The most expensive pen ever sold is the one-off Montegrappa Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus, reported at $8 million, more than five times the next pen on the list. Like most figures here, it is a reported number and a rough guide. This ranking covers 15 of the priciest pens by reported sale or retail price, as of October 2026. Prices are from each pen’s sale or launch year and are not adjusted for inflation.
| Rank | Pen | Reported price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montegrappa Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus | $8 million |
| 2 | Montblanc Boheme Royal | $1.5 million |
| 3 | Aurora Diamante | $1.47 million |
| 4 | Caran d’Ache 1010 Diamonds | $1 million |
| 5 | Heaven Gold | $995,510 |
| 6 | Montblanc Mystery Masterpiece | $730,000 |
| 7 | Caran d’Ache Gotica | $487,000 |
| 8 | Caran d’Ache La Modernista Diamond | $265,000 |
| 9 | Montblanc Prince Rainier III | $220,000 |
| 10 | Montblanc Boheme Papillon | $198,000 |
| 11 | Omas Perrier-Jouët Anniversary | $134,700 |
| 12 | Dupont Samurai Prestige | $66,000 |
| 13 | Omas Platinum Phoenix | $60,000 |
| 14 | Visconti Alchemy | $57,000 |
| 15 | Visconti Ripple | $57,000 |
1. Montegrappa Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus: $8 million
Montegrappa made exactly one of these. The design is said to follow the golden ratio, and the pen carries roughly 1,000 gems, mostly black diamonds, with rubies around the rim.
The $8 million result is the figure the pen has carried in print ever since.
The number is the reported price for a single piece, which is why we treat it as a record rather than a retail price.
2. Montblanc Boheme Royal: $1.5 million
The body and cap are 18K white gold set with about 1,500 diamonds across a Bohemian pattern. The nib retracts, which is rare in a fountain pen, and the clip is topped with a paramount-cut diamond.
The Montblanc logo on top is built from 18K white gold rings and eighteen diamonds.
We used Montblanc’s published price for the model.
3. Aurora Diamante: $1.47 million
Aurora, an Italian maker, produces just one Diamante a year. A platinum barrel carries roughly 2,000 diamonds weighing 30 carats in total, a large stone sits on the cap and the nib is 18K gold.
The buyer also gets the pen engraved with a signature or a portrait.
This is the maker’s stated price for its one-a-year pen.
4. Caran d’Ache 1010 Diamonds: $1 million
The 1010 name refers to the watch hands set at 10:10, and the barrel mimics a watch movement as a nod to Swiss watchmaking. A standard 1010 costs around $19,000.
The limited edition is white gold with 850 diamonds, plus a line of 22 baguette-cut stones on the cap.
The number is the edition’s published price, a round million.
5. Heaven Gold: $995,510
The Heaven Gold pen is credited to designer Anita Tan in pink gold, covered with 161 brilliant colour diamonds. The centrepiece is a 43-carat tsavorite gem.
It lands just under a million dollars at $995,510, and it is aimed at buyers with a taste for colour.
We used the price as published when the pen launched.
6. Montblanc Mystery Masterpiece: $730,000
Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels each marked a 100th anniversary with this limited edition, which took over a year to complete. Only nine exist, split across ruby, sapphire and emerald versions.
Each has around 800 diamonds, and the price was $730,000.
The number is the launch price of the nine-piece edition.
7. Caran d’Ache Gotica: $487,000
Launched in China in 2006, the Gotica takes its look from Gothic architecture, with six rhodium-coated sterling silver faces on the body and cap. More than 800 diamonds weigh 7.1 carats, and 72 rubies and 72 emeralds fill out the setting.
An anonymous Chinese buyer reportedly paid 3.28 million yuan, about $487,000.
Our figure converts the yuan price at the exchange rate reported in the original sale.
8. Caran d’Ache La Modernista Diamond: $265,000
Made in 1999 and sold in 2001 through Harrods, the rhodium-coated silver pen carries over 5,000 Wesselton diamonds weighing 20 carats, plus 96 rubies of 32 carats in all.
The nib is rhodium-coated 18K gold. The buyer stayed anonymous after paying $265,000.
We worked from the Harrods sale price of 2001 with no adjustment.
9. Montblanc Prince Rainier III: $220,000
Montblanc made a limited run of these for Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, who ruled from 1949 until 2005. Each is 18K white gold with a transparent body set with around 1,000 diamonds and about 100 rubies.
The cap carries around 20 rubies, and the nib has two. The reported price was €200,000, or roughly $220,000.
The euro price converts to the figure above at the exchange rate of the launch.
10. Montblanc Boheme Papillon: $198,000
More than 1,000 diamonds sit on a pen offered in white, yellow or rose gold, and sapphires reach into the internal spring mechanism.
It sold for €180,000, about $198,000 at the time.
We converted the euro list price at the rate in force at launch.
11. Omas Perrier-Jouët Anniversary: $134,700
Omas built 20 pink gold pens with a green resin logo to mark the Champagne house’s bicentennial, a design inspired by its Cuvée Belle Époque bottles. More than 2,000 non-gold versions were also made, at much lower prices.
The 20 gold pens were reportedly about $134,700 each.
This price is the figure reported for the 20-piece gold run.
12. Dupont Samurai Prestige: $66,000
The solid rose gold pen comes with a matching lighter and a small katana-style letter opener, with black leather trim and silk ribbon in samurai colours.
S.T. Dupont, a French house founded in the 19th century, made only 20 sets at $66,000 each.
We used the set price published for the 20-piece run.
13. Omas Platinum Phoenix: $60,000
The limited luxury edition of the Platinum Phoenix adds diamonds to a platinum pen with an 18K gold nib. The standard model costs around $10,000.
The Omas brand has changed hands over the years, so this pen is now a collector’s piece with little new information around it.
The figure is the limited edition’s reported launch price and is the least documented on the list.
14. Visconti Alchemy: $57,000
This Visconti limited edition has two nibs, each giving a different line, and dragon ornamentation. The cap is gold and silver, and diamonds and rubies sit around the double ink reservoir.
The price starts at $57,000.
The price here is Visconti’s published limited-edition figure.
15. Visconti Ripple: $57,000
Visconti, an Italian house that also makes jewellery, built the Ripple HRH limited edition in several finishes. The top version is 18K white gold with diamonds worked into the ripple pattern and an 18K nib.
It is priced at $57,000, level with the Alchemy.
Same story on the number: it is the maker’s quoted price for the top model.
FAQ
What is the most expensive pen in the world?
The Montegrappa Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus, a single piece reported at $8 million. It carries about 1,000 gems, mostly black diamonds.
What is the most expensive pen you can actually buy from a maker?
Of the pens here that were offered by a maker, the Montblanc Boheme Royal at $1.5 million and the Aurora Diamante at $1.47 million are the top two.
Why are some pens so expensive?
Materials (platinum, white gold, thousands of diamonds), hand work that can take over a year, and tiny production runs. The Fulgor Nocturnus is a one-off.
Which brands make the priciest pens?
Montblanc, Caran d’Ache, Aurora, Visconti, Omas and Montegrappa all appear on this list.
Have the prices been updated for inflation?
No. They are the reported sale or launch prices, so the same pens would cost more today.
Did anything change in this update?
The order stays by price. We removed outdated wording such as ‘last year’ and added dates where we could confirm them.
How we put this list together
Prices come from launch announcements, retail price lists and reported auction results, converted to US dollars at the rate reported at the time. Pens with a documented sale rank above pens we know only by their list price, and we have not adjusted any figure for inflation.
Last updated: October 2026.
