and for a giggle, the inside of the lid will have a miniature road sign inserted, which is a replica made from a photo I had taken of one on the Montauk highway in New York. Nice when stuff works out.Д«TW the case will be something really special (I hope) with a real nautical theme going on (like the vintage wooden speed boats often seen around the Hamptons). the pen cost me around $50 and is a real little beauty and came in a very nice brown Cross box with off-white outer sleeve. I am making a case to hold all the items (watch, cufflinks, pen, AP booklets etc) and couldn't find a fountain pen that was a close enough colour match to the watch. I bought it to accompany my Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Montauk Highway (runs from NYC to The Hamptons) watch and turquoise cufflinks.ДЄpologies for going OFF TOPIC for a moment but I thought you might enjoy seeing just how insane some of us can be.

Thanks for the kind feedback - BTW I just received a new CROSS AUTOCROSS ballpoint in turquoise. Finally, if one thinks this through, what would Montblanc need to create or sell to 'outlet sites' for? A pen doesn't have that many parts and everything could be replaced, returning the pen to pristine and fully saleable condition in moments unless it is one of their specially built handmade editions. Most of the photos are garbage or stolen from legitimate websites - many times the product received only bears a passing similarity to the photo or what you thought you would get. I apologise for the sermon: In my personal experience, 90% of the sites are scammers and the other 10% sell (bleep) pens, which range between (again, personal experience) $5 and $400+ delivery.

It, like all other Montblanc pens (and other fine brands like Graf Von Faber Castell, Caran D'ache, Krone, Jean Pierre Lepine etc etc etc) is a thing of exceptional beauty (like she was) that exudes class and is clear evidence of the thought and skill that goes into making such things - anyone who can make pens or watches or jewellery could of course copy its 'general look' but when I have placed side-by-side, my replicas with the real things, there is simply no comparison and the last thing you'd ever want your dad to discover (and he probably would) is that you bought him a fake. Set yourself a budget and go shopping for dad - I am sure that Portugal would have some dedicated pen shops whose staff could guide you very well on a great purchase.ДЄnd for what it's worth, lots of people have bought fake Montblanc pens while travelling or through the Asian websites - of all the ones I have bought, (around 40) they are quite simply NOTHING compared to a real Montblanc and as far as I am concerned, anyone who tries to tell you otherwise just doesn't have any idea what they're talking about - a new Montblanc Princess Grace has just been released. Research and you will discover that quality information abounds and while I love mine, I do have other fantastic and beautiful pens which cost me under $200. Montblanc pens can be bought from several hundred dollars to many tens of thousands of dollars.

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