Many luxury goods brands also make pens. But Montblanc is different - they've been a pen company all through their history. While they have expanded their range, making beautiful watches, notebooks, leather goods, and travel accessories, writing instruments are still at their core. They are one of the many pen companies who has moved the piston filling system forward over the years, and they created what we now think of as 'standard' ink cartridges. If you think of a 'classic' luxury fountain pen, it's likely the image in your mind is a Montblanc Meisterstuck.

Never a company to let history and tradition hold them back, Montblanc partnered with Marc Newson for the Montblanc M. Marc is the creator of many iconic products and has worked on designs for Alessi, Louis Vuitton and Smeg. He worked directly with Jony Ive at Apple, where he led the design of the Apple Watch. Like Sir Jony, his designs are often beautifully simple, and rooted in a strong understanding of the materials they are made from.

The Montblanc M shows this simplicity in its understated but modern lines, while a magnetic cap adds simplicity to the use of the pen too. The cap snaps itself into place perfectly, and hidden magnets also hold it in place on the back when writing with the cap posted.