Like you, I don't see the point of the stupidly expensive pens. They're pretty, but I don't need 'em. I do still want to get a Pilot Retractable, but it's not high on my list, and I probably never will.
The most expensive pen I own is the Platinum Century 3776; I bought it with my first book advance and will probably never buy another that expensive (just under $200).
In inks I have a Platinum pigmented blue archival ink, which is a lovely cobalt, and a Noodler's "British Empire Red," which looks like it came right off a British phone booth. I keep the Platinum in that pen, and the Noodler's I keep in my TWSBI Eco. During most years I use it for grading papers, but now it's just sitting on my desk.
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The most expensive pen I own is the Platinum Century 3776; I bought it with my first book advance and will probably never buy another that expensive (just under $200).
In inks I have a Platinum pigmented blue archival ink, which is a lovely cobalt, and a Noodler's "British Empire Red," which looks like it came right off a British phone booth. I keep the Platinum in that pen, and the Noodler's I keep in my TWSBI Eco. During most years I use it for grading papers, but now it's just sitting on my desk.