After all, Montblanc, known for its luxury writing instruments, is traditionally a masculine brand.
It is a limited-edition collection of jewelry, timepieces and writing instruments, encompassing the specialties of the luxury brand.
Master goldsmith Sabine Bach showed me some of their prized writing instruments.
Known for its luxury writing instruments, the venerable Hamburg, Germany-based company entered the world of Swiss watchmaking in 1997, when it purchased the villa.
Work on this "prototype" allowed him to figure out technique, layout and technical details like the type of paper (19-by-13-inch watercolor) and writing instruments (felt-tip pens).
Montblanc presented the three other winning couples with jewelry from the Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco for the women and Montblance writing instruments for the men.
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Montblanc, the German brand known for its luxury writing instruments but also manufactures and sells luxury leather goods, jewelry and watches, is listed separately by Richemont.
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Montblanc, the German company with its own 106-year history as a manufacturer of luxury writing instruments, not only bought into the legacy of Minvera, but in some cases expanded upon it.
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When I recently sat down with Jan-Patrick Schmitz, the president and CEO of Montblanc North America, the 105-year-old company known for its high-end writing instruments and other luxury items, he told me the company had recently had the best year in its history.
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MBIA, and its peers like Ambac Financial Group, traditionally operated in the somewhat routine business of insuring municipal bonds but expanded into the mortgage market as the housing boom swelled and began writing insurance on mortgage-related instruments that turned sour en masse when the bubble burst.
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