MONTBLANC

Montblanc is a German company known for its fine writing instruments and luxury goods.

Founded in 1908 by stationer Claus-Johannes Voss, banker Alfred Nehemias and engineer August Eberstein, the company started out as the Simplo Filler Pen company. Making upscale pens in Hamburg, a pen produced in 1910 would later give the company its new name: the Montblanc. The company's signature "White Star" shape which adorns its products first appeared in 1913, and was inspired by the peak of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps. Montblanc also opened exclusive boutiques, starting in the 1990s, and antique Montblanc pens are now a hot collector's item.

Fragrances became a part of the Montblanc offering starting in 2001 with women's Presence. 2005 men's scent Starwalker was introduced in conjunction with a Starwalker pen and corresponding Timewalker men's watch collection. Montblank fragrances are produced in conjunction with Inter Parfums Inc.