Time to Put Your Boat Shoes On!

     One of the things that Monteverde does right is stand out from the crowd.  No matter what, you are going to notice a Monteverde pen, whether it’s on a display shelf or in someone’s hand.  Taking a cue from the colorful flags flown at boat races, the Regatta Sport line mixes carbon fiber sections with either bright red or yellow, or a full carbon fiber design.  Not content with just these color choices, the Rose Gold Limited Edition was released.  Limited to just 999 pieces in Fountain, Rollerball or Ballpoint, these are some eye-catching pens.  Their limited edition number is laser engraved into the lacquer finish over the top most carbon fiber section.

     The Fountain and Rollerball versions both come with magnetic caps – no worry of cross threading, broken thread sections or stripped threads.  Even better, the magnet works  while either capped or posted.  The Ballpoint has a smooth mechanism and is compatible with Parker style refills, coming equipped with Monteverde’s own SoftRoll technology from the factory.  Each pen comes with a matching numbered box, while the Fountain Pen also includes a converter and cartridges.  These pens are ready to use and show off right out of the box.

     Due to their limited supply, there are not many of these pieces left.  Do note – if you are looking to use these pens, they are relatively thick-bodied.  The Fountain and Rollerball pens have slimmer sections under the cap, but the ballpoint is the same thickness throughout the whole body.  They all exhibit a good weight, as Monteverde pens usually do, and they all provide a good grip – these pens will not be slipping out of your fingers any time soon.

     The Monteverde Limited Edition Regatta Rose Gold is a collectible pen in any version.  The scarce supply and sharp looks add that much more to the desirability of this homage to racing.

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The Graf Von Faber-Castell Walden Woods Limited Edition Fountain and Rollerball Pen

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American philosopher, poet, and environmental scientist whose major work, Walden, draws upon each of these identities in meditating on the concrete problems of living in the world as a human being. He sought to revive a conception of philosophy as a way of life. He discussed his own scientific findings with leading naturalists of the day.

The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. The Project achieves this mission through the integration of conservation, education and research.

Faber Castell Walden Wood Limited Edition Rollerball Pen: Made from historic, naturally fallen ash wood from the infamous Walden Woods, Faber-Castell is pleased to present the Limited Edition Walden Woods Rollerball Pen - A harmonious combination of selected materials, aesthetic looks, and high degree of functionalism. Platinized metal parts provide the finishing touches to this Limited Edition. Each pen is individually numbered. The pen features a quotation of Henry David Thoreau in his original handwriting on the barrel.

The Graf Von Faber-Castell Walden Woods Limited Edition Fountain and Rollerball Pen

Faber-Castell supports the efforts of the Walden Woods Project and American Forests Historic Trees. With purchase, a new tree will be planted and a voucher received for a one year subscription to American Forests Magazine.

In appreciation of Thoreau’s contributions to the environment and in honor of Earth Day, celebrated April 22, Pen Boutique is offering a 20% discount on these special limited editions.

 “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary…”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"

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Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point Copper Fountain Pen - Review

Meet Pilot’s newest addition to the Vanishing Point line, the 2014 Limited Edition Copper.   I had been admiring the Vanishing Point pens for a couple of years now, waiting to see if they would come out with a model that I couldn’t resist.

As bright as a shiny new copper penny, this pen really called out to me. It is almost as much fun to just look at as it is to write with.  The 2014 Copper pen comes with rhodium appointments on the barrel and clip and a rhodium-plated medium 18k gold nib, which I found to be a little wetter than I had anticipated and could possibly be too broad for some writers who are used to the finer points of most Japanese pens. Inverting the nib allowed me to write in a finer font than when holding it in its normal position.

This pen is an absolute joy to write with when partnered with a smooth writing paper, such as Clairfontaine or Rhodia. Since I use my fountain pens for both writing and drawing I was elated to find that the 2014 Copper is not too heavy to hold for long periods of time.

This pen would be a great gift for any collector on your Christmas list. Even if that collector is you!

Linda

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Montblanc Jonathan Swift Writers Edition -

A good satirist is arguably one of the cleverest, funniest and most informed members of society. They
are skilled in one of the most enviable genres in the literary world, and just about every author or young
protégée with a pencil and notebook crave the wit and humor that satirists use to showcase and ridicule
the vices, abuses and follies of society with the intent to shame society into improvement. (Although
satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is constructive, social criticism that uses wit
as a weapon. Satire features strong irony, sarcasm, parody, exaggeration, comparison, analogy and
double entendres to create a humorous piece that amuses just as effortlessly as it informs. In fact, most
scholars regard it as the easiest and most insightful way to understand and judge a society and social
order.

Greater purposes aside, satirists of the English language have enjoyed particular success and
emulation since the genre’s conception. So it is a little bit, dare I say, ironic that one of the most timeless
masters of the craft was born in a country that has had a rather complex history with the language’s
mother country.

Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1667, after the death of his father. Subsequently,
his mother moved him and his brother to England where he was predominantly cared for by his
powerful uncle who had connections with some of England’s most elite literary professionals. Despite
much of his youth being spent in England and it being the publishing birthplace of many of his works,
Swift spent most of life in the city of his birth.
His success as a writer started humbly enough. In the early 18th century he published A Tale of
a Tub and The Battle of the Books, two pieces that successfully kick started his career as a writer and
allowed him to become accepted into England’s most prestigious and influential literary circles. He soon
became lifelong friends with other legendary writers such as Alexander Pop and John Arbuthnot. They,
along with other writers, formed the core of the Martinus Scriblerus Club. (Not quite as cool as the
Illuminati, but cool enough I suppose.)
Now, I could go on and on about all of the political intrigue he was involved in with England’s
Tory Party; acts that included, but were certainly not limited to, ending the War of the Spanish
Succession, First-Fruits and Twentieths, and the drama that followed the death of Queen Anne in 1714
leading to many Tories being tried for treason, but I digress. Those are stories for another day. What I
will talk about are two pieces of work that made Jonathan Swift a classical author and one of the most
successful trailblazers of his genre.
First, there is A Modest Proposal; a cleverly versed, short story that even now, almost four
centuries after it was written, still manages to delight its audience. An audience that sadly, has been
whittled down to a High School Honors English class or two. The story is targeted towards a turn of the
century Ireland that has suffered extreme cases of famine, poverty, mass immigration and oppression.
The story suggests, in complete and utter seriousness with no sense of theatrics, that to prevent Ireland
from falling into a deeper state of depravity, adults should either sell or eat their children. In a blunt,
strikingly, unapologetic tone, Swift proceeds to give accurate statistical facts about the condition of
the Irish people, and provides truly valid reasons as to why selling children by the pound when one has
too many and eating young toddlers for their nutritional value is the key to bringing Ireland out of its
depression. Now, all of this is clearly not meant to be taken seriously, but Swift presents the argument
in such a convincing, glowing suggestion that by the story’s end you’re halfway convinced that this is
clearly the solution the Ireland’s problem. This is the true nature of satire – taking a ridiculous idea and
presenting it in a totally serious manner, or vice versa. The humor is in the contrast and the greater the
contrast, the more humorous.

Swift’s undeniably most famous work, however, has and probably always will be, Gulliver’s
Travels. A roaring success from the moment it was published, it tells the story of a man named Gulliver
who travels to various exotic lands and explores the variations of human nature and social philosophy.
(Or so I have been told. I’ve never read the book and have only seen the movie version with Jack Black,
and I am not sure how accurate it is.) Nevertheless, Gulliver’s Travels has been hailed as a study of
corruption, government ideals and racial discrimination told in a style decades, even centuries before its
time. It is a unique, artful play of contrasts in human belief systems that manages to highlight, scrutinize
and even mock human preconceptions that has become second-nature over the course of time.

A literary powerhouse with a work of art to match, Montblanc’s Writers Edition has chosen
to honor this forefather of classical satire. The Jonathan Swift Montblanc Pen’s black lacquer barrel is
decorated with multilayered inlays designed to represent the ropes that were used to bind Gulliver
when he visited Lilliput, the land of the tiny people, in his first adventure. The precious black resin cap
is shaped like Gulliver’s tricorn and bears Jonathan Swift’s signature. A platinum-plated clip depicts the
tall, beautiful staircase of the mayor of Lilliput while the delicately designed rhodium-plated 18K gold
nib boasts an elaborate engraving of the Lilliput Imperial Army. The Jonathan Swift is a limited edition
piece with restricted worldwide access. It is a gem of its generation. An impeccable, stylish dedication to
a book and a man, who managed to carve a place in the history of the English language.

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Visconti Amerigo Vespucci Limited Edition Pen–Discover America’s History

During the 15^th century, the countries of Europe began to compete with each other on a global scale. It’s not like they hadn’t been competing before this particular century, it’s just that the insurgent competition over economic, military, philosophical, cultural and religious dominance over their neighbors was enough to make the Cold War look like the Lukewarm War, or the Room Temperature War. The powerhouses of England, Spain and France (Pre-Reformation France, anyway), Portugal and Italy were desperately trying to outpace one another, and all of the wealth that was being accumulated with the colonization of Africa only spurred their imperialism at a more feverish pace. With all their advancements and intellectual societies, however, Europeans were still terrified that if they sailed too far off the coast of Lisbon they would fall off the face of the earth.

 
Christoffa Corombo, more famously known in the Western World as Christopher Columbus, wasn’t so easily scared. He was sure that instead of sailing all the way around Africa, there was a much shorter path to the wealthy trade routes and exotic materials found in India. So, he decided to sail west in search of India; an idea that, within the European world, was thought of as utter stupidity. In fact, it took the native Italian two years of lobbying to the Spanish King and Queen for ships for the voyage, and in the end they never expected to see him again.

To the amazement of everyone in Europe, he did come back, and along with his sons, Columbus made three more voyages across the sea. What immortalized him in history however, is his discovery and subsequent exploration of a new supercontinent. Now, don’t let anyone tell you that he was the first European to discover the Americas (that honor belongs to Leif Ericson of Norway, who discovered what is believed to be Newfoundland, Canada over 500 years before Columbus was even born) but he made the first lasting European contact with America; it was the genesis of a whole new era in colonialism. Still, America is not quite India, and finding the latter was the point of the entire trip. Even still, Columbus christened the natives he met indios (Spanish for “Indians”) and whether that was out of embarrassment or ignorance is up for debate.

It would not be until Amerigo Vespucci, another Italian, would travel to the “New World” and appropriately identify it as not being a part of Asia at all, but a whole landmass unto itself. In 1497, Signore Vespucci sent a letter to Lorenzo de’ Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent), the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance, about his discoveries and explorations of the New World. It cause such a baccano, or ruckus, in Italy that when the first map of America was drawn, the continent was named after the feminized Latin version of Amerigo’s name: Americus Vespucius, or America. Vespucci was a skilled navigator and traveled to the "New World" on four separate occasions, discovering Rio de Janeiro and giving Venezuela, or "Little Venice", its name. King Ferdinand II of Aragon (which will subsequently become Spain) appointed Amerigo "Piloto Mayor de Castilla" in 1508, placing him in charge of new expeditions and training sailors in the use of the quadrant and the astrolabe. (I used to own a parrot, but I am neither a pirate nor a sailor, so please don’t ask me what those objects are.)

2012 marks the 500^th anniversary of Amerigo’s death, and one of the world’s most renowned pen companies that makes its home in his native land did not do something to commemorate his accomplishments. Not to worry though, Visconti’s Amerigo Vespucci Marine Bronze Limited Edition has taken symbolic events from Vespucci’s life and the famous 1507 map of the continent and effortlessly interlaced them into a pen of astonishing perfection. It would have been impossible (and a serious pain to look at) to reproduce the entire map upon a pen, so there are only certain, key sections depicting Europe and America. The images are engraved upon the cap and barrel’s ivory surface using Visconti’s unique scrimshaw technique. Scrimshaw is the delicate, precision-based art of scratching designs and images upon ivory, bone and other hard surfaces. Engraved into a dramatic light-dark design reminiscent of chiaroscuro, the final results are simply astonishing. Topping off this pinnacle of Italian design is a 23k dreamtouch palladium nib fueled by a power filler. The pen is presented in a specially designed, carved wooden box in the form of an intricately designed astrolabe. (And no, I’m still not sure what that is.) The Visconti Amerigo Vespucci is a true work of art, and a fine testament to a man who made an unequivocally groundbreaking impact upon the history of human civilization.

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Montblanc Albert Einstein–Great pen for a Great person

If you’re not a theoretical physicist major or extremely proficient in quantum mechanics terminology, then reading about Albert Einstein’s career as a scientist is almost like reading a fairytale in a foreign language. Therefore, I can’t indulge you in nicely summarized paragraphs detailing Einstein’s extensive list of scientific conquests. What I can share with you, my friends, is a quick, and hopefully enlightening, glimpse into the personal life of one of the most famous scientists who has ever lived.
 

Albert Einstein had very humble beginnings. He was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879 to an engineer/ part-time-salesman and a housewife. Many people with an advanced level of intelligence oftentimes displayed peculiar habits, trends or rituals as children. Things like hypersensitivity, well-developed powers of abstraction, unusual or vivid imagination and a series of other quirks have been traditionally seen to color a genius’s childhood. This was not the case with Albert Einstein. The only peculiar trait Einstein displayed as a child was his aversion to talking. He spoke very little and was effectively mute until somewhere around age 7. In response to such preconceived notions, many popular myths have been attributed to him. For instance, it is popularly believed that Einstein was left-handed, had extreme difficulties in school, and possessed other strange quirks. Almost all of these oddities have been determined to be false.
Ultimately, it should be noted that Albert Einstein had a normal childhood typical of his socio-economic class. He played music, built models, built mechanical devices and once again, despite common misconceptions to the contrary, showed a strong aptitude for mathematics. From a very early age Einstein studied books on science, math and philosophical books including the Critique of Pure Reason and Euclid’s Elements. As a student Einstein was, shockingly, a bit of a rebel. He was not a, “spraying graffiti on park monuments” or “slashing teachers’ tires” kind of a rebel. (Though that would certainly have been awesome, if they did in fact have cars in 19^th century Germany. Perhaps ‘smashing coach wheels’ would be a more accurate depiction? ) Einstein was more of a nerd-rebel; most of his acts of rebellion dealt with his aversion to the methods of academic institutions. He strongly opposed the institutionalized way education was conducted. He frequently rebelled against authority figures in the school system and strongly rejected the teaching methods. In fact, he once wrote that the “true spirit of learning and creative thought were lost in strict role learning.” (The student in me has to add that this is a very brilliant sentiment. The necessity of rote memorization to pass a class has been the bane of my educational existence!)
In 1901, after living for an extended period of time in Aarau, Switzerland, Einstein acquired his diploma and official Swiss citizenship. Though he studied to be a teacher, he was unable to find a teaching position and instead took a position as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He spent a few good years in the patent office and managed to obtain his Doctorate degree. During this time he published some of his most remarkable and prolific works including his most famous paper: the Special Theory of Relativity. A paper that yielded previously unknown mysteries of the Universe and what is arguably the most famous equation in the world: e=mc2. It was a formula that revealed, if I understand it correctly, that the speed of light is a constant against which even time and space lose their absolute meaning. (Though as far as I can tell an existentialist could have told you that much.) In 1909 Einstein became Professor Extraordinary (quite a flashy title) at Zurich, and in 1911 he became a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Prague. He returned to Zurich later that year to fulfill a similar post. In 1914 he not only received a job as the Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute and Professor at the University of Berlin, he also took back his German citizenship. In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, an award that would make him an international star and a household name around the world. Einstein stayed in Berlin until 1933 when the rumblings of World War 2 caused him to revoke his German citizenship once again and immigrate to the United States. He became a professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton and in 1940 he acquired US citizenship. (That’s citizenship from three different countries, for those of you counting at home.)
Despite all of the wonderful physic achievements Einstein acquired during this time, I believe his most remarkable and unusual achievement came after World War 2 when he became a leading figure in the World Government Movement that sought to rebuild the damage the war had caused to the European Continent. He was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, an unimaginable title that he unfortunately declined. (I say “unfortunately” because the idea of a German leading the state of Israel is, well, the irony is simply too much.)

Einstein’s contributions to today’s world include, but most certainly are not limited to, the development of the television, remote control devices, lasers (what?! awesome!) and DVD-Players. He was honored as TIME magazine’s “Person of the Century” in 1999, which was certainly no small feat considering the people who lived during the time. He was a brilliant, aesthetically eccentric and monumentally, influential physicist who changed the face of science as we know it. His unquestionable skills and world-renowned influence are only a few of the reasons why Montblanc has decided to add the genius to their limited edition Great Characters Series. An Acknowledgement to the great strides made by truly remarkable human beings, this series produces artwork masterpieces worthy of their patrons. 2013’s champion is the Albert Einstein Limited Edition pen limited of 99 pieces and the Albert Einstein Limited Edition of 3000 pieces.

The 99 Limited Edition style is named after the atomic number for Einsteinium, the chemical element named after him. Its body is crafted from solid white gold and is covered in a delicately designed skeleton net. The image has a filigree overlay meant to represent the space-time curve. It relates to how Einstein was, in his research, able to uncover that the universe and time can be stretched, pulled, and warped by matter. Many of Einstein’s most famous formulas are engraved upon the pen’s barrel and cone. The nib is emblazoned with an engraving of Einstein’s chemical element. The clip is bejeweled with a sapphire stone approximately 1.3K while the star-shaped Montblanc emblem crowning the cap is made of a pure, luminous moonstone. The 3000 piece edition is named after the measurement of the speed of light: ~300,000,000 m/s. (This is an approximation, since in 1975 the speed of light was calculated to be 299,792,458 m/s. I suppose the former just looks neater.) Much like the 99 Limited Edition, the pen’s platinum-plated lines break up the body’s dark blue lacquering to once again evoke an image of the space-time curve.

Also checkout the ink bottle for this amazing pen

Albert Einstein’s breakthroughs in physics have helped redefine how people observe and measure the universe. He revealed profound truths that gave the scientific community a way of unlocking previously unknown mysteries of the universe. Honored in life and immortalized in death, Albert Einstein irrevocably, and unquestionably, changed humanity as we know it.

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MontBlanc Patron of Arts Gaius Maecenas Limited Edition Pen

Apart from the the sight of cherry blossom in DC , Tulips in Netherlands and the end of a suspenseful winter, spring is awaited for the Patron Of Arts collection that is released by MontBlanc every year. This year Montblanc patron of the arts Edition enters 20th year.
Patron is a person or a champion that supports a cause or a event. MontBlanc honors one such personality from the history year after year and pays tribute for their work in the field of art and culture.They are meticulously designed and handmade pens for quality and fine design. The usual number of this limited edition pens that is made available is 4810 pieces and in some cases only 888 pieces are available.
Last year’s Patron of Arts edition was based on Queen Elizabeth I and it was well received by many of our customers.
Pictures of  Montblanc Queen Elizabeth I Patron of Arts Limited Edition Fountain Pen.

Following in the same foot steps that have been followed for 20 years ,MontBlanc releases Gaius Maecenas Limited edition pen this year.
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas was an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets and he was the political advisor to Octavian.His name has become a byword for a wealthy, generous and enlightened patron of the arts.

Bust of Gauis Maecenas at Coole Park, Co. Galway, Ireland

The Gold Version of Montblanc Patron of Art Gaius Maecenas 888 Limited Edition Fountain Pen-Medium and the Sterling silver has the following features.
Design Features:

• The design is influenced by antique ornaments and elements which are typical for the Roman Empire
• The first line of the poem from Virgil - an homage to Gaius Maecenas - decorates the skeletonized cap
• The origin marble barrel reflects the typical structure of a roman column
• The clip reminds of an old sword
• His portrait could be found on the antique like coin in the cone

Product Features:

• Barrel made of origin marble
• 18k gold nib, with special engraving

The sterling silver pen has Lacquered barrel with 925 Sterling silver rings with engravings

The Gold pen has solid gold .
The pen is available in Fine and Medium point for Silver Edition
We are taking preorders on this pen now and call 1800-263-2736

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“Enter the Dragon”–It’s the year of Bruce Lee Pens

Introduce me to someone who hasn’t watched “Enter the Dragon” movie more than once. Bruce Lee has been “Icon” for ages and many of the martial arts followers like you and me would hardly find any one who hasn’t done a Bruce Lee styled “screaming” on somebody in your high school.
Its always good to remember somebody so iconic (who eventually lived even after his death) on their birthday anniversary rather than the death anniversary and that what exactly Montegrappa has done .Montegrappa has released the their second “Icon” Series pens and its based on none other than Bruce Lee,the name,the legend,that stays always close to heart.

At the very first look,it has the color(red) and the similar design pattern of Montegrappa Eternal bird. It comes in both Fountain Pen and Rollerball Pen. The Montegrappa Bruce Lee Sterling Silver Fountain Pen costs $5,110 and the Rollerball pen costs $4675.The Gold with Diamonds Rollerball pen costs more than the Gold with diamonds Fountain Pen.

Another good news for collectors regarding this pen is that its based on the “The Dragon” pen from Montegrappa that is now only available in the collectors circle. Bruce Lee was also known as “The Dragon” as he was born on the day and the hour of the dragon of Chinese Horoscope.So its another chance for collectors who missed out on the dragon.Especially new collectors ,as the Dragon came out in 1985 and was an instant hit.
Bruce Lee is a legend and there are so many events and fundraisers started in his name every year.

Picture of “Bruce Lee Paradise” park recently opened in China celebrating 70th birth anniversary of BruceLee.
Madame Tussauds also came up with their first wax figure of Bruce Lee in USA at Los Angeles last year commemorating the 70th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s birth

Some Facts about Bruce Lee

• The Lee Surname is derives from the Lee Clan Temple in China in Juan Town.
• Bruce Lee created his own martial art form Jeet Kune Do
• Lee studied Philosophy at the University of Washington.
• Bruce was the 4th child of the 7 children
• He started learning martial arts at the age of 13 from master Yip Man(by the way IPMan part 1 and part 2 is a must watch movie )

That’s Bruce Lee’s Daughter Shannon and Grand Daughter Wren. What a proud descendants.
Montegrappa has announced that it will produce a total of 2010 pieces consisting of the following

• 888 sterling silver fountain pens
• 888 sterling silver roller balls
• 88 solid yellow gold fountain pens
• 88 solid yellow gold roller balls
• 8 fountain pens in solid yellow gold with black diamonds
• 8 roller balls in solid yellow gold with black diamonds
• 8 fountain pens in solid yellow gold with rubies
• 8 roller balls in solid yellow gold with rubies
• 8 fountain pens in solid yellow gold with emeralds
• 8 roller balls in solid yellow gold with emeralds

Offered in addition to the 2000 individual pens listed above will be 10 ultra-rare, three-piece sets consisting of fountain pen, roller ball and inkwell in solid gold with white diamonds

The pen also features a body and cap made of red celluloid with black veining, referred to as "cinnamon." Topping the cap is the yin-yang symbol, representing balance.

The cap and the barrel are both embraced by exquisitely carved dragons, their eyes highlighted by rubies on the sterling silver version and by matching precious stones on the fully-encrusted versions.

Just like the Montegrappa Muhammad Ali Special Edition the nib of this pen has the famous stance of Bruce Lee ,extending his fist and foot suspended in air.

The Bruce Lee was officially inaugurated in Singapore Last month.I was talking to the Rep of Montegrappa and he said that Sylvester Stallone has been just signed to be the brand ambassador for Montegrappa. Now this is going to be fun “The living icon to promote the iconic series”.No one can do a better job.

Montegrappa Icons Dragon Bruce Lee Gold w/ Diamonds Fountain Pen and Rollerball pen.

Think Black/Red Bruce Lee Limited Edition Pen

“As you think, so shall you become” .These words from Bruce Lee sounds perfect for Think pens .The next of Bruce Lee pen is the Think’s Bruce Lee Pen.Pen Boutique is carrying both the Think Bruce Lee Fountain Pen and the Think Bruce Lee Rollerball Pen.





Call us at 18002632736 for special pricing for both Montegrappa and Think Bruce Lee pen

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MontBlanc Alfred Hitchcock Limited Edition Pens-“Thrilling from barrel to cap”

It is completely, absolutely, and unarguably a fact that Hollywood is a staple of American culture. From “Birth of a Nation” to “Chicago”, from “To Have and Have Not” to “Avatar”, from “Psycho” to “The Shinning” and from “Gone With the Wind” to “The Titanic”, the American film industry has dominated not only the continental US, but the entire world. American-made films have, without fail, always been at the top of many nations’ film list consisting of the greatest and most seen movies of all time. This industry is so deeply entrenched in our culture that movie titles such as “Casablanca“, “King Kong“, “The Color Purple“, “A Streetcar Named Desire“ and “The Wizard of Oz“ are as familiar as your own name, even if you have never gotten around to seeing them. (I know I for one just saw “Chicago” and adored it!) Though they are the little darlings of movie culture, the films themselves must, every now and then, share a little limelight with the men and women who directed them to success. Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Stephen Spielberg, Gore Verbinski, Tim Burton, Clint Eastwood and Christopher Nolan are the geniuses that bring these masterpieces to life. Sometimes, unfortunately, they are overlooked in the public eye in favor of glitz and glamour of their products.

Overlooked, but certainly not forgotten if the Montblanc Company has anything to say about it. Despite Montblanc’s overwhelming popularity, they still feel compelled to produce not only new and innovative products, but products with meaning behind them. Pens are nice to have, to hold and to use, but Montblanc makes sure to not only give their products a voice and personality, but the ability to tell a story through design, complexity and finesse. For 2012, Montblanc has decided to visually tell the story of Sir Alfred Hitchcock, a mastermind and pioneer of suspense and psychological thriller movies and TV shows. This British-born subject was not native to America, but in his half a century-long career he managed to shake the country to its core.

The MontBlanc Alfred Hitchcock Limited Edition collection  has turned out masterpiece after glorious masterpiece, but the Limited Edition 3000 in honor of Sir Hitchcock may just be the most intriguing one yet. The different elements of the design beautifully allude to famous, iconic scenes from Hitchcock’s most famous movies. Here are the details of the design

• The precious lacquer barrel and cap are artfully engraved with a unique “stairway” texture. This conceptual design is reminiscent of Hitchcock’s movie “Vertigo” (1958), a suspenseful little film about a private investigator who suffers from a crippling fear of heights.
• What is probably Hitchcock’s most recognizable film, “Psycho” (1960), is tastefully alluded to in the pen’s diamond-enriched clip shaped like a knife. (When you think of horror, it’s only natural that Psycho’s 45 second long murder scene jumps to the front of your mind. The piercing music, the murderer’s silhouette, the young woman’s scream as she is viciously murdered, and blood swirling down the drain are permanently seared into your mind.
• The beautifully detailed film reel that encircles the base of the cap and boasts Hitchcock’s signature underneath.
• Engravings on the cone depict the 53 movies that Alfred Hitchcock directed during his extended career.

• Both the cap and barrel are available in jet black, evocative of Hitchcock’s black-and-white films, and maroon, a color that brings to life the color and concept of blood that was so frequently and tastefully used in his movies.(Maroon is not available right now for Sale..Please call if you are interested to get it)
• The pen comes in a beautiful Gift Box and contains a additional Quote Box containing famous quotes from Hitchcock.
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• The fountain pen, built with a piston mechanism, possesses an 18K gold, rhodium-plated nib enriched with Hitchcock’s self-portrait. 925 Sterling Silver fittings give the entire presentation a pronounced look and are worked into the body of the pen to create a special effect lacquer that is nothing short of breath-taking.

 
Not only is the clip evocative of Sir Hitchcock’s most famous movie, but the feature film is also alluded to in an engraving upon the cap’s ring. It is artfully emblazoned with the phrases: “Dir. Mr. Hitchcock – Phoenix Arizona – Friday December the Eleventh.” (Sit down, my friends; it’s time for your daily snippet of history. Interestingly enough, Psycho was filmed in November in Phoenix, Arizona, where the temperature rarely goes below 81 °F. After all of the initial scenery shooting for the movie was complete, it was discovered that Christmas ornaments could be seen decorating a store in the background of a few extremely crucial scenes. This would have been peculiar and distracting to audiences who would be left thinking, “What’s with the Christmas stuff? It looks like summer. Is that important or something?” Instead of re-shooting, however, Hitchcock simply decided to add a place card in the opening scene that marked the date as “Friday, December the Eleventh.”)
 
Quality and craftsmanship do not even begin to describe the care, dedication and consideration that Montblanc has put into this tour-de-force of pens. If you have ever wanted to possess a pen, I would heartily suggest this one. It’s elegant, symbolic, cleverly creative, and if we’re going to be totally honest here, it’s just really, really cool. Let me tell you, my fingers are just itching to write with one. The Limited 3000 pen is something any true pen enthusiast would kill for. Pun intended. Kidding, kidding, you know I’m a kidder. As Sir Alfred Hitchcock once said: “I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.”

MontBlanc Alfred Hitchcock Limited Edition rollerball costs $3,195 and the Fountain Pen costs $3745

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Visconti–Declaration of Independence 1776 Pen

Couple of the most aggressive brand to bring in new products this year is Waterman and Visconti. While Waterman brings elegance, Visconti brings creativity to the table.
Visconti has come up with this splendid idea of making a pen based on the Declaration of Independence .Visconti Declaration of Independence limited edition pen may be one of the finest creation by the Visconti Pen owner - Dante.


The unique feature about this pen is that Visconti has used their scrimshaw technique to embed the text of the declaration of independence into the barrel of the pen. The pen also comes with a magnifying glass to see and enjoy the intricate features of the pen.I don’t know how they could fit in so much words into it but its really amazing how they did that.
Visconti pens in the past has been inspiring us with their unique limited editions pens ,out of which the honorable mentions are Visconti The Bible Limited Edition and Visconti Knights Templar Special Reserve‏ Limited Edition Fountain Pen and this one stands apart from all the previous edition especially for United States as it marks the most important date in the history of US July 4th 1776.
This pen will be officially inaugurated today in the Philadephia Pen Show ( Jan 21st to Jan 23rd) and the state mayor himself along with the owner of Visconti would be there for the opening ceremony.
The pen and magnifying glass are packaged together with a scroll in a special collector's edition box made from American walnut wood. The top of the box is made from leather and is engraved with the names of the signatories from the historic act.

The most interesting part about the pen is the Fountain Pen’s plunger filler. It is shaped based on the Liberty Bell and the representation of the bell is so detailed that it also has the crack that can be seen on the original bel. The nib of the pen is made with palladium ( not gold) and in the last one year we have seen some raving positive comments on this new element for nib.

Original pen’s filler shaped like Liberty bell compared with the original bell at Philadelphia.

The Visconti Declaration of Independence Pen also has the important event in US history captured in picture. I believe one of them is Thomas Jefferson,third president of United States and the principal author of the declaration of independence

Visconti is releasing this pen in Sterling Silver Edition which is more common and also gold very limited edition. The details on the pen is very intricate and the workmanship is worth. In the past when talking to Dante ( believe it or not Dante has a hand in every pen made), he had mentioned that he makes one pen gives it to his staff to use it and then when they say that they feel good about that pen, then only he proceeds to make more of them with the same metrics.
Here are the details of the Product Specification.
Silver Edition: Limited to 776 pens in silver
Material: Natural resin
Nib: 23kt Palladium one tone white nib
Trims: Aged 925 Sterling silver
Fountain: $2,950
Rollerball: $2,850
Gold Edition: Limited of 76 pens in 18kt gold
Material: Natural resin
Nib: 23kt Palladium two tones
Trims: Aged 18kt rose gold
Fountain: $26,950
Rollerball: $26,750

The Gold prices are way to high(may be something to do with the current market prices of the Gold) but they are also very limited. Down the lane in future it may be priceless ,once the entire edition is sold out.
Close up view of the cap

We are taking on this pen, and you can call 1800- 263-2736 to reserve your pen. The shipping will be starting in February 1st week after the Philadelphia Pen Show.

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