Catalog 99 opens for insiders on December 1st
What does gold-filled mean?
Gold is bonded to a base metal using heat and pressure. Gold-filled is more difficult and expensive to achieve than gold-plating, as the gold is 100 times thicker than gold-plating, and it won't wear off with use, which often happens with gold-plating.
Handwritten Post - Iron-Gall Changes
Depending on the color, iron-gall ink may change when it dries. Montblanc's Midnight Blue iron-gall ink changes from a dark blue to a solid, somewhat matte, blue-black color. It smells quite rusty,...
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Extraordinary Pens - Montblanc Masterpiece
This 1950 Montblanc 642-G Masterpiece piston-filler is in the beautiful green striped with a gold-filled cap in the “Alternating Pinstripe and Plain Panels” pattern. Two-toned, medium, flexible nib...
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