Thanks for looking.

Since then, I've acquired a VC Montblanc pen to go with it. As far as I know these are pretty rare



The nib is incredible to look at



and there's the Maltese cross engraved throughout the body. The pattern glistens as it catches light.







Makes a great companion with the LePetit Prince too

Indeed, they rarely come up for sale and only given out when you purchase a VC.
However you can sometimes find them on ebay for around £1000 - £1500 (RM5300 - RM7900)

Thanks. I do like that VC is not that commonly worn or seen. Even perhaps not that known to the casual enthusiast.
I also like Breguet and Urban Jurgensen too especially their guilloche dials, they are lovely. I do like complication watches but then I have to also think about servicing cost. The last I checked to service a VC perpetual calendar is about £2000 (RM 10,600). I dread if anything needs replacing at the same time.

I did purchase another VC earlier on this year, a Traditionnelle Boutique edition. I wanted a simpler dial with manual movement and of course the guilloche dial   

I'm not much of a Montblanc collector, I just have a few I like but not specifically collecting them. They are lovely pens though but I don't write enough lol

Edit: I love the video that Watchfinder put up comparing the 3 brands 'PP, VC & Lange'. I could fully appreciate the amount of work that goes into these timepieces. Also it really shows VC's guilloche dial 



Here's mine, rocking it with jeans lol. No new pictures yet, this was taken when I was purchasing it.

Uwerk is bit over complicated for me haha. I'm preferring dressier watches these days, nothing too loud. I love Lange, in fact I was going to get the Lange Saxonia and Up Down but I went with VCs in the end twice! LOL. Perhaps maybe for the third watch? My heart still yearns for the VC American 1921 but I'll wait up for its 100th Anniversary next year. I bet VC will have something special and most likely way out of my budget 'again'. I tend not to think about value when getting a VC watch or when watch shopping for Lange, it will definitely not hold but I'm not selling them so it doesn't matter really. I still have my Rolex so that's still ok.

I've been advised by VC to service complicated watch approx every 3 -4 years, and simpler movements every 5 years. I'm not too worried about servicing times but I know it's pretty quick as my boutique has a VC watchmaker on site. She's really good and knows what she's doing. If you're ever in London, do drop by their boutique and the team is fantastic to their clients. Over this lockdown, they sent me a surprise gift to say 'hi and keeping safe. Mighty nice to them to do so.

The GP 1945 is nice! Shame that GP is underappreciated as they have some nice pieces. Unfortunately, my wrist is pretty small so my choices are quite limited hence I preferred dressier watches. I can't even pull off the Overseas 3, it does well a little bit too big for me.
Do share your MB collection, would love to see a nice collection of pens. I use a wacom pen more these days lol.

For sure, I do know some collectors would like to keep their profile discreet. I do try to not reveal too much of where I am and just keeping it general. But I do like to share my thoughts and experiences along the way.

Love the Hardian edition! I do like the Rudyard Kipling writers edition and so it the new Walt Disney LE. I particularly like the lenticular effect on the barrel, however I have to remind myself not to get into it too much otherwise it would be another really expensive hobby. I only have a few but not LEs, just so happen to like the LePetit Prince edition.



You may like this one, quite a rare #149 notebook. Only less than 10 copies were ever produced for the UK afaik. On the inside it's a mix of blank pages and images from Antoine's drawings and notes.


Ha fair enough. I did try the Odysseus and it's not too bad on the wrist but I still don't like the bracelet. I do find Lange's design a bit more utilitarian, perhaps that's why I'm more swayed towards VC. Journe's are lovely I agree! I wish they have a boutique here.

In fact i was going to get this Saxonia boutique edition but it was sold when i was going to purchase it.



love the Journe 



This would be my grail, platinum Traditionnelle

Sorry was meant to say Journe ADs in UK. There's not many about.

Tbh I haven't used that notebook yet, it's too nice and I doubt I would come across it again It is actually a notebook with a few snippets of the little prince in between various blank pages. Very unusual. Of course there's the normal LePetit Prince A5 #146 which are just blank pages throughout. The cover is also a bit different without the embossing and gold foil.

I've been gifted a VC notebook too, the same size as the A4 #149  which by the looks of it was produced by Montblanc.
The wood crafted pen, is it the James Purdey & Sons MontBlanc? I love that one but I'm not a big fan of the association with guns.