High Life Issue #5

HIGH LIFE #5 February 2017 115 All that Jazz A perfect gift for him is Montblanc’s latest Great Characters Limited Edition writing instrument, this time dedicated to jazz king Miles Davis. For a pioneer such as Davis, Montblanc exceeds by creating a genuine masterpiece and the trumpet shape makes it truly stand out. Limited to just 90 pieces in celebration of what would have been his 90th birthday in 2016, the writing instrument tells the story of this music legend’s accomplishments through the intricate engravings and elaborate skeleton pattern on the white gold cap and barrel. Every detail evokes the fivemajor phases of the evolution of American jazz led by Davis. Under the Au750 white gold, a translucent resin underlay in blue recalls the color theme of one of Davis’ studio albums “Kind of Blue”, his masterpiece. It also features a colorful accent at the end of the cone. A delicate engraving of the trumpet keys adorns the rhodium coatedAu750 solid gold nib of the fountain pen. The signature Montblanc emblem is crafted frommother of pearl.