Montblanc Meisterstück Classique

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Mozart

114 Mozart
116 Ballpoint Pen
117 Mechanical Pencil

Classique

144 Fountain Pen
144 Wedding Pen
164 Ballpoint Pen
163 Rollerball
165 Mechanical Pencil

Chopin

145 Chopin

LeGrand

146 Le Grand
161 Ballpoint Pen
162 Rollerball
166 Marker
167 Pencil

Traveller

147 Traveller

149

149
169 Sketch Pen

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Montblanc is famous for its Meisterstücke, which are available in two versions of the Classique line.
The classic Meisterstücke have gold-plated clips and rings; these are in the Platinum Reihe platiniert.

Montblanc is famous for it's Masterpieces. The following versions are available:
Classic has a gold-plated clip, they are platinum-plated in the Platinum series.

Here you can see an overview of the fountain pens produced:

149

146 LeGrand

145 Chopin (seit 1998)

144 Classique*

114 Mozart (seit 1996)

The designations "Chopin" and "Mozart" are therefore merely size indicators - but do NOT suggest, as is unfortunately often the case, to Special Editions.

* - no longer produced

Aboutsicht aller Montblanc Meisterstück Resin Editionen

Montblanc Meisterstück Resin with gold-plated fittings:

Montblanc 114 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Patronen-fountain pen (F,M,B,OB)
Montblanc 116 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc 117 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Pencil 0,7mm

Montblanc 144 Meisterstück Classique Konverter-fountain pen 144 (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)*
Montblanc 145 Meisterstück Classique Konverter-fountain pen "H.a.F.Chopin" (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)
Montblanc 163 Meisterstück Classique Rollerball
Montblanc 164 Meisterstück Classique Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc 165 Meisterstück Classique Pencil 0,5mm + 0,7mm
Montblanc 168 Meisterstück Classique Fineliner

Montblanc 146 Meisterstück LeGrand Kolben-fountain pen (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)
Montblanc 147 Meisterstück LeGrand Patronen-fountain pen "Traveller" (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)
Montblanc 161 Meisterstück LeGrand Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc 162 Meisterstück LeGrand Rollerball
Montblanc 166 Meisterstück LeGrand Documentmarker
Montblanc 167 Meisterstück LeGrand Mechanical Pencil 0,9mm

Montblanc 149 Meisterstück 149 Kolben-fountain pen (EF,F,M,B,BB,3B,OM,OB,OBB,O3B)
Montblanc 169 Meisterstück Sketch Pen

Montblanc Meisterstück Resin with platinum-plated fittings:

Montblanc P114 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Patronen-fountain pen (F,M,B,OB)
Montblanc P116 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc P117 Meisterstück H.a.W.A.Mozart Pencil 0,7mm

Montblanc P145 Meisterstück Classique Konverter-fountain pen "H.a.F.Chopin" (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)
Montblanc P163 Meisterstück Classique Rollerball
Montblanc P164 Meisterstück Classique Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc P165 Meisterstück Classique Pencil 0,5mm + 0,7mm
Montblanc P168 Meisterstück Classique Fineliner

Montblanc P146 Meisterstück LeGrand Kolben-fountain pen (EF,F,M,B,BB,OM,OB,OBB)
Montblanc P161 Meisterstück LeGrand Ballpoint Pen
Montblanc P162 Meisterstück LeGrand Rollerball
Montblanc P167 Meisterstück LeGrand Mechanical Pencil 0,9mm

From the fountainpen.de archive

Precious resin: material, polishing and limits

More recent Meisterstück pens consist at their core of polymethyl methacrylate, which is also called precious resin, acrylic glass or Plexiglas; undisclosed additives give the material its particular depth and its lustre. It is comparatively scratch-resistant and chemically stable, including against ink and hand perspiration, and is therefore well suited to daily use.

Fine traces of use cannot be avoided entirely, nevertheless. Small scratches can be removed with a polishing paste and a soft cloth, or with a multi-purpose tool fitted with a cotton attachment. For precious resin both the all-purpose polish Wenol, used by collectors for years, and the Plexiglas polishes from mobile telephone and watch accessories are suitable. The latter slightly dissolve the surface, thereby filling deeper scratches with the material's own substance, and work correspondingly aggressively; possible long-term consequences for the material have not been established.

Engravings and limitation numbers should not be polished, nor should writing instruments made of celluloid or ebonite, such as occur above all on older models. On old pieces the upper black layer may be worn away, leaving behind an unintentionally translucent fountain pen.

Source: Newsletter 3, June 2004 · Original issue as PDF ›

From the fountainpen.de archive

Second version with a chequerboard pattern

With the Stainless Steel, the Meisterstück line gained a version in stainless steel. The first model in this series came onto the market in 2000 and was immediately voted fountain pen of the year by the readers of the collectors' magazine Scriptum.

A second variant followed in the spring of 2004. On this one the steel of the cap was partially roughened with a laser, so that a kind of chequerboard pattern appears on the cap surface. This pattern is the most conspicuous distinguishing feature from the smooth first version of 2000 and makes it possible to tell the two models apart reliably even in sales photographs.

Source: Newsletter 3, June 2004 · Original issue as PDF ›