Montblanc (UK:, US: ) is a German manufacturer and distributor of luxury goods, which was founded in Berlin in 1906 and is currently based in Hamburg. The company is most known for its luxury pens, but it also designs and distributes bags, perfumes, small leather goods, and watches. Since 1993, Montblanc has been part of the Swiss Richemont group.[3] The brand is named after Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps.
History
Alfred Nehemias, a Hamburg banker, and August Eberstein, a Berlin engineer, produced simple pens in 1906. After a short period, Wilhelm Dziambor, Christian Lausen, and later Claus Johannes Voss took over the business. Their first model was the Rouge et Noir in 1909, followed in 1910 by the pen that later gave the company its new name, Montblanc. The Meisterstück name (lit. 'Masterpiece', the name used for export) was used for the first time in 1924. Today, the Montblanc brand sells goods besides pens, including watches, jewellery, earphones, fragrances, leather goods, and eyewear.
The company was founded in 1906 as Simplizissiumus-Füllhalter in Berlin. In 1907, it moved to Hamburg and changed its name to Simplo Filler Pen Co. GmbH; it was incorporated under that name in 1908. Its current name was adopted in 1934.[4]