In 1906, three men shared the dream of manufacturing fountain pens of the highest quality. Nearly a century later their company would be responsible for preserving the legacy of writing culture and defending the heritage of high-touch in an increasingly high-tech world.
1906 - Entrepreneur Claus Johannes Voss and Merchant Christian Lausen with the aid of Wilhelm Dziambor founded the Simplo-Filler Pen Company.
1910 - The Simplo-Filler Pen Company name was changed to the official trade name Montblanc. Legend has it that the founders decided to name the company Montblanc during a game of scat when an analogy was drawn between the highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc, and their desire to create writing instruments of the highest quality.
1913 - The cap with the white star was introduced. The white star represents the snow peaked cap of the Mont Blanc mountain.
1919 - The first Montblanc Boutique opened in Hamburg, Germany.
1924 - The Montblanc Meisterstück fountain pen was introduced. This award winning design has been showcased in museums worldwide.
1992 - Montblanc expanded its luxury lifestyle offerings to include precious and unique writing instrument finishes, leather accessories and highly collectible Limited Editions.
1995 - Montblanc North America opened five Boutique locations in major markets such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. There are now over 125 Montblanc Boutiques worldwide with 25 Boutiques located in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
1997 - Montblanc introduced the Meisterstück Watch collection at Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, Switzerland.
1999 - Montblanc celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Meisterstück line by creating a collection of Limited Anniversary Editions commemorating 75 years of passion and soul.
