Ti136 is a name I gave it to. The official name is "P136 Titanium". It is titanium, and it is a variation of P136, why not call it Ti136. what a splendid name!
Well, the entire May and June were just mostly quiet for China pen industry. HD launched some pen in the mid of June, which did not stir that much of wave.
As a tradition, Majohn delays. But it was delayed from June to first week of July, which is a huge improvement. Does anyone still remember how long the P136 was delayed? It was 2 years!
Pro:
- two surface finishing, matt & hammer
- functional piston
- cap (and more parts) is interchangeable with MontBlanc 146, if you bother.
Con:
- titanium is cheap, but processing titanium costs a fortune.
- Matt version, prone to scratch. I already scratched mine in 5 minutes and 38 seconds the box was opened.
To sum up, I bet Ti136 will again be kind of "one off deal". Remember what happened to Ti500 (Majohn version of Lamy2000)? The shelf time lasted 2 weeks, and that was it. In addition, the hammer version is just stunningly beautiful, each single bump requires Sally (lady from Majohn assembly line) and her like to bang hummers back and forth. That's just laboring. Even Majohn get the costing accounting correct this time, the bottleneck of the productivity remains there: how fast can Sally works with her hammer. Honestly, I highly doubt Ti136 Hammer will be on regular offering, even at $100.
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