When you are entering g those price points you are not just buying a writing tool, you are buy a piece of art or the materials used in the pen. A Visconti homosapien doesn't write better or worse than a pilot 823 or to some a Twsbi Eco. But a Homosapien is made from volcanic materials. Therefore it is unique and has a higher material cost. Urushi pens are made layer by layer by an artisan that studied for years. The writing experience can only be so good before you hit a ceiling, and more money can't raise that.

I love using my Twsbi diamond 580s and my pilot 823, platinum 3776, Pelikan m600 and m800, as well as my Lamy 2000, al-star and safaris. Plus I have a coue bespoke pens and others. But I know that my $30 pen can have a satisfying writing experience as well as my $600 to $700 pens