment, but maybe I'll pick up a bottle of that permanent grey.
I've just ordered a 146 LeGrand in the rose gold. I've seen at them at the Kuala Lumpur MB Boutique and they are beautiful! Very excited.
This is a lovely pen that I almost purchased a few months back. The Montblanc Boutique staff were really friendly and professional and I think broke protocol allowing me to dip and try the pen. I like the springy feel to the nib but that converter mechanism seemed to be a worry for me. How do you find it ?
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I personally do not have problems with the piston mechanism. In fact I like it. I like that you twist the knob to extend and retract the nib. I find it interesting. The best part is that they have combined the retraction feature with the piston filler. It really is an elegant solution. You pull on the piston knob and there is a click and then you use the piston as you would with any other piston filler. Then push the cap back after filling the pen. I like the whole process of filling the pen.
I finally had the chance to handle this pen at my local MB boutique. It's lovely. It's very nicely weighted, a pleasant surprise.
I did manage to find an excuse not to buy it - the tassie on top of the cap is not mother-of-pearl like I had hoped. I thought the nib is a bit small for my liking as well.
Gorgeous pen. Does it take converters?
Just a small word of caution here. I would watch out for the Heritage cap making scuff marks on the barrel. I have heard of it happening before. If you have one that marks it's barrel and it's within warranty I suggest that you might contact Montblanc and report the problem to them before it's out of warranty
orfew (July 20th, 2014)
The rose gold pens are for sale during 2014 in their 90th anniversary boxes, but the pens will be continued after this year in normal Montblanc boxes. That also means that the 149 rose gold in 2015 will be available in it's more usual large presentation box with a bottle of ink.
During 2014 the nibs are monotone with 90 on them, and after 2014 they will revert to 2 tone, but will be 2 tone rose gold and rhodium plated rose gold
Tony Rex (July 19th, 2014), youstruckgold (July 20th, 2014)
All of my visits at the Melbourne and Perth Mont Blanc boutiques have been extremelly pleasant and positive. I implore you to visit any Mont Blanc store if you happen to travel within the area. From personal experience, the customer service is of the highest standards.
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