This edition made in 2019 was made to show 2 sides of the same story while one piece was repressing the Antonie de Saint-Exupéry the founder & author, Saint-Exupéry the pilot, to show the relationship they had between the aviator and the little Prince.

Let’s Speak about the man behind it

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) This man wasn’t simply a writer who happened to write a great story. He was an aviator and a writer; more than that, he was a philosopher and an illustrator. His experience in aviation made the story come from the heart, and more than that, it came from passion. He flew in the early days of aviation.

As we can now see, there was fiction and there was the man; the overlap is no coincidence.

Why was this important to Montblanc?

In The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is the pilot who crashes his aircraft into the Sahara Desert. From there, he encounters a mysterious boy who came from another world. This is where you begin to see the emotion of the book.

Montblanc’s 2019 edition focuses purely on connection. The creative director at the time, Zaim Kamal, explained publicly that the team wished to concentrate on the man behind it all—the man, the aviator. Aviation was a huge part of this story, so it had to play a big role.

Keep in mind that although this is the first in the series to be limited, it is not the first of the collection, which started in 2018:

  • 2018: Planet/B-612, focusing on friendship and bonds.
  • 2019: The Aviator (the one we are currently speaking about).
  • 2020: The Planet, representing love and responsibility to show what really matters.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wanted to show the importance of the relationship between the adult and the child. He wanted the pilot to originally see the world through an adult’s eyes, but the prince makes him see it in a different light—through a child’s eyes.

The story was a perfect match for the Meisterstück. Montblanc’s Creative Director said his idea of the two is transmission from the plane, imagination from the author, and friendship from the pilot and the child.

The Two Writing Instruments themselves

This set came in a large wooden box holding both pieces inside you would find 2 more boxes separating the pieces one in leather and one in metal you would also find a book of Le Petite Prince, both Writing instruments would be identically numbered depending which number you had out of the 943,
Both pieces have the desert on them one embossed into the leather and one engraved into the metal you also have the little prince flying on the cap top while having the planet at the back, both pieces also had another of pearl star which although a design decision it shows how important this was to Montblanc and the creative team. On cap the top you also have written;

“On ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux”

Which means;

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”
The 943 Limitation comes from 1943 the first year he published his famous novella.

The Sheep on the Nib

In the book, the prince asks the pilot, “Draw me a sheep.” The pilot tries to draw one, but when he shows it to the prince, he rejects it. After some attempts, the pilot draws a box and shows it to the prince. When he says the sheep is inside, the prince accepts the drawing.

Why is this so important? It shows he didn’t need a literal image; he needed his imagination. For this reason, the sheep is on the most important part of the piece in solid AU750 Gold.

The Yellow Star

The yellow star on the clip is one of the most fundamental details on these pieces. Near the end of The Little Prince, the prince’s relationship with the star becomes connected with his memories. It represents the idea that some can remain long after they have physically left us. Therefore, when you look at it, never see it as just another decoration.