So what makes a Meisterstück a Meisterstück?
The Meisterstück is famous for its cigar shape, the Montblanc emblem on the cap top, three gold rings on the cap, representing the three individuals who shaped the company - Lausen, Voss and Dziambar. But above it has the nib of all nibs, handcrafted in 14K or 18K gold and engraved with 4810, the height of Montblanc in metres (a useful piece of trivia for SPHERE readers).
Arguably the most famous pen in the world. it's been wielded by individuals ranging from Barack Obama, John F Kennedy, the late Queen Elizabeth, and Anne Franck who scribed her diary with a Meisterstuck,