With each of its High Artistry Editions, Montblanc transforms functional writing instruments into extraordinary objets d’art. These pieces of fascinating beauty push the limits of technical and artistic virtuosity by leaning into the rate d’art nurtured inside the Maison’s métiers artisan ateliers. Each edition explores an influential cultural or historic theme through creative designs and exceptional craftsmanship.
The Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema collection pays homage to the artistry of filmmaking and some of its most captivating facets throughout the years. With its origins in the culture of writing, Montblanc has always championed the power of creativity, self-expression and storytelling. Its writing instruments, such as the iconic Meisterstück, have sometimes been part of the creative process – capturing storylines and words on paper, shaping ideas, plots and scripts that in turn become masterpieces of film, inspiring audiences around the world time and time again.
Made up of six limited editions, the collection brings to life different eras and cinematic genres including science fiction, French Nouvelle Vague, Westerns, Chinese cinema and animated films. The design of each of the editions features key elements that evoke the wonder of filmmaking: the overall shape inspired by an award similar to those presented in the film world, the Montblanc lettering based on the timeless Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, a clip design reminiscent of the reels of an old film projector from the Golden Age of film, and rings decorated with a pattern evoking the look of classic film strips.
Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 1
Many different métiers d’art have been applied to the creation of the Montblanc High Artistry World of Cinema Limited Edition 1 to elaborately capture the lasting magic of the Golden Age of Hollywood and its many elements that stir nostalgia in the hearts of film lovers to this day. A classic movie couple’s romantic on-screen moment has been recreated with a handcrafted miniature painting, the happy endings of many beloved films expressed with lettering engraved in gold, and a bag of popcorn a moviegoer’s must-have – has been applied to the cap as a handcrafted enamel inlay. With the help of various engraving and precious stone techniques, the jewelry pieces worn by great actresses and even an playful pair of sparkling ruby slippers have also been immortalized on the fountain pen.
A dazzling masterpiece fully set in precious stones, the solid Au 750 gold writing instrument puts the skills of Montblanc artisans on display: the solid Au 750 gold, signature gold-coated nib is solid gold fittings are partly adorned with diamonds, and the black rhodium-coated rings are set with baguette-cut diamonds. The black rhodium-coated cone is also completed with brilliant diamonds in pave as well as a red garnet. A special mechanism in the cap allows its center stone, an approx. 5-carat brilliant-cut diamond, to be lifted and presented by turning the cap top, just like the presentation of a prestigious film award. The projector-shaped clip, made from solid Au 750 signature gold and partly adorned with brilliant-cut diamonds, is brought to life thanks to a movable lower wheel.
Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 5
Through the mysterious genre of science fiction, filmmakers have kept audiences on the edge of their seats by bringing to life novel scientific and technological concepts and scenarios often set in the future or in outer space. The Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 5 pays homage to the genre by interpreting various elements from popular science fiction movies. The forepart of the writing instrument is decorated with a hand-engraving that shows the universe as an endless source of possibilities, capturing the potential for exploration and discovery. The rough surface of the solid Au 750 white gold fountain pen evokes the rough surfaces of many distant planets, with some of those planets recreated with inlays of agate stone set with brilliant cut diamonds and carnelian cabochon against a background of blue lapis lazuli reminiscent of the infinity of space. The cap is set with a spaceship inlay inspired by the classic science fiction movies from the 1950s and features square-cut diamonds, rubies and tsavorites, as well as yellow sapphires in various cuts. The world as seen from the universe is shown on a map in the cap top’ dome, created with the plique-à-jour technique that is characterized by the application color cells at an extremely small scale, creating the visual of a globe map. For an elevated personal touch, the region of the world depicted on the map can be customized based on the wishes of the writing instrument’s owner. This special technique allows light to shine through to the central Montblanc cut diamond that crowns the writing instrument, which can also be unveiled due to an operational hitch that opens the map-decorated dome. At the base, the solid gold white gold cone is set with lapis lazuli inlays and the cone end is adorned with a labradorite cabochon. The handcrafted solid Au 750 white gold nib is embellished with a special engraving of two well-known science fiction tropes, a dolphin and the number 42, and set with a brilliant-cut diamond.
Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 10
Emerging in France in late 1950s and early 1960s, the Nouvelle Vague or “New wave” was a significant movement in cinema, characterized by a group of young filmmakers who rejected traditional techniques and narratives of Hollywood films and embraced a more spontaneous, experimental approach to the artform. The Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 10 interprets this film aesthetics by mirroring some of the key characteristics of the Nouvelle Vague style in its design: unconventional storytelling, use of jump cuts and improvised dialogue. The genre’s hall mark unconventionality is expressed through the distinct color code and the setting of film rolls and other film elements on the writing instrument. Crafted from solid Au 750 gold and coated with black PVD and in part with ruthenium, the cap and barrel masterfully recreate the look of Nouvelle Vague through diamond-framed smoky quartz inlays with 3D engraving and an artful, shimmering motif on the solid Au 750 gold surface below. The engraving and color of the stone inlays and the background pay particular tribute to the soft sepia tone of the films. A zoetrope, an old pre-film animation device, has been built on the cap of the writing instrument producing an illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of still images in rapid succession through a spinning cylinder with vertical slits. The moving image that the viewer sees here is a rising Montblanc emblem. The ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold cone is partly set with brilliant cut diamonds, its striped pattern paying homage to the film end is adorned with white chalcedony. The handcrafted, ruthenium and partially rhodium-coated solid Au 750 gold nib is embossed with a vintage camera, while the clip made of ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold and partly adorned with diamonds resembles the reels of a classic film projector.
Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 74
A Story of Wild West and A Legend of Martial Art Two writing instruments share the limitation of 74, each capturing a prominent film genre from different parts of the world. This shared limitation number pays tribute to the year 1974, when the invention of a 35-mm shoulder camera with sound capability was honored with a technical award. The Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema A Story of Wild West Limited Edition 74 celebrate one of Hollywood’s oldest and most iconic film genres: the Western. While the archetype of a lonely cowboy riding through the dusty desert landscape adorns the Au 750 solid gold cap inlay as a raised relief sculpture, the Ag 925 sterling silver cap and barrel create depth and contrasts thanks to the intricate blackened and re-polished engravings. The engravings are inspired by the motifs found on the richly decorated guns of the era as well as the traditional leather carvings found on saddles. The barrel is decorated with a movable gold spur, an essential part of every cowboy’ outfit. The cap and the cone feature a turquoise inlay, while the Montblanc emblem made from motherof-pearl, embedded in onyx and coated in a layer of sandblasted smoky quartz crowns the writing instrument, as if shimmering through a cloud of dust on a prairie trail. The handcrafted solid Au 750 gold nib is embossed with a vintage camera, while the projector-shaped clip in solid Au 750 yellow gold is embellished with fine engraving and partially set with brilliant cut diamonds, with the lower film reel being movable.
Looking to the East, the Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema A Legend of Martial Art Limited Edition 74 pays tribute to the creativity of East Asian filmmaking. With its design, the limited edition particularly spotlighting the world of Chinese cinema that emerged in Shanghai in the 1920s and evolved to include genres such as martial arts films and other exquisite tales, earning the praise from global audiences in recent decades. The design of the solid Au 750 rose gold and Ag 925 sterling silver fountain pen conveys the spirit of nostalgic East Asian film gems with various symbols, such as the elaborate engravings of a tiger and a dragon that wind around the Ag 925 sterling silver cap and barrel, enhanced with a striking Au 750 rose gold inlay of a peony blossom. Additional design elements engraved on the forepart of the edition reference the film genre of martial arts, which was born at the beginning of the 1920s and experienced a renewed wave of popularity on the outset of the 21st century, with audiences once again enjoying the action-packed films’ stylized fight scenes. The Montblanc emblem in mother-of-pearl embedded in onyx is covered with a sandblasted brown smokey quartz, while the cone features an artful engraving and a red garnet. The handcrafted solid Au 750 rose gold nib features an embossing of a vintage camera, and the film projector clip is crafted from solid Au 750 rose gold and adorned with red garnets.
Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 333
Based on the shape of the Meisterstück 149 fountain pen, the Montblanc High Artistry The World of Cinema Limited Edition 333 is a journey into the fascinating and colorful universe of animated films. Beloved characters and quirky worlds from comic strips, originally known through the pages of newspapers, were brought to life on the big screen in vivid colors through this pioneering film genre. The nearly endless color world and playful aesthetics of animated films are replicated on the cap and barrel with an underlay in transparent precious resin that has been covered by a colorfully printed sticker and fitted underneath a rhodium-coated solid Au 750 gold skeleton overlay.
The distinctive use of onomatopoetic language often found in comics is also spotlighted: on the cap, the word “bam” appears in zigzag frame, while the expression “Pow!” is wrapped around the barrel. The top of the edition is adorned with Montblanc emblem made of mother-of-pearl inlaid in rhodium-coated solid Au 750 gold.
The engraving of a city silhouette on the cap top is inspired by the many superheroes from the golden age of the comics who bravely rise over the city’s rooftops to save people in need. The handcrafted, partly rhodium-coated solid Au 750 gold nib is decorated with a special embossing of a film slate, the universal symbol for film production. A typical popart style visual from comics, a captivating set of eyes on the barrel shimmers with brilliant-cut diamonds and an inlay made of lapis lazuli, completing the edition.
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