Limited Edition Mystery Masterpiece, The Most Expensive Pen Ever Created

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 9th 2007 at 11:02AM

I'm not sure how you would write with it, but the Limited Edition Mystery Masterpiece, a joint creation between Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels, is one amazing pen. Both companies celebrated their centennials in 2006 and the pen is meant to showcase each company's area of expertise. There are three variations, set either with rubies, sapphires or emeralds, and accented by diamonds. There are three versions of each pen for a total of nine. Each pen has 840 diamonds and more than 20 carats of gemstones set in a Van Cleef & Arpels patented "Mystery Setting" that conceals the stone settings. A groove is made on the culet, the bottom facet of the stone, which is then slid onto the threads of the lattice design so that the stones can be held in place side by side without any visible support. The Mystery sells for $730,000, making it the most expensive writing instrument ever created. Truly a masterpiece of the jeweler's art, I just wish I could wear it around my neck.

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Dianne Feb 9th 2007 2:07PM

A thing of beauty.

Mike Feb 9th 2007 2:55PM

As big a pen-whore that I am, I think this is the high point of tacky. Do these rich folk not have anything better than this to spend money on?

Lisa Feb 18th 2007 6:43AM

I have sincere reservations about letting someone borrow my RSVP pens.....I'd never take one of these out of my house! Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to use a pen as expensive as this? This thing costs about 10 times as much as my husband and I bought our house for!

Gregk6040 Feb 18th 2007 7:21AM

It's Ugle

Eddie Lucas Feb 18th 2007 8:30AM

I agree completely with Mike. In a world where children are dying of starvation every day, where wars are raging, this is the high point of selfish indulgence.

writerman Feb 18th 2007 8:21AM

yeah, but are the poems it writes any better than the ones I write with my $1.99 Uniball?

Donald Feb 18th 2007 8:39AM

Im very dissapointed there were only nine made...
I wanted to purchase at least ten...

MICHAEL JOHNSON Feb 18th 2007 8:47AM

NO DOUBT, BRITNEY AND PARIS WILL PONY UP FOR ONE EACH..YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT "STUPID MONEY"

kevin Feb 18th 2007 8:50AM

a pen is a pen as long as it can write. i will never buy a pen that cost so much. buti will gladly take it as a gift.

gretchen norby Feb 18th 2007 9:14AM

I hope I find one of these someday at a garage sale or estate sale and can sell it on ebay.
I am kidding but you never know.

Pete King Feb 18th 2007 9:13AM

I'm pensive about it.

Daniel Feb 18th 2007 10:03AM

sweet for just a little under 7 million i can own the entire set

Daniel Feb 18th 2007 9:55AM

I would love one of those. Though, I'd surely tire of it. then what?

Dmeje Feb 18th 2007 10:07AM

Extravagance at it's best.

babette Feb 18th 2007 10:09AM

The ultimate in self-indulgence. I'm sure there will be people who would buy something like this, but when I think that what it cost could probably feed a Third World Nation for a month, it makes me sick. Of course, anyone who would buy it probably never thinks about starving people anyway.

John T Feb 18th 2007 10:32AM

Its sad. My writing would look equally horrid with the Mystery pen as with my Bic Banana. One cannot buy penmanship.

andy Feb 18th 2007 10:29AM

I wonder if you can fill a scholarship or write an essay to win this pen, lol.

Lynda Feb 18th 2007 11:00AM

Could I wear it around my neck?

Mark Feb 26th 2007 4:31PM

It makes me want to puke. It shows the heigth of human ignorance and greed foolishness and blindness. Do these people who make or buy these things know 18,000 children die daily from starvation? sick sick world we live and die in...Thank God for the few with eyes wide open..

kckia7 Feb 18th 2007 10:34AM

You couldnt take it out in public and use it someone would steal it in a heartbeat what use is it then just a waste of money again... for silly things the rich can do if they want to spend there money what about spending it on something of real importance like the hungry children in this world ...kckia

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