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Montblanc (UK: / ˌ m ɒ ˈ b l ɒ (k)/, US: / ˌ m ɑː n (t) ˈ b l ɑː ŋ k /) is a German manufacturer and distributor of luxury goods, founded in Berlin in 1906, and currently based in Hamburg. The company is most known for its luxury pens; it also designs and distributes bags, perfumes, small leather goods, and watches.
The first Montblanc to be branded a Meisterstück was produced in 1924 [1] to denote the then Simplo company's top-line range of writing instruments.. Beginning initially with Safety Filling pens, the Meisterstück name continued to denote the company's top line of writing instruments bearing warranted nibs and offering higher grade features than other models, such as the incorporation of ...
In March 1985, the company expanded further, acquiring French fashion house, Chloé, for £6.5 million and took its ownership in Montblanc up to 100% from 91%. [ 8 ] [ 5 ] Alfred Dunhill began sponsoring golf tournaments in 1985, with the first annual Dunhill Cup golf tournament, following up in 2001 with its successor, the Alfred Dunhill Links ...
Montblanc may refer to: Montblanc, Hérault , a commune of the Hérault département , in France Montblanc, Tarragona , a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
The Aiguille du Midi (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij dy midi], "Needle at midday" [2]) is a 3,842-metre-tall (12,605 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. [3]
While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif, are shared with Switzerland and Italy. At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), Mont Blanc, on the France–Italy border, is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest Western European mountain. [1]
Mont Blanc (BrE: / ˌ m ɒ̃ ˈ b l ɒ̃ (k)/; AmE: / ˌ m ɒ n (t) ˈ b l ɑː ŋ k /) [a] is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, rising 4,805.59 m (15,766 ft) [1] above sea level, located on the Franco-Italian border. [3]
Mont-Blanc aux marrons in Escoffier's Guide Culinaire in 1903 is a typical nid de marrons-styled recipe, with the advice to pile the whipped cream up irregularly to imitate a rugged mountain. [30] Mont Blanc's Italian name "montebianco" as a dessert (not the mountain), is a loan translation from the French term "mont-blanc ". [31]