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Namiki Pheasant and Sakura Pen

This exquisite pen, the Limited Edition Pheasant & Sakura from Namiki is new for 2006. The pen uses the Chinkin technique in which patterns are carved into the lacquer surface with chisels. Next more lacquer is poured into the carved grooves and gold foil or gold powder is inlayed. Then pens are detailed with platinum powder sprinkled on the petals of the flowers and nacreous shell embedded in the center of the flower. There are 99 of these pens created and they each come in a box made using the Kaba-zaiku technique which involves using a thin layer of mountain cherry tree bark and creating a cherry blossom design. The pen sells for $10,000.

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The DaVinci Code Pen

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Personally, when watching "The DaVinci Code" movie I thought the cryptex box was nothing special. But maybe you crave your own cryptex box to toss around when eluding mad Europeans in hot pursuit. And, since you'd never use the actual cryptex itself (how impractical is that thing?) let's put something useful in there. How about a pen. Check out the DaVinci Code pen from Tibaldi. It's officially commissioned from Sony. They have made the pen in roller ball editions in silver or solid gold in prices ranging from $3,075 $19,125. Each one is a limited edition. Philippe over at Just Writing reveals the secrets of the pen, showing off his new silver DaVinci Code pen in a comprehensive photo gallery.

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Delta Indios Pens

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This is the latest in the series of indigenous people pens from Delta. This year's line is Indios, which celebrates the indigenous people of the Amazon. The many ethnic groups in the region were called the Indios by the Portuguese explorers and that term is still used today in Brazil. The pens are made of brown and black resin except for the celebration version of the pen (shown above) which is made of Amazon green and brown resin. It has an 18K hand-carved gold ring separating the resin colors and there is a gold disk at the top of the cap which portrays a parrot. The celebration pen is a limited edition of 40 pieces and sells for $2,400. Other versions sell for for $325 to $695.

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Michel Perchin Metropolitan Pens

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The latest pen from Michel Perchin is the elegant Metropolitan. This pen is inspired by the Metropolitan Architecture of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The pens are created from a solid rod of sterling silver with a guilloche design created of layers of enamel. The pen has an 18K gold nib and the Metropolitan is available as a fountain pen or as a roller ball. It comes in four colors: blue, red, green and yellow with black. There are 88 of the red and blue and 15 of the other two colors. The new pen will be available for order in 4-6 weeks.

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Visconti Stellastar Pen

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Sometimes the simplest designs are the most beautiful. The Stellastar pen from Visconti is created from a single silver bar that is lathe-shaped, smoothened and rhodium plated into the gleaming column with a distinctive star shape. The pen has a two-toned 18k gold nib and each pen in the limited edition of 1,917 (the birth year of the designer,architect Ettore Sottsass ) has a serial number with the author's signature on the base. The pen stands inside a transparent cylinder on a steel and wood base. It sells for $3,500.

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Faber-Castell Pen of the Year 2006

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The 2006 Faber-Castell pen of the year uses mammoth ivory as its special component. The pen of the year always uses an exotic materials, past years have brought us pens with amber and stingray leather. This year's pen has a disc of mammoth ivory in the cap and the body of the pen is designed so that the white of the ivory is set against ebony for contrast. The 18K gold nib is ‘run in’ by hand and is available in three widths and the cap has a spring-loaded metal clip. Then pen comes in an ivory-colored wooden box and bears the signature of the craftsman Jurgen Schott.

[Thanks, Marcus]

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Omas Invisibilis Pen

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The latest pen from Omas is the "Invisibilis" a pen devoted to esotericism. The pen is made of sterling silver and has a cap that is engraved with five images and esoteric symbols, with contours traced in blue enamel and a piece of coral. The top of the cap shows a Geocentric Universe, and the clip's square design mimics the pyramid-temple of Kukulcan at Chichèn Itzà. Twenty-three phrases, taken from 18th century engravings decorate the nib holder. The nib is made of solid 18K gold decorated with symbols and reflections with esoteric meaning. It comes in a blue lacquered wood box with the engraving of the geocentric universe on the top of the box. It comes in an edition of 1235. After the jump, another picture of the pen and the box.

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Shaeffer Valor Collection Pens

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The Moodie Report has pictures of the latest model from Sheaffer Pens. The Sheaffer Valor collection will be available starting June 2006 as both a fountain pen and a roller ball. The fountain pen uses the Sheaffer inlaid nib in 14K gold with or without palladium plate. The fountain pen and roller ball have a unique angled clip to show off the Sheaffer signature White Dot and are made of black machined acrylic with a screw-on cap. The pen comes in a high-gloss rosewood finish gift box. Simple and elegant, the fountain pen sells for $300 and the roller ball is $250.

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The Swiss Army Pen

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Although I tend to use a pen less and less these days, I like the idea of the Swiss Army pen. It has a flashlight and Victorinox tools including a nail file, scissors and a flathead screwdriver. The pen has pressurized ink for writing upside down and a battery-powered flashlight. Sure, it's not as pretty as most of the pens we showcase here but it would be great to travel around with. The Swiss army pen sells for $50.

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Stipula San Pietro/Bernini Pen

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The latest pen from Stipula is this San Pietro/Bernini pen which is new for 2006. The beautiful pen has a bronze finish and a Renaissance-style design of branches. The beautiful pen is a limited edition of 500 and is a piston fill fountain pen with an 18K gold nib. It is on sale at Fountain Pen Hospital for $2,395.

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