The legend of Mont Blanc is anchored in its history, which began in 1906, when Hamburg banker Alfred Nehemias, berlin engineer august eberstein and stationary trader claus-johannes Voss decided to create elegant writing instruments, boasting exceptional quality. Since then, Mont Blanc has been synonymous with excellence, embracing the traditions of lasting value and exquisite craftsmanship. But however compelling, the lure of sophisticated objects of desire is not alone sufficient to explain the remarkable aura of what is now one of the world's leading luxury maisons. What is and has always been, unique about Mont Blanc is a very special blend of tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and creativity, history and modernity. It is this that has ensured that, over a century, from the creation of icons such as the "meisterstuck",