The fountain pen is as exact as possible a recreation of the first Rouge et Noir writing instruments and uses the slide mechanism of the Montblanc Semi-Safety of 1908, but with cartridge filling instead of pipette filling, which avoids contamination. The edition is limited to 15,000 fountain pens, 45,000 ballpoints, 30,000 rollerballs and 10,000 pencils; the combination with ballpoint and rollerball is criticised by some collectors, since these writing instruments do not historically fit the original, but is equally usual on earlier Writers Editions like Hemingway or Agatha Christie. The precious resin is disappointing for some collectors; some would have preferred celluloid in jade green or lapis blue. Modern materials and a modernised historical nib together with a matching leather case are used. The list price lies around 600 euros for the fountain pen.
Related pages on fountainpen.de:
• Montblanc Writers Edition Hemingway (1992): fountainpen.de/writer-hemingway-en.htm
• Montblanc Writers Edition Agatha Christie (1993): fountainpen.de/writer-christie-en.htm