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I'll admit that I appreciate my CROSS pens as much as the next guy. I've got a great one that is rubber coated and has two colors in it. If I was stranded on a dessert island with 6000 checks to sign, then this is the pen I'd want with me (provided I had MICR ink in the barrel). But can pens really be worth hundreds of dollars? What is it about some pens that cause them to carry that kind of price? It has to be more than just gold on the barrel or something. Nearly every 'luxury' pen I've held has been too heavy and not practical. I'm just hoping someone can explain it to me so I can understand it. I didn't understand luxury watches for a long time either, but then someone told me about how they make Pateks and I was hooked from there on. Is there something similar about pens?