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.

Montblanc - Queen - Great Character - Limited Edition
Montblanc – Queen – Great Character – Limited Edition

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.

Montblanc - Queen - Great Character

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.

Montblanc - Queen - Great Character - Limited Edition

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.

Montblanc – Gebrüder Grimm – Writers Edition 2022

Der platinierte Clip, der an eine knorrige Holzstück erinnert, zeigt ganz überraschend das Profil der Gebrüder Grimm, wenn man ihn dreht. Als Hommage an den Zauber des Geschichtenerzählens zeigt die handgefertigte Feder aus rhodiniertem 750er Massivgold eine Darstellung von Feuer, um das sich die Menschen früher oft versammelten, um ihre Märchen zu erzählen und weiterzugeben. - Füllfederhalter

“Once upon a time, a long, long time ago …” The Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Brothers Grimm is dedicated to the Brothers Grimm and pays tribute to their writings of German and European fairy tales, the most famous of which include “Snow White”, “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty”.
Montblanc - Writers-Edition 2022 - Gebrüder-Grimm

The writing instrument is shaped like a walking stick and the black colour is reminiscent of the darkness of the forests, which are among the most important settings of Grimm’s fairy tales. In addition, the wavy pattern on the cap and barrel is inspired by Rapunzel’s hair and at the same time represents a nod to the roots, as the Grimm brothers considered their work a “return to the roots”. The cap is crowned by the Montblanc emblem made of precious resin.Montblanc - Writers-Edition 2022 - Gebrüder-Grimm

The platinum-plated clip, reminiscent of a gnarled piece of wood, quite surprisingly shows the profile of the Brothers Grimm when you turn it. As a tribute to the magic of storytelling, the handcrafted 750 solid rhodium-plated gold nib features a depiction of fire, around which people often gathered in the past to tell and pass on their fairy tales.
Montblanc - Writers-Edition 2022 - Gebrüder-Grimm - Goldfeder

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Limited Edition 1902 Füllfederhalter

Montblanc - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - 1902 - Füllhalter

The Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Limited Edition is dedicated to one of the world’s most renowned crime writers, who created the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The brown colour of the lacquer refers to the pipe that Sherlock Holmes often smoked – an element that is also taken up by the cap and the wooden cone. In addition to a detail from a historical map of London, a check pattern adorns the cap and body of this edition, referencing Sherlock Holmes’ coat. The clip is inspired by the magnifying glass that Sherlock Holmes used. The silhouette of a dog made of luminescent pigments appears behind the clip, referencing the novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles” from the Sherlock Holmes series. The cap ring features the signature of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the logo from “A Study in Scarlet”, the first case of Sherlock Holmes. The Montblanc emblem in precious mother-of-pearl crowns the cap of this edition. The handcrafted nib made of solid 750 gold is adorned with engravings of a portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a magnifying glass referring to Sherlock Holmes.