most expensive pen?

[lapis]

Just in case you've never seen a Blue Nile:

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/BlueNile1.jpg

Mike

[Susanna]

The most expensive pen I ever had in my hands (and bag, because I personally delivered it) was a Marlen Cadran Solaire in solid gold with diamonds

 

http://www.marlenpens.com/inglese/images/zoom/M03_104.jpg

 

6-7 years ago its price was approx 20,000 euro. Now it's almost doubled!

[Lord Nincompoop]

A Montblanc 149 @ $450 in a duty free.

[Susanna]

The second one, I think, was a Visconti Alchemy in solid gold, which now costs approx 12,000

 

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/AlchemyCompl.jpg

[mandarintje]

I actually don't like any of those pens!!! usually I pick out the most expensive thing in the shop without even needing to look at the prices. These are elaborate, but really OTT in my opinion. My grail pen would be the Montblanc solid platinum 149. I don't want anything more in a pen than that. It should have a matt finish though =P

[lapis]

The second one, I think, was a Visconti Alchemy in solid gold, which now costs approx 12,000

Ahh, I love such an answer: "12,000"....

... whether that's Dollars or Euros or Pounds, it doesn't really matter.

 

Mike

[Susanna]

:roflmho: btw, it was Euro...

Edited May 5, 2010 by Susanna

[Bo Bo Olson]

I was at the B&M today to buy (The New Bottle) MB Toffee Brown, and that MB gold pen for E-16,000 ($25,000) was the Brandenburg model made in 1989, limited to 89 pens.

Edited May 5, 2010 by Bo Bo Olson

[gregamckinney]

Seen in person, modern pens: probably the Stipula Bernini (http://www.joonpens.com/Stipula_Bernini%20Limited%20Edition_pens)

Seen in person, vintage: Not sure. I've seen any number of pens at shows that are north of $2k.

(I've probably seen modern pens that are even more expensive at pen shows, but I don't pay much attention to modern (especially at shows.))

 

Regards, greg

[Deirdre]

Hey, that was my Bernini. I paid more for the Lighthouse of Alexandria, though.

[Freddy]

I did see a Parker Aztec, bronze with Aztec Indian heads and symbols...but I did not touch the pen{hear the music}.

 

Anyways, another I did see and handle...a Waterman 458....