Oct 6, 2023, 06:21 PM IST

Top 10 worlds most expensive pens

Shweta Singh

The Fulgor Nocturnus, the world's priciest pen, sold for $8 million in 2010 at a charity auction in Shanghai. Made by Tibaldi, an Italian brand, it's adorned with 945 black diamonds and 123 rubies, all while following the Golden Ratio in its design.

The Fulgor Nocturnus

The Montblanc Boheme Royal is one of the world's most expensive pens, valued at $1.5 millione. It features a barrel and cap crafted from 18-carat white gold and adorned with over 1,400 diamonds, including on the clip.

The Boheme Royal 

The Aurora Diamante is an ultra-exclusive Italian pen, crafted with a platinum barrel and 30 carats of diamonds. Only one is made annually, and it can be personalized with a signature, portrait, or family coat of arms. Its estimated value is approximately $1.28 million.

The Aurora Diamante

Caran d'Ache's 1010 Diamonds Fountain Pen, adorned with over 850 diamonds on an 18-karat white gold body, is a $1 million luxury masterpiece. A simpler version, the 1010 Timekeeper, without diamonds, is available for approximately $10,300 .

The 1010 Diamonds Limited Edition Fountain Pen 

Anita Tan designed eight Heaven Gold pens, each worth $1 million. These pens are inspired by Chinese numerology and adorned with 1,888 diamonds (48 carats) and 43 carats of tsavorite, a green gemstone from Africa.

Heaven Gold

The Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels Mystery Masterpiece pen costs around $730,000, featuring 30 carats of gems and diamond accents. It's a luxury collector's item for those with a taste for extravagance.

The Mystery Masterpiece

Montblanc's Prince Rainier III Limited Edition pen, introduced in 2007, commemorated Prince Rainier's 2005 passing. Only 81 of these pens, crafted from 18-karat white gold with diamonds and rubies, were created, each selling for $256,000.

Prince Rainier III Limited Edition 81

Caran d’Ache, a Swiss brand, produced just eight of these pens in 2001, and they now command a price of over $250,000. These luxury pens feature a platinum barrel adorned with over 3,000 diamonds.

La Modernista Diamond Pen

The Montblanc Boheme Papillon pen is priced at $198,000 and comes in six different varieties, each featuring unique themes or color palettes. These luxurious pens are adorned with over 1,000 stones, many of which are diamonds.

Boheme Papillon

In 2002, OMAS created a $135,000 anniversary pen for Perrier-Jouët's 200th anniversary, featuring flower engravings and a dark green background inspired by the champagne's origins and bottle color.

The Perrier-Jouët Anniversary Edition