Conway Stewart Westminster Teal Pen — $1,800
This intricately engraved Gothic beauty features tiny oak leaves, a symbol of jolly olde England. You can choose between convenient ball points or old-school fountain pens – either edition will set you back a cool $1,800 bucks. Pocket change for a high-roller like you, right?
2) Graf von Faber-Castell Pen — $2,000
With a name like Graf von Faber-Caster, there had to be gold in these pens. The nib is 18-carat gold, and the barrel is aromatic sandalwood. The pen is sold with a wooden case, a brochure for the lucky recipient, and a tidy $2,000 price tag.
3) The Caran d’Ache“1010″ Fountain Pen — $19,000
The inspiration for the name is simple: 10 minutes after 10 o’clock. This pen has the works. It is crafted from rhodium-plated silver and features a clip that resembles a wristwatch. This limited edition model honors the world-renowned Swiss watch making industry. The pen also features ticking, turning replicas of watch gears on the barrel, studded with rubies and sapphires. A mere $19,000 will make it yours.
4) Diamante by Aurora — $1.28 Million
A pen so exclusive that Aurora only makes one every year. 30 carats of diamonds rest on The Diamante’s solid platinum barrel. It’s topped with an even larger diamond, and has a nib of 18-carat gold. A discerning purchaser can get their pen emblazoned with their family coat of arms, a signature, or a portrait. The pen has no set price, but the best estimate is $1.28 million.
5) Mystery Masterpiece by Montblanc and Van Cleef and Arpels — $730,000
The collaboration behind the creation of the Mystery Masterpiece required more than a year and a half of efforts by skilled artisans. It was available with 30 carats of encrusted gems in your choice of three variations: rubies, sapphires or emeralds. Each edition also featured more than 800 diamond accents. Only three units of each variation were ever made, and they sold for an eye-popping $730,000 per pen.
6) S.T. Dupont Fifth Avenue Rollerball and Fountain Pens — $2,400
S.T. Dupont created fewer than 2,000 of these lacquer-coated brown and taupe writing instruments. Both the rollerball and fountain pen editions of these pens feature gold and silver overlay and a striking globe design. Want one? Get ready to drop $2,400.
7) The Four Seasons Pen — $36,000
This 18-carat gold fountain pen changes color to reflect the changes in seasons: green for spring, red for summer, brown for fall and gray for winter. There were only 33 Four Seasons Pens ever created. Each carried a $36,000 original asking price. But the cost would be higher now – if you can find one available for sale.
8) David Oscarson Pens — $4,900
These designer fountain pens feature whimsical circular designs, but there is nothing playful about the price tag, which runs as high as $4,900 for the Pierrot White Fountain pen. Each pen includes three levels of guilloche and five hard enamel colors. Also, each pen is finished with a background crafted from rhodium vermeil.
9) OMAS Limited Edition Pens — $16,500
These handsome fountain pens feature a recreation of the monument erected by Lysicrates on the cap and a replica of the Laocoon sculpture on the barrel. The clip cleverly integrates into the overall votive motif of the monument. These limited edition pens also feature a set of genuine diamonds. The price tag? A staggering $16,500.
10) La Dona Menagerie Fountain Pen — $4,000
These handcrafted writing instruments are part of the Cartier line, inspired by 1940s Mexican cinema star Maria Felix. Felix requested a gold crocodile necklace from Cartier, who used a similar pattern to create a limited line of pens crafted with a crocodile head design. The original asking price for the La Dona Menagerie Fountain pen was $4,000, a relative bargain considering only 888 individually numbered units were ever made.
11) Grayson Tighe Limited Edition Fountain and Rollerball Pens — $24,000
These custom crafted executive rollerball pens prove that fountain pens aren’t the only luxury writing instruments. The 18-carat yellow gold nib hales from Germany. Two Acanthus leaves in rhodium and iridium adorn the pen. And the advanced refill system allows for a full year of writing on a single fill. But if you want one, get ready to write a fat check: prices range from $22,000 to $24,000.
12) Ripple HRH Limited Edition Visconti Fountain Pen — $57,000
If you live for gold, the Ripple HRH Limited Edition Visconti Fountain Pen was made especially for you. Available in 18-carat white gold or luxurious black, the Ripple glitters with diamonds and ends with an 18-carat gold nib. At $57,000 each, the Ripple HRH Limited Edition Visconti Fountain pen is literally worth its weight in gold.
13) Forbidden City HRH Limited Edition Visconti Fountain Pen — $42,000
This striking black resin pen boasts an innovative Power Filler filling system. The Forbidden City HRH Limited Edition Visconti Fountain pen features 18-carat gold and diamonds, and sells for a $42,000.
14) Caran D’Ache La Modernista Diamond Pen — $265,000
Another offering from Caran d’Ache of Switzerland, the La Modernista Diamond Pen honors architect Antonio Gaudi, who died in 1926. Crafted from solid silver components coated in rhodium, La Modernista has an 18-carat gold nib, also coated in rhodium. Encrusted with 5,072 Wesselton diamonds weighing 20 carats and 96 rubies weighing 32 carats, La Modernista required six months of labor by master jeweler Robert Perron. But even if you’ve got the necessary $265,000 on hand, you can’t get a hold of this pen: it sold in 2001 to an anonymous buyer.
15) Fulgor Nocturnus by Tibaldi — $8 million
Florentine pen maker Tibaldi specializes in proportion, design, and excellent technical execution. Based on the Divine Proportion of Phi, the ratio between the cap and the barrel equals exactly 1.618. And the components of the pen are just as luxurious: 945 black diamonds and 123 rubies stud the surface of this gorgeous writing implement. Tibaldi only made one, and it sold for $8 million at a charity auction in Shanghai.
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