The Most Expensive Pens

Written by Editor in Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
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Expensive Pens

Writing pens have got a very old history and from the time when writing started pens have been developed into different shapes and forms. The pens have been created in such a greater amount that even the creator don’t know how many pens he has developed. But there are some pens which have snatched the history for them and no matter how old they are still remembered and liked by the people of the world. The world most expensive pens are limited in number and those who acquire them are truly lucky as acquiring those pens is no less than having an antique piece of luxury for you. In this article I am going to discuss some of those luxurious and expensive pens which have earned very great fame from the people who have seen them.

1. Mystery Masterpiece

Price: $730,000

Photo by magazine.continental.com

Photo by magazine.continental.com

This beautiful pen has been designed in limited editions with the collaboration between Mont blanc and Van clef & Arpels and it has been claimed to be the most expensive pen of the world. This is not just a pen but a master piece of jewelry as it is decorated with 840 diamonds and more than 20 carats of gemstones which are set in the ‘mystery settings’ patented by Van clef & Arpels. Three variations are provided for this design and those are rubies, sapphires or emeralds, and accented by diamonds. The full piece of luxury has been designed in 1 and a half year by some skilled artisans. The style of this pen is too dashing that you’ll feel yourself like a king while holding it in your hands.

2. La Modernista Diamonds

Price: $265,000

Photo by jasonhasmail

Photo by jasonhasmail

As the name suggests it is not a pen an antique piece of diamonds made by a Swiss company Caran d’Ache in the year 1999. This amazing pen was sold for the first time in Harrods, London which becomes the most expensive pen in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS in 2001. This beautiful pen is made of rhodium-coated solid silver components. It features 18 carats rhodium coated gold nib and set with a total of 5,072 Wesselton diamonds weighing in at 20-carats and along with that 96 rubies totaling it to 32-carats. This is a handmade pen by a skilled jeweler Robert peron and it took him six months to complete this pen.

3. OMAS

Price: 16,500

Photo by Wil Lau

Photo by Wil Lau

This is a limited edition of a series of fountain pens that extra-ordinarily celebrate the Greek art. The Corinthian style votive monument erected by Lysicrates is skillfully recreated on the cap and the grandiose Laocoon sculpture dominates the barrel. The main focus of this pen though is the Greek art but this beautiful piece of antique’s cap has a pure diamond set at the end of it which reminds us that the ruler of ancient times once wore diamonds. The number of such pieces created up till is just 50 and it is also considered as a masterpiece which is designed for the elites.

These were the contenders of the most expensive pens of the world which have got bundles of appreciation from the viewers and they have designed to bring the pure luxury of diamonds, pearls and gold in your hands. They have been designed by the skilled and most famous jewelers of the world and the pens could be considered to be more an antique than just a fountain pen.

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