Gold pen studded with 850 diamonds put on display

Friday, 12 November 2010, 06:26 IST
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Melbourne: A solid 18-carat white gold fountain pen encrusted with 850 diamonds was Thursday put on display in Australia's Brisbane city. The fountain pen costs $1.7 million and has been put up at the Brisbane Arcade's The Pen Shoppe, AAP reported. The elegant Caran d'Ache 1010 fountain pen was designed as a tribute to Swiss watchmaking. The Pen Shoppe's owner Barbara Nichol said a number of people have shown interest in buying the gold pen. "Fountain pens have made a significant comeback recently. With computers, handwriting has been considered a dying art. "However, we've found more and more people wanting to perfect their writing style and they want to use a nib and ink," Nichols was quoted as saying.
Source: IANS