How to Spot a Fake Montblanc Fountain Pen Part 2
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A sequel to a video I did a while ago. The purpose of this video is NOT to promote the selling of counterfeit products, but to give potential buyers some clues to look for to ensure they are buying a GENUINE product. Check out my website: http://www.sbrebrown.com Support my work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/sbrebrown Befriend me on facebook: http://www.facebook.nl/stephenbrebrown Follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sbrebrown Add me on google+: Stephen B.R.E. Brown Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/sbrebrown Talk to me on FPN: StephenBrown
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What a cracking video. Thank you, my friend :-)
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Even though fake pens are pretty dire, I really wish some of the more iconic/rare designs could be accurately faked just so I can have one as a display piece, like a Pilot MYU.
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My friend in china showed me one of the fake monblanc can show red light too.
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I'm not sure if its just me but I can easily tell the replica one against the genuine one by simply looking at the 'gold' bands and parts. Even if it's "rose gold" it's still quite easy to tell that if its fake due to the over saturation of the colouring. a 'real' gold is more subtle and less saturated than a replica one. Try comparing a genuine gold plated stainless steel nib against a genuine gold nib and you'll notice how the plated one is much more reflective and saturated.
I guess thats just my experience with gold though but its not always a 100% proof test. One of the ways to tell a genuine gold from a fake one is by running a magnet through it. A genuine one shouldn't react to it but ofc, it cant be applied in all situations, especially if you're just observing people with a questionable pen from a far. -
MIne has pix on the circle of the cap while your real one does not... I know mine is real bc it came from montblanc.com.
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Than you for bringing this up. I'm not in the range of collecting Mont Blanc pens yet, but this is good to know.
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i bought a jinhao montblanc copy as a novelty since im a student and i cant afford a real one. it writes okay, the nib is too smooth for my taste but the pen is nice and heavy
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Thought this may apply from the movie Donnie Brasco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwNrpPgIEjQ
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The star at the top is also not aligned
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Great video, Stephen. Thanks so much for doing putting this together.
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The engravings on the nibs look to have been done with a laser etcher. Hence the shallow relief. A stamping would've made a much deeper impression, but that involves specialist tooling and die plates. Something which I am sure these counterfeiters are remiss to invest the amount of time and capital required.
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Thanks for the clarification Dr. Brown!
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The 'GERMANY' on the fake 146 looks like it was laser etched. There are short horizontal lines inside the letters, which would have been the path the laser took during the etching process.
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don't skip your face Doc.
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I would buy the fake one for cheap and brag about it XD
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You spend a lot of time in this and your other similar video on the "Pix" marking, but it was only put onto pens for a relatively short amount of time. My 1970s 146 has no authentication markings at all, not even a serial number (started in the early 1990s), my early 2000s 145 has "Pix" on both the underside of the clip as well as on the gold cap band, though neither of the modern 146s I have say anything other than "Montblanc" and "Meisterstück" there. Neither one says "Pix" under the clip, but rather "Made in Germany" and "Metal". I have a Starwalker Midnight Black with the same stamping under the clip - it would seem Montblanc switched over some time in the past few years of production. That said, checking the resin under intense light, magnetism of the nib, verifying any serial number, and checking lettering/craftsmanship in the metal fittings are all good starting points. What I've learned is that, especially if you're going after a Montblanc, particularly a C/C filled one, you really need to brush up on your authentication markings, as well as the history of the model. It would be a shame to get a pen and dismiss it as fake due to lack of serial number or some faded gold plating when in fact it's just an older model.
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I have friends who have bought fake purses in foreign countries and paid outrageous prices... I can't imagine buying something as coveted and expensive as a montblanc and find out later that it is a fake.... very helpful video
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Thank you Stephen, some great tips. In addition I would like to add the nib of the fake Starwalker is very different to a genuine one, the genuine Starwalker nib is a similar shape to a Lamy (only much fancier, of course) and has a smooth feed, with no fins.
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On a side note Stephen What Montblanc Rollerball Pen would go with my Montblanc Meisterstück 149 I have 2 one with a Medium Nib & one with a Medium Oblique Nib. If you can let me know that would be great. Kind Regards Nicholas.
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