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4. February 20264. February 2026

Montblanc – Great Characters Homage – Queen Limited Edition 1975

Montblanc - Queen - Great Character - Limited Edition

In the history of rock music, there are few names as timelessly iconic as Queen. Over five decades, the band shaped its own musical universe with extraordinary creativity and genre-spanning compositions from hard rock, glam, pop, funk, and opera. Montblanc honors these icons with the Great Characters Homage to Queen Limited Edition 1975, inspired by the album A Night at the Opera.

Black and white – symbols of contrast and drama – characterize the design of this edition and reflect Queen’s musical identity. The 1975 album is considered one of the most elaborate of the 20th century and a milestone in the band’s history. Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor wrote music history together. Their stylized portraits adorn the black cap of the writing instrument and refer to legendary album covers such as Queen II and Hot Space.

At the center is Bohemian Rhapsody: an epic work that combines piano ballad, opera, and rock and embodies Mercury’s vision of musical greatness. His penchant for theatrical roles and the iconic black-and-white harlequin pattern inspired the rhombic design of the body. Brian May’s characteristic guitar sound is reflected in the platinum-coated cone, whose design is reminiscent of the controls on his legendary electric guitar. The cone ring bears the album title A Night at the Opera.

The edition is limited to 1,975 fountain pens and rollerballs. The cap head features the crown from Mercury’s performance of “God Save The Queen” – a symbol of the band’s majestic character. The writing instrument is rounded off by a platinum-coated clip in the shape of a microphone stand, a tribute to Mercury’s unmistakable stage presence.

6. July 2025

Montblanc – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – Limited Edition 2025

Im Zentrum des geistigen Aufbruchs des 18. Jahrhunderts stand Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – Universalgelehrter, Literat, Minister und Naturforscher. Getrieben von unstillbarem Wissensdurst, hinterließ er mit Werken wie Faust, seiner Farbenlehre und botanischen Studien ein umfassendes Erbe. Seine kreative Vielseitigkeit und sein Einfluss als Dichter, Staatsmann und Wissenschaftler wirken bis heute fort.

Montblanc würdigt Goethe mit der Writers Edition „Homage to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe“ Limited Edition, die besonders seine literarischen Leistungen ehrt. Schreiben war Goethes Lebenselixier – seine Werke umfassen über 3000 Gedichte. Mit „Die Leiden des jungen Werther“, geschrieben in nur vier Wochen, wurde er europaweit bekannt. Der Roman beeinflusste sogar das Design der Edition: Lack, Gravuren und Farben erinnern an Goethes Leben und Umfeld, etwa das Juno-Zimmer in seinem Weimarer Haus.

Goethes Begriff der „Weltliteratur“ stand für weltweiten kulturellen Austausch – sichtbar etwa in seinem West-Östlichen Divan. Das Design der Kappe als Globus symbolisiert diesen Dialog. Auch seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit würdigt die Edition: Die geschwungene Kappenform erinnert an Apothekergläser, der Blatt-Clip an seine Forschungen zur Pflanzenmorphologie. Korpus und Konus sind inspiriert von den Schreibgeräten, mit denen Goethe seine Gedanken festhielt.

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10. April 2025

Montblanc – Enzo Ferrari – Great Characters Edition

The name Ferrari is synonymous with aesthetic design, powerful engines, technical innovation and one of the most influential men in the history of the automobile. With a tremendous vision and an unbridled passion for motorsport, Enzo Ferrari led his company to unrivalled prestige and created a legend that lives on to this day. Montblanc has dedicated the Montblanc Great Characters Enzo Ferrari Special Edition to the man and his passion for racing.

Inspired by both the coat of arms of Enzo Ferrari’s hometown of Modena and the iconic colour of the Scuderia logo, this edition honours Ferrari’s second soul – the colour yellow. The dates of Enzo Ferrari’s birth and his first racing victory are engraved on the cone, while his signature and the name of his father’s workshop, ‘Officina Meccanica Alfredo Ferrari’, in reference to Enzo Ferrari’s birthplace, adorn the top of the cap. The whole thing is crowned by the Montblanc emblem in blue precious resin – as a further homage to the Modena coat of arms – and is surrounded by elaborate metalwork reminiscent of the radiator grille of a classic car.

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Enzo Ferrari’s first victory on the Circuito del Savio was also the reason for the creation of the now famous Ferrari logo. Among the many spectators admiring Enzo Ferrari’s bold driving style that day was the family of flying ace Francesco Baracca, who had served in the same unit as Enzo’s brother Dino during the First World War. Francesco Baracca’s mother, Countess Paolina Biancoli, suggested to Enzo Ferrari that he put the emblem of the prancing, unbridled horse from her son’s aeroplane on his racing car for good luck. The idea of associating the horse with the courage and will of a national hero made it an ideal symbol for Enzo. Nine years later, the Cavallino Rampante was used for the first time on a yellow background to embellish a car. It was at the Spa 24-hour race in 1932, and the Scuderia Ferrari team took first and second place with two cars featuring the prancing horse. The cap of the Montblanc Great Characters Enzo Ferrari Special Edition is engraved with the Cavallino Rampante, together with the Countess’s words: ‘Le porterà fortuna’ (‘It will bring you luck’).

As a tribute to Enzo’s success, the ruthenium-plated nib in solid 585 gold is embossed with the word ‘Pilota’ (one of his nicknames) and the steering wheel of the 250 GTO, one of the most famous racing cars in the world.