Platinum pocket fountain pen - special version?

[Chi]

Hey friends, long time

 

my pen dealer found me this pocket pen, it has 22K fine nib.

has anyone seen one similar before? Or know anything about it?

it seems like a special version… this is my first time seeing it on the market.

 

[Paul-in-SF]

The clip and the angle at the top of the cap, plus the shape of the barrel end, make it look like a Platinum, is there any branding?

 

I have seen decorated Japanese pocket pens before, although I don't collect them so I don't know whether other decorated pens resemble this one. My sense is that most of the one's I've seen have been quite a bit less ornate than this one.

 

The other unusual feature of the pen would, I think, be the 22 kt nib. I only know of a few Sailor pens with 21 kt nibs, I wasn't aware that any were made with 22 kt nibs. So it might be some kind of special edition. No doubt someone more knowledgeable will come along soon. 

[Chi]

@Paul-in-SF yes, it is indeed Platinum!
 

From what I understand, Pilot, sailor, and platinum all have their own version of 22K pocket pen at some point. But I have not yet seen a decorative one like this. The 22K platinum I have seen are more classic black and gold trim design, which is mentioned in FPoJ.
 

I have just acquired a sailor 23K pocket pen. Will share photo when it arrives. 

[PithyProlix]

I have never seen one like this but that may not mean anything. I suspect it was decorated by a 3rd party. Perhaps the way it was decorated might support my suspicion (or not)? 

[PithyProlix]

Oh, and I don't really do eBay other than to research pricing but I recall seeing a bunch of vintage Japanese pens being sold by a single seller that were basically fake maki-e. This pen made me think of those... 

[stan]

This is aftermarket decoration. Platinum never did this to one of their short models.

Frankly, some are quite nice.

[Chi]

Thank you @stan

 

from the pictures they sent me, it looks very nice indeed.