| Accessory Categories | Pens, refills and stationery, desk accessories, bags and leather goods, travel, belts, jewellery, sunglasses, tech accessories, watches, fragrances | Sport and lifestyle sunglasses, prescription eyewear, snow and MX/MTB goggles, helmets, bags, eyewear accessories, Oakley Meta AI glasses; also apparel and footwear | — | — |
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| Signature Product Lines | Pens: Meisterstück (name since 1924), StarWalker, Pix, Heritage; Watches: 1858, Iced Sea, Star Legacy; Leather: Sartorial, Extreme, Meisterstück | Holbrook, Radar EV Path, Sutro, Frogskins | — | — |
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| Key Technologies | — | Prizm lenses, Transitions lenses, Oakley Blue Ready, Zero Power lenses; company holds 600+ patents across eyewear, materials and gear | — | — |
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| Personalisation Options | Personalisation for pens, leather goods and gifts; bespoke nibs | Oakley Custom: personalise frames and lenses, including prescription; custom products cannot be returned | — | — |
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| Warranty | International 2-year guarantee from purchase for manufacturing and material defects; watches have a separate guarantee | Eyewear 2 years from delivery (AI glasses 1 year), longer where law requires; manufacturing defects only, lens scratches excluded; separate terms for goggles, apparel, bags, footwear, helmets | — | — |
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| Repair & Aftercare | Service repairs guaranteed for 1 year from completion; product advice and repairs via Montblanc customer service | Helmets: one-time 50% crash-replacement discount within 3 years for original owner; eligible footwear has a 2-year waterproof warranty | — | — |
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| Returns Policy | — | US: free returns on most items; custom products non-returnable; window and terms vary by country | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Richemont (since 1993) | Luxottica (EssilorLuxottica group), acquired November 2007 | — | — |
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| Founded | 1906, Berlin; HQ Hamburg, Germany | 1975 by Jim Jannard; HQ Foothill Ranch, California | — | — |
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| Shipping | — | US: free shipping on orders over $50; buy online, pick up in store available | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Luxury | — | — | — |
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| Watchmaking | Montblanc Montre S.A., Le Locle, Switzerland (1997); Villeret atelier (Minerva, acquired 2006) | — | — | — |
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