Tasteless pen owners

Isn't this Platinum Century 3776 a beautiful pen?

Look closer!

Absolutely tasteless.

I can't understand why someone needs to add his/her name on a beautiful pen, destroying the design of the pen.

Most probably he(she) likes to look at the mirror and admires himself? "Wow, I am so rich, I can buy an expensive pen - look here, my name is written on it."

I guess these person have actually no interest in pens - just a profound interest in themselves. I wonder if these people also scrape their names into their cars?

I have seen some weeks a ago a name signature on a Maki-e pens. A horror. Yesterday, I tried to find the picture again, but it is not online any-more. Fortunately.

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Jinhao #6 M, F, EF Jinhao #8, #6, #5 - all in EF normal and heartbeat Jinhao #6 in F Nemosine and Jowo #6 in EF left Jinhao #6 and right Kaigelu #6 as replacements for Jowo #6

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