VIDEO: 110 years of Montblanc, with Hugh Jackman

VIDEO: 110 years of Montblanc, with Hugh Jackman

Words: Hamish Roy

The ever-suave Hugh Jackman leads us on a whistle-stop tour of Montblanc’s pioneering journey – from the company’s aspirational beginnings to its position at the pinnacle of the writing and timekeeping world. Paying homage to the the start-up-like attitude fostered by the company’s founding members, Jackman gives us an insight into some of the pivotal moments in Montblanc’s history: the creation of the reputation-making Rouge et Noir safety pen, the international expansion that inspired the famous 1410 watch collection and, finally, the birth of the Meisterstück pen, an icon of the writing world that has been wielded by world leaders, novelists and trailblazers alike.

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