The price of cards keeps going up, but for just a little more you can say happy birthday to a friend with something a little more permanent. The vivid convertible roller pen from Retro 51 comes in a box covered with birthday greetings that match the pen inside. There is also a Congratulations box for other occasions. The pen sells for $22.50.

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Luxury mogul Alexander Amosu is again in news but with a difference. Doing away with its past offering of diamond encrusted blackberry pearl and Apple iPhone, this time Amosu has come out in a different form. This reflects the noble aspect of its personality. Lately in news for limited edition diamond Mont Blanc handcrafted pen, it features 77 diamonds with 0.45 carats of VS, F grade diamonds each offering a choice in shades viz. white, black, pink, brown or blue diamonds all integrated into a gold clip.

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Give your luxury writing instruments the respect they deserve with this 14 karat Gold Pen Tray by award winning New York based sculptor and designer Mark Weisbeck. The elegant, collectible, “Goldenwave,” is a hand cut, mirror polished gold sheet with an ebony wood base that is trimmed in fine Scottish leather. It was designed to resemble the elegant curves of a gentle wave or the desert sands. Each piece is custom made to order at a price of $2,600.

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Designed in 1999 by Caran d’Ache, La Modernista Diamonds is the fountain pen formed to pay reverence to Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), the most celebrated Modernist architects. This writing instrument is decked up with rhodium-coated solid silver mechanism with an 18-carat gold nib that is coated with rhodium. Retailed at £229,995, the pen is equipped with 5072 full-cut Top Wesselton VS diamonds counting 20 carats and 96 half-cut rubies (0.32 carats) fitted elegantly on the top of the cap. In 2001, this pen was certified as world’s most expensive pen by Guinness World’s Record before it was over shadowed by limited edition pen by Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels.

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Montblanc turns to the eccentric styles of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser for inspiration in its latest fountain pen collection – a limited edition in solid yellow gold of 100 pieces.

Hundertwasser (1928 – 2000) was never one to shy away from controversy. He had an affinity for spirals, curves, and bright colors, and an equal disdain for straight lines, even going so far as to call them “the devil’s tools”.

He started with paintings and performance art but graduated to architectural designs in his later years. One of his most outrageous designs was a low-income apartment block in Vienna named after him – the Hundertwasserhaus – which had uneven floors, grass roof and huge trees growing out from its interiors.

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The Pen of the Year 2008 by Graf von Faber-Castell bears a unique detail, the world's smallest parquet of finest Indian satinwood. The design was inspired by Countess Ottilie's private salon in the Faber-Castell castle, which has 100-year-old panelling in luxurious East Indies satinwood. The pen's herringbone pattern comes from the Countess's writing desk. There are no fewer than 84 Satinwood rectangles on the pen and they are all individually handcrafted The barrel is repeatedly polished and varnished. The numbered edition is crowned by a chessboard-facted citrine gemstone.

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This hand painted pen has none other than the mighty Charles Darwin decorating its skin. Created by British luxury pen maker Conway Stewart has brought forth these pens as an acknowledgment to the mighty achievements of the great Englishman. The aging face of the great scientist can be seen on the pen and it has a brilliant black background against which the white print on the painting. The artist has obliged buyers with his signature. He surely deserves credit for his work.

You can surely hope to gain inspiration from the fact that your words will be written by a pen that has Darwin all over it. £1,455 ($2,892) is the price to pay for this one. The good news is that you have an option of fountain pen or roller ball. The bad news is that there are just 25 pieces left.

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Bologna-based master craftsmen of exquisite writing instruments Omas has unveiled a limited edition of fountain pens and roller-balls in partnership with Italian luxury carmaker Maserati.

Made in sterling silver, the Omas for Maserati Collection are limited to exactly 1,914 pieces, marking the centenary celebrations of the Modenese company’s founding.

The pens in this collection took design cues from the Maserati GranTurismo, from the aerodynamically shaped pen cap to the grille feature at the top of the pen cap.

Omas, which stands for Officina Meccanica Armando Simoni, has been making luxury writing instruments since its founding in 1925 by Armando Simoni.

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The exclusive Tourbillon writing instrument is a decadent display of precious materials. Rich, pearlescent black celluloid is lightweight in the hand and brought into definition with the pure beauty of rose gold appointments. Each pen contains a milled engraving of the brand name and an engraving on the cap end of GP's famous Tourbillon cage. The clip, which is inspired by the bridge of the Three Gold Bridges Tourbillon, is crafted from rose gold, attached with solid screws, and finished with a natural ruby. Unscrew the cap of the integrated piston filler fountain pen to write with the 18k rose gold nib. Each pen is individually numbered on the instrument's base. The Tourbillon is enclosed in a miniature cherry wood desk-styled box with a bottle of premium ink and a pad of paper.

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The Emotica's undeniable character reveals Omas personality at its most avant-garde, and now, created from lightweight cotton resin and accented with polished steel, the result is dynamic. The conical shape attracts notice but also imparts ergonomic comfort to add to the ease of writing. The innovative dynamic clip bends out to allow the pen to be presented standing on end, or propped for display. Most distinctive yet, the fountain pen poses a brightly polished titanium nib, the flexibility of which provides incredibly smooth writing—you may never return to gold!

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Another jewel in the crown of Montblanc’s exquisite line of limited edition fountain pens, the Montblanc Limited Edition “Bohème Papillon” collection comprises six variants in solid white, yellow or rose gold.

These skeletonized pens are embellished with 1,400 diamonds in top Wesselton quality and sapphires, skillfully aligned to form shapes of butterflies and plant tendrils on body and cap.

And like its cousins from the Bohème collection, a star-shaped patented Montblanc diamond sparkles on the top of the pen cap.

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New York landed gentry bespoke work from some of the endowed French designers and architects during the 1930s and 1940s, creating a diary of delicate structural design along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Enthused by this affluent era, S. T. Dupont has conjured up an inheritance of its own in the New York Fifth Avenue collection. Roughly 160 hours are invested to produce each $2,400 taupe- and chocolate-colored lacquer fountain pen that is hand painted with pale-gold featuring a globe design stimulated by the 1936 figurine of Atlas at Rockefeller Center. Its openwork clip along with 18-karat-gold nib further augments the design keeping the true spirit of French art de vivre. Counted 1,929 pieces are produced to honor the year Lucien Tissot Dupont, son of S. T. Dupont’s founder, first came from France to New York.

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This Montegrappa fountain pen certainly gives Mont Blanc a run for their money. The engraved tower of Pisa is the sideshow - this pen writes like a dream.... Whether it’s signing contracts or scribbling notes, it does an incredibly good job of doing everything it’s supposed to - whilst looking elegant and luxurious.

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With its already successful Bohème line, Montblanc has added a new edition to this series – the Bohème Doué Ligne. Featuring an 18-carat gold nib inlaid with platinum, these writing instruments are embodied in brown-black precious resin and champagne gold.

Like the other models in the Bohème series, the cap is gold-plated and inlaid with a Montblanc white star. Providing a contrast to the classic color combinations of Montblanc’s writing instruments, this new edition has adopted softer tones. The clip is set with a synthetic cream-coloured citrine gemstone to match. The Bohème Doué Ligne collection comprises of a fountain pen, a ballpoint pen and a rollerball.

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For centuries handwritten perfumed letters have been exchanged between lovers worldwide. Combine your Valentine's gift with a handwritten note, specially crafted with Montblanc's Love Letter Ink 2008.

This ruby-red ink is perfumed with the scent of rose, and is surely one of the most romantic ways to express yourself to your significant other.

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