Star-crossed nibs: the dreamy new range from Montblanc

For literature lovers everywhere, the Meisterstück Romeo & Juliet Collection says it better than any jewellery ever could

Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare’s tragic tale of love and fate, reinterpreting the passion, luminosity and duality of this celebrated work of literature through refined materials, symbolic design details, and the Maison’s signature craftsmanship.

Steeped in metaphor and emotional contrast, Romeo and Juliet’s story serves as the conceptual heart of the collection. To bring the play’s themes to life, Montblanc artisans have turned the artistry of Shakespeare’s narrative and its most powerful symbols into intricate design elements that appear on the collection’s six editions.

Feathers evoke Juliet’s celestial presence, echoing Romeo’s words: “O speak again, bright angel!”, as he compares her to a messenger from heaven. Leaves, inspired by Capulet’s orchard where Juliet unknowingly reveals her love and inner conflict in Act II, Scene II, symbolise the sheltered intimacy of the young lovers’ first declarations of love. Thorn motifs on the cap top and cone are a reference to the family feud that taints their union with danger, echoing the impossibility of separating roses from thorns. Red accents atop each writing instrument in the collection pay homage to the colour of love, passion, and sacrifice. 

The intricate nib decoration powerfully represents the fatal love between Romeo and Juliet, with a heart symbolising the pure bond that unites them and a dagger referencing the tragedy of their fate. The radiating lines around the heart evoke a sense of divine love, as if their passion is both illuminated and darkened by forces beyond their control. The lines’ sharp, almost thorn-like edges hint at the suffering that accompanied their love. These symbolic design elements deepen the emotional resonance of each writing instrument, transforming the collection into a poetic tribute to a love that is at once radiant, fragile, and doomed.

Here at BANGLE, our favourite has to be the Meisterstück Romeo & Juliet Limited Edition 715 (pictured above), which transforms the legendary tale into a sculptural masterpiece. Its limitation number pays homage to the play’s structure: “7” for the seven days over which the tragedy unfolds, “1” and “5” for Act I, Scene 5, when Romeo and Juliet first meet and instantly fall in love.  Crafted from Ag 925 sterling silver with lacquered leaf motifs and adorned with three solid gold inlays, two representing doves and one representing the moon, the edition’s design mirrors the tension between beauty and fate. The cap top features a mother-of-pearl Montblanc emblem set against red jasper stone, an ode to the colour of love and sacrifice, while the motif of thorny branches acts as representation of the couple’s tragic destiny. The handcrafted solid Au 750 gold nib engraved with “R + J” completes this poetic piece.

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