| Based in Hamburg Germany, Mont Blanc International | | | | edition pens, which are confined to production |
| GmbH and their universally recognized "White Star" | | | | numbers of tens of thousands. |
| logo is a widely recognized manufacturer of fine | | | | A Unique Look and Style |
| writing instruments and fashion accessories. The | | | | Mont Blanc pens are recognized worldwide for their |
| company was founded in 1906 by a group of three | | | | level of quality and style and they still make available |
| men, a banker, a stationer and an engineer who | | | | classic fountain pens, which produce an elegant, easily |
| banded together to combine their talents and | | | | recognizable unique form of script. Of course |
| resources to manufacture high quality affordable | | | | however, they also feature an extensive line of high |
| writing pens. | | | | end ball point pens and mechanical pencils as well. |
| The Company is Founded | | | | Highly Coveted By Collectors |
| The company that they founded was originally | | | | Mont Blanc pens are also highly collectible and many |
| named the "Simplo Filler Pen Co." The very first pen | | | | of their antique classic models have proven to be |
| that Simplo Filler manufactured in 1909 was the | | | | more then worthy investments to avid collectors |
| "Rouge Et Noir" and it is to this day highly coveted | | | | scattered around the globe. Mont Blanc has also |
| by collectors worldwide. In 1910 the company | | | | pioneered the development of a technology that |
| launched their second pen design called the Mont | | | | they refer to as "precious resin". Mont Blanc pens |
| Blanc, which also was subsequently to become the | | | | made from this material have a unique sheen to |
| succeeding name for the company. | | | | them due to the embedding of glass fibers in the |
| Success Despite Early Challenges | | | | plastic during the injection molding process. |
| The company was able to achieve some measure of | | | | The Mont Blanc $200,000 Pen |
| success in spite of the challenges of World War One | | | | Their pens and writing instruments easily run into the |
| and the companies founder being forced to flee the | | | | hundreds of dollars in price but it was the release of |
| country to avoid criminal charges relating to the theft | | | | a limited edition of 149 diamond encrusted pens that |
| of company funds. In 1934 again the company name | | | | really turned heads. Those special edition pens sold |
| was changed to Mont Blanc Simplo GmbH. Fast | | | | for $200,000 each and are highly coveted by |
| forward to 1977 when the company was acquired by | | | | collectors of fine writing instruments to this day. |
| Dunhill, at which time some fundamental marketing | | | | 360 Boutiques Around the Globe |
| changes were implemented, including the complete | | | | What started out as a small group of men who got |
| elimination of their line of lower priced pens. | | | | together to manufacture and sell simple high quality |
| Mont Blanc Today | | | | writing instruments has now grown into a business |
| Today Mont Blanc is owned and operated by the | | | | enterprise that owns and operates 360 boutiques |
| "Richmond Group", which is the parent company of | | | | world wide. Also, at the same time their simple and |
| easily recognized names in luxury accessories such as | | | | functional writing products have developed into fine |
| Cartier, Chloe and Van Cleef & Arpels among | | | | high quality accessories which are coveted by |
| others. In fact, Mont Blanc now produces all of the | | | | discriminating wordsmiths and collectors around the |
| components for Cartier pens. Mont Blanc is now a | | | | globe. |
| producer of standard run and highly coveted limited | | | | |