Thanks for looking at our listing for this Montblanc Starwalker Ultimate Carbon Fountain Pen, which comes with an izods presentation box. The pen has never been used and is presented in virtually as new condition – there is the tiniest amount of ruthenium plating loss on the very side of the nib, but it’s such a small amount and is simply mentioned for a complete description. The M sticker, confirming a medium nib, can still be found on the barrel of the pen.

For reference, the serial number of the fake is EN1323305. If your pen has this serial number, it is not authentic. Be cautious, and always have the seller guarantee authenticity.

1. The exclusive technology of the StarWalker emblem features a translucent blue dome under the Montblanc emblem, inspired by the Earth emerging from the lunar horizon. The StarWalker Precious Resin comes with platinum finish details and body and hood in black precious resin. 118847 Brand: Montblanc Collection: StarWalker Model: Fineliner Clip: platinum finish with embossed Montblanc brand name and individual serial number Cap: precious black resin, platinum finish details, with Montblanc.
2. To analyze Mont Blanc batch code, and check production date and shelf life for Mont Blanc, please enter the batch code in the calculator form. Many companies have periodic batch codes that repeat over time, e.g. Repeat each 10 years. Vintage fragrances often do not have batch codes at all.
3. There are 3 obvious details to search for when you look at a Mont Blanc pen made of precious resin. Since 1991, Mont Blanc has included a tiny serial number on the clip band of its pens. Only the very best fakes include a serial number, and that only started in more recent years. The vast majority of fakes leave out the serial number.

The Ultimate Carbon is one of the most premium offerings from the Starwalker range. With its woven anthracite carbon-fibre barrel and cap, this is an extremely eye-catching pen and the ruthenium-plated trim and clip add to the almost stealth like appearance.

The usual markings are present with Montblanc on the clip ring as well as its unique serial number. The floating Montblanc snowcap logo sits atop the pen in clear resin.

The pen is fitted with a 14k medium nib and being a Starwalker, this is a cartridge only pen.

The important details are as follows…

Virtually As New Condition

Serial Number present

izods Presentation Box

With every pen that we sell we provide a card that includes the manufacturer, model, serial / limitation number and date it was purchased from us. We do this because our customers like to have documentation showing that it’s been purchased from a trusted seller. As the Financial Times said recently in their How To Spend It publication – “izods is an e-cache of ultra fine fountain pens”.

We recently received two more great examples of fake Montblanc pens from a collector to share with you. As you might recall, we wrote a much more extensive piece about identifying fake Montblancs in a piece we called: Don’t Be Fooled by Fake Mont Blanc Pens.

This time we are just going to showcase the features of these two specific fraudulent pens.

A close inspection of this pen reveals that it is a reproduction of the rubberized Montblanc Starwalker fineliner pen.

Up first is meant to be a rubberized Montblanc Starwalker fineliner. At a glance, it looks like it could be the real thing. BUT! A closer inspection proves it isn’t. The first thing you can notice in real life, and not online, is that the rubber material is very sticky as it decomposes. We haven’t experienced that in the originals, but this is common in cheaper rubbers and plastics. Those cheap, 1990s Sensa office pens with the huge “ergonomical” rubber grips decomposed to a sticky mess all the time, just like this pen.

The biggest visual error you can spot is that the tail is black and not platinum or rhodium plated like the original.

Montblanc Starwalker Serial Number

We can’t get a good enough photo of it, but the floating star inside the clear cap topper is scratched.

Plus, there is no “Pix” written under the pocket clip. While that pocket clip does have a serial number, it is a two-part number with a gap between numbers, which Montblanc doesn’t do. Lastly, the pocket clip has a more obvious weld to the cap.

Montblanc Starwalker Mystery

Pictured is a fake Montblanc Hommage à Nicolaus Copernicus ballpoint pen. Yet, to hold in real life, will easily prove it is not the real thing.

The other pen on today’s showcase is meant to be a copy of the Patron of the Arts Montblanc Hommage à Nicolaus Copernicus. At a glance to the untrained eye, it passes. It has what looks like the anthracite-colored lacquer on the ribbed body with potentially sterling silver rings. There’s what appears to be a diamond in the clip.

Yet, the real pens had a yellow diamond or green-yellow jewel, depending on which edition you had.

Again, in real life, this pen is extremely light weight. Sometimes experience helps, and, having held real samples of the Copernicus, this feels 2 or 3 times lighter.

Another big give away is that there are no markings on this pen. No serial number, “Pix” under the clip,” no limited edition number and no “Germany.”

It is difficult to see in the photo, but you can see the edges where the white part was glued into the black part of the logo. On Montblanc’s high-end pens, there are no seams that are detectable, and we think the original pen had a mother-of-pearl star instead of a white plastic star.

One sneaky thing the pen forgers got right is that it uses real Montblanc ballpoint refills.

The last big thing they got wrong is the company brand logo of the 6-point star or snow cap representing the mountain. This one is a soft plastic that looks odd in real life, and you can see the edges of the hole they glued it into on the tail. True Copernicus pens have a seamless logo that is lacquered over to look like one piece regardless as to whether it really is.

Last but not least is the box. We received two pens in one box that is made to look like a true Montblanc box. The differences are pretty obvious. Most simple MB boxes similar to this have a leather or faux-leather outer casing in black. This is a black paper case. On the inside the company name is poorly silk screened on with some black ink bleeding into other parts of the name/logo. Annnd, the pad that holds the pen is a cheap cardboard with a paper tray beneath it. The black leather Mont Blanc cases have a padded beige or tan cloth lining, which you aren’t intended to get underneath. Papers for the legit pens are stored between leather box and the outer cardboard box. Please see the picture of the fake below.

As always, we hope this helps you spot fake Montblanc pens in your quest for inky glory as a writer or collector.

Montblanc Starwalker Ballpoint

Paper outside, poor silk screening inside and the wrong pad and under-tray make this Montblanc box an obvious fake.