The history of
Montblanc pens counts over 100 years and shows no sign of declining. Why should it you may ask?
Yet literally all Mont Blanc competitors on the market of fountain pens ceased to exist or moved to the niche of antique goods for enthusiasts. Laptops, cell phones and wi-fi made fountain pens obsolete. Sheaffer closed its facilities, Montegrappa was bough by Mont Blanc, Waterman makes no new models.
On the contrary, Montblanc maker of writing instruments thrives the best time of all its long manufacturing era. New products added to the assortment of the company's products allowed to address various target groups. Elite
Montblanc Limited Edition pen sets are meant for those who can afford elite items of exclusive nature. Bycicles and fragrances - for young and active.
Leather goods for business people. even jewelry for both sexes!
Since the beginning of 1990's Montblanc threw on the market a lot of new models of fountain pens, rollerballs and ballpoints, pencils and pen sets. Limited editions of Writers Series, pens with diamonds, restyled models of old good Meisterstuck and Boheme lines.
Montblanc pens are popular - that's why fake pens abound on web auctions, especially ebay. The demand for Montblanc replicas is astonishing.