Montblanc fountain pen failed - Pelikan M800 to the rescue.flv

During the inauguration of Japanese minister Kensaku Morita on April 6th, 2009 the fine writing instrument failed. The former Minister Akiko Domoto spontaneously offered her Pelikan Souverän M800 to her successor and the documents could be signed without further delays...

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[Zobeid]

There's some irony for you. . . Japanese fountain pens are excellent. Why aren't they signing with Sailor or Pilot (Namiki) pens?

[thomasbatelaan1]

I'm a Pelikan guy, don't get me wrong, but the Montblanc didn't so much fail as run out of ink.

[mathsprofessional]

I have the Pelikan M1005 Demonstrator, fattest nib ever, also cool reminds me of a doctor's needle.

[Esperantisto84]

The M1000 is a far better pen than the Montblanc....the M800, though...I wouldn't quite say it's "better" than the 149...maybe a close competition....but hell, these are all opinions and subjective judgments lol

[ogalort]

Montblanc is a jewelery manufacturer, they make nice pens, however only Pelikan is a pen serious manufacturer. Pelikan is and will be over Montblanc as a serious pen maker for years to come.

[desertboy7212]

thats boring

[dreamingWisdom]

Showing him how it's done. Like a master/apprentice moment right there.

[fragoleconcrema]

@Zobeid Haha yes, I was thinking the exact same thing. I've got a Sailor Sapporo and it's one of the smoothest writers I've ever had.

[iMaKeUsHoOk]

@ogalort Pelikans are awesome. I own several cheap models and the M1000 and M800...they write like dreams. But the one MontBlanc I own writes just as well as my m800. But I think the best writers are from Pilot imho.

[fabrimedeiros9888]

No doubt, Pelikan is one the most reliable fountain pens. I own a M1000 Green and a M800 Blue Striated. I also have two Montblanc 146 (Le Grand). But Pelikans are my best writers ever.