Photography courtesy of Montblanc. In the early 1900s, Hamburg-based brand Montblanc began fielding an atypical request. Customers asked for a writing instrument designed for “Sunday use”—tailored for that sanctified day of the week when finer things are used, and indulgent rituals abound. The Meisterstück, or “masterpiece” in the Maison’s native German, was first produced in 1924.