Initially, here is some information about the pen itself, with acknowledgement to the MB website:
Launch: 2009
Limitation:
12,000 fountain pens
15,000 ballpoint pens
6,000 rollerballs
3,000 sets comprising fountain pen, ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil
Rhodium-plated 18 K gold nib engraved with the “Buddenbrook” house
Barrel in precious black lacquer with multilayered inlays
Platinum-plated clip set with onyx-coloured zircon
Ivory-coloured Montblanc emblem
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And about the man(same source):
Thomas Mann’s masterpiece “Buddenbrooks” has brought him immortality and has turned him into one of the most famous writers of the 20th century. Montblanc is paying tribute to this unique wordsmith with an equally unique Writers Edition. The platinum-plated inlays in the rich black lacquer of this writing instrument are inspired by the age of artistic creativity in which Thomas Mann lived: the Art Deco era. The interplay of colours and materials symbolises the different relationships between the characters in “Buddenbrooks”.
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And my info: He was a prolific author writing novels and short stories for more than 50 years. Being German, and living through that country's darkest times, Mann wrote with depth and great insight about humanity - that said, he also wrote with great humour which disarmed and engaged me as I went through the few of his works I read. Mann spoke out against the annihilation of the Jewish people (and all genocide) and was among the first to publicly state that it was Nazi policy. I feel this was important for two reasons - first, it exposed the party's true ideals and second, because he convinced the British government to broadcast more than 40 speeches around this subject, in both English AND German from 1940 via radio equipment powered and placed in such a manner as to guarantee the broadcasts reached Germany and German-held countries.
He was called before the Committee for Unamerican Activities because of his support for communism. A controversial character for most of his life, Mann never shied away from publicity nor did he have any issue speaking about his sexuality in a time when to do so was more than frowned upon.
His most widely read book is probably THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN, which again runs the entire field of critical opinion.
Anyway, I hear you all saying "enough boring stuff about a dead author!"
I will get on with the review of the rep pen
SOURCE: China
COST: $80
ACCURACY: 1:1 claimed - actual, I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
Material: copper, painted in high gloss black with gold screen printed detailing.
Signature on cap - printed in gold.
Colour: Black and gold, making it a fantasy model owing ot the fact that the genuines are black and silver.
Weight: approximates the genuine I believe
Metal trims: all gold finish, including clip.
Stone: Black faceted solid (not translucent) as per original
Nib: nothing like the original of course, which has an engraved representation of the Buddenbrook house.
Serial Number: no - the original has the limitation number (eg. 1245/15000) around the uppermost cap section and the serial number on the clip's band which runs around the cap.
This is a good looking pen, with a nice weight to it. It feels substantial in the hand and while mine is a fountain pen, I think it is available in rolling ball as well, for those wanting a more practical writing instrument.
The cap, which as usual, contains the logo, unscrews nicely and does not make the usual squeaky sound of the cheaper versions, when removing or refitting it. The top of the cap flairs very nicely, but is a little more pronounced than the pics I have seen of the original.
AND SO TO THE PICTURES - Taken using an Olympus e-volt DSLR with a 14 - 45 mm Carl Zeiss lens, with a VERY average photographer attached.
Post Production done using Photoshop CS
GENERAL SHOT in an El Cheapo Chinese box
A FEW ESOTERIC SHOTS for the hell of it
Let me know if I missed something you wanted to know.....
Launch: 2009
Limitation:
12,000 fountain pens
15,000 ballpoint pens
6,000 rollerballs
3,000 sets comprising fountain pen, ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil
Rhodium-plated 18 K gold nib engraved with the “Buddenbrook” house
Barrel in precious black lacquer with multilayered inlays
Platinum-plated clip set with onyx-coloured zircon
Ivory-coloured Montblanc emblem
________
And about the man(same source):
Thomas Mann’s masterpiece “Buddenbrooks” has brought him immortality and has turned him into one of the most famous writers of the 20th century. Montblanc is paying tribute to this unique wordsmith with an equally unique Writers Edition. The platinum-plated inlays in the rich black lacquer of this writing instrument are inspired by the age of artistic creativity in which Thomas Mann lived: the Art Deco era. The interplay of colours and materials symbolises the different relationships between the characters in “Buddenbrooks”.
_____
And my info: He was a prolific author writing novels and short stories for more than 50 years. Being German, and living through that country's darkest times, Mann wrote with depth and great insight about humanity - that said, he also wrote with great humour which disarmed and engaged me as I went through the few of his works I read. Mann spoke out against the annihilation of the Jewish people (and all genocide) and was among the first to publicly state that it was Nazi policy. I feel this was important for two reasons - first, it exposed the party's true ideals and second, because he convinced the British government to broadcast more than 40 speeches around this subject, in both English AND German from 1940 via radio equipment powered and placed in such a manner as to guarantee the broadcasts reached Germany and German-held countries.
He was called before the Committee for Unamerican Activities because of his support for communism. A controversial character for most of his life, Mann never shied away from publicity nor did he have any issue speaking about his sexuality in a time when to do so was more than frowned upon.
His most widely read book is probably THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN, which again runs the entire field of critical opinion.
Anyway, I hear you all saying "enough boring stuff about a dead author!"
I will get on with the review of the rep pen
SOURCE: China
COST: $80
ACCURACY: 1:1 claimed - actual, I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
Material: copper, painted in high gloss black with gold screen printed detailing.
Signature on cap - printed in gold.
Colour: Black and gold, making it a fantasy model owing ot the fact that the genuines are black and silver.
Weight: approximates the genuine I believe
Metal trims: all gold finish, including clip.
Stone: Black faceted solid (not translucent) as per original
Nib: nothing like the original of course, which has an engraved representation of the Buddenbrook house.
Serial Number: no - the original has the limitation number (eg. 1245/15000) around the uppermost cap section and the serial number on the clip's band which runs around the cap.
This is a good looking pen, with a nice weight to it. It feels substantial in the hand and while mine is a fountain pen, I think it is available in rolling ball as well, for those wanting a more practical writing instrument.
The cap, which as usual, contains the logo, unscrews nicely and does not make the usual squeaky sound of the cheaper versions, when removing or refitting it. The top of the cap flairs very nicely, but is a little more pronounced than the pics I have seen of the original.
AND SO TO THE PICTURES - Taken using an Olympus e-volt DSLR with a 14 - 45 mm Carl Zeiss lens, with a VERY average photographer attached.
Post Production done using Photoshop CS
GENERAL SHOT in an El Cheapo Chinese box
A FEW ESOTERIC SHOTS for the hell of it
Let me know if I missed something you wanted to know.....
