What's The Most Expensive Fountain Pen You Ever Bought?

[VivienR]

My Parker Duofold Black and Pearl International. I really adore that pen, although its feels bit hefty in size compare to a Sonnet, but its writes beautifully and looks beautiful, still need to get used to its size...

[marcelo]

A US$ 400 Parker Premier, but I got a Caran d'Ache Leman in exchange for points of a loyalty program which is priced at US$ 800.

[Letterman]

The most I've spent was $225.00 for a Sheaffer Legacy over twenty years ago.

[j1020]

It was either my MB149 or the Conway Stewart Churchill Excelsior Ltd. Ed. Both were in the $800 range, I think. Totally different but each superb in their own unique way.

[Occipital Lobe]

Visconti HS Bronze age.

M800 tortoise was a tad cheaper until I had it reground to a stub. That seemed to move it to pole position in a hurry...

[ziptrickhead]

Most expensive pen that I've paid for was this baby:

Pelikan M101n Red Tortoise at the full street price of $520. Bought it for a friend for his birthday present. I did end up "splitting" the cost of the pen with another friend by getting a used blue demo M600 though.

 

Most expensive pen I've bought for myself:

Pelikan M650 (bottom pen) that I paid $407 for.

 

Outside of that I've had some pens hit close (MB149 and a midi sized Homo Sapiens steel) but those are the 2 highest numbers for me. Maybe when I add a M1000 or a M800 Brown Tortoise to my flock one day those will be my most expensive.

[The Blue Knight]

Most expensive I have bought a £60 Pelikan M200.

 

Most expensive gifted to me a Parker Sonnet Gold nib pen. Retails for £130

[ethernautrix]

A very rare Montblanc 129L.

 

I owned it for a very short time. I'm much more comfortable using my Nakayas.

[TeaHive]

A Desiderata Mercury in Cherry and Koa. But sometime this year, a Nakaya will earn the title of Most Expensive.

[FOUR X FOUR]

Pilot Justus 95 from GPC @ 312 USD

 

I'm planning to get a Custom 845 "soon" ( maybe next year.)

A very nice pen

[FOUR X FOUR]

Test

Edited January 1, 2015 by FOUR X FOUR

[zaddick]

A very rare Montblanc 129L.

 

I owned it for a very short time. I'm much more comfortable using my Nakayas.

You win!

 

I recall reading about the ownership process and was quite envious. Hopefully the proceeds have been redirected to other instruments of happiness.

[MizzouCowboy]

$100 on a late 1960s vintage Vanish Point. Best investment I ever made.

[Stu L]

Wow, I feel cheap.

 

I spent £42 on both my TWSBI 580 and my Parsons Essential. Everything else was less....

[kbrede]

So far, a Waterman Ideal for $90.00, new in 1993.

Kent

[marcelo]

A US$ 400 Parker Premier, but I got a Caran d'Ache Leman in exchange for points of a loyalty program which is priced at US$ 800.

 

Here's the thing:

http://store.carandache.com/ch-78-1424-large/stylo-plume-l%C3%A9man-bicolor-noir-argent%C3%A9-rhodi%C3%A9-prochainement-disponible.jpg

 

Superbly finished!

[wspohn]

Most was $2K and it was worth it.

Have 10 that I paid more than $700 for - I'm pretty selective when it gets into that level.

[Michigan]

My pen with highest retail price was a Montegrappa Cosmopolitan Oceanic, new old stock. How on earth Cosmopolitans are advertised for $2,400 to $3,200 is beyond me. I truly love it, but the clip bent out of true in about a week and its flow needs to be increased.

 

But I'll never sell it because it is outrageously good looking.

[william2001]

A Montblanc Meisterstuck LeGrand: US$747.30.

Thanks, dad.

-William S. Park

[bjornarneson]

$55 for a burgandy Parker 51 with extra-fine nib.