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Montblanc Vintage 1960–1989 Junior and the 600s — fountain pen 622, ballpoints 690 and 692

Described on this page

Junior — fountain pens 622 and 622 P, ballpoint 692, four-colour pen 672 and push pencil 652 (1971–1975); plus, not part of the Junior range, the ballpoints 690 (1971–1984) and the push pencil 650

No photos on this website; the table links to individual pens at penboard (new tab).

Key facts

Production
“Collectible Stars”: 1971–1975; ballpoint 690 1971–1979, in the model catalogue 1980–19841
Filling system
622 piston filler, 622 P cartridge filler
Nib
gold nib possible (“goldnib possible”)1
Cap
metal cap on 622, 622 P and 692; chrome-plated on the 690 of the 1980s
Colours
black; red, turquoise and blue of the 622 for export only1
Ballpoint 690
not a Junior pen: in “Collectible Stars” without a range name, in the number index under “Traveller”, in the model catalogue a range of its own (1980–1984)2
Versions
22 entries — see table

Not to be confused with

  • Carrera

    The school pens of the period, yellow-black or metal.

    See Carrera

  • Caressa

    Cartridge filler 422 with metal cap, 1976–1979.

    See Caressa

  • Traveller

    Ballpoints 5200 and 5201, 1983–1984 — in the model catalogue a range of its own next to the 690.

    See Traveller

Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume II; model catalogue.
  2. “Collectible Stars” volume II; volume I, number index; model catalogue to.

Under “Junior”, “Collectible Stars” lists a small range with metal caps for 1971–1975: fountain pen, ballpoint, four-colour pen and push pencil.

The Junior range

  • the fountain pen 622 with metal cap, as a piston filler and as the cartridge filler 622 P, in black and, for export only, in red, turquoise and blue, a gold nib being possible
  • the ballpoint 692 with metal cap in the same four colours
  • the four-colour pen 672 in black metal
  • the push pencil 652 in metal and black

What does not belong to it

The ballpoint 690 does not belong to the Junior range. “Collectible Stars” volume II lists it in black, red, turquoise and blue (1971–1979) after the Carrera ballpoints, set apart by a blank line and without a range name of its own; there the Junior range only begins with the 692. The number index in volume I places the 690 under “Traveller”.

The model catalogue lists the 690 as a range of its own, “ballpoint 690”, for 1980–1984: with a chrome-plated cap and push-button mechanism, in red, blue, green and black, also with a chrome-plated, satin barrel.

Also without a range name, volume II lists the push pencil 650 (1971–1975), which the number index in volume I places under “Classic”. Two fountain pens 620 and 620 P in light blue and burgundy red are known only as individual pens at penboard.

All versions 1971–1984 22 entries

Each version on its own row. A dash (—) marks missing information. “Photos” links to a page of this website or to an individual pen at penboard (↗, opens in a new tab).

Fountain pens 9 entries

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
6221971–1975Fountain penblack, metal capaccording to a forum post made by Mutschler in Heidelbergpiston filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1550; Fountain Pen Networkpenboard ↗
6221971–1975Fountain penred, metal capexport only; according to a forum post made by Mutschler in Heidelbergpiston filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1551; Fountain Pen Network—
6221971–1975Fountain penturquoise, metal capexport only; according to a forum post made by Mutschler in Heidelbergpiston filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1552; Fountain Pen Network—
6221971–1975Fountain penblue, metal capexport only; according to a forum post made by Mutschler in Heidelbergpiston filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1553; Fountain Pen Network—
622P1971–1975Fountain penblack, metal capcartridge filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1554—
622P1971–1975Fountain penred, metal capexport onlycartridge filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1555—
622P1971–1975Fountain penblue, metal capexport onlycartridge filler
gold nib possible
“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1556—
6201970s (dealer)Fountain penlight bluedocumented by one piece only; a second pen marked “MONTBLANC 620 GERMANY JUNIOR” shown in the forum; according to another forum post 1971–1974/76 with a plastic cap, made by Mutschler in Heidelberg; not the Spanish 620 of the 1950scartridge filler
gold-plated steel nib
penboard; Fountain Pen Networkpenboard ↗
620 P1970s (dealer)Fountain penburgundy reddocumented by one piece onlycartridge filler
steel nib
penboardpenboard ↗

Ballpoints 10 entries

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
6901971–1979Ballpointblack—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1586penboard ↗
6901971–1979Ballpointred—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1587penboard ↗
6901971–1979Ballpointturquoise—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1588penboard ↗
6901971–1979Ballpointblue—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1589—
6921971–1975Ballpointblack, metal cap—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1590penboard ↗
6921971–1975Ballpointred, metal cap—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1591penboard ↗
6921971–1975Ballpointturquoise, metal cap—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1592—
6921971–1975Ballpointblue, metal cap—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1593—
6901980–1984Ballpointcoloured: red, blue, green or black, polished plastic, chrome cappush-button mechanism—model catalogue—
6901980–1984Ballpointcoloured with steel: satin chrome barrel, front section in red, blue, green or blackpush-button mechanism—model catalogue—

Multicolour ballpoints 1 entry

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
6721971–1975Multicolour ballpointblack metalfour colours—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1639penboard ↗

Push pencils 2 entries

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
6501971–1975Push pencilblack, 0.92 mm lead—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1670—
6521971–1975Push pencilmetal, black, 0.92 mm lead—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1671penboard ↗

Sources

Facts from the following sources: “Collectible Stars” volume II (Rösler/Wallrafen), model catalogue “MONTBLANC Schreibgeräte 1980 – 2015”, forum posts in the archive of this website, in the Penexchange forum and on the Fountain Pen Network, individual pens at penboard (only as a link to photos) and the pages of this website.

This page gives no values or prices — neither original shop prices nor current offers.

Literature

  1. aJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars” — volume I “MONTBLANC 1908–1947” (2014) and volume II “Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979” (2001). more about the book ›
  2. bAchim Sievers: “Montblanc Schreibgeräte 1980 – 2015”. Self-published 2015. ISBN 978-3-00-045816-3. On this website the “model catalogue”; 2015 in the title is the editorial cut-off, not the end of production. more about the book ›
  3. cJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars — Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979”. 2001. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume II. more about the book ›
  4. dJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars I — MONTBLANC 1908–1947”. 2014. ISBN 978-3-00-044233-9. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume I. more about the book ›