So, too, Pelikan - which is celebrating 180 years in 2018 - is introducing a new special edition Souverän pen in a signature striped pattern that is true to the aesthetics of the line.

As other examples, authenticated pieces of Shakespeare’s famed mulberry tree are inset into the precious metal relief on the William Shakespeare limited edition pen introduced over ten years ago ...

Fisher's Apollo 13 50th anniversary special edition AG7 space pen retails through the company's website for $75, while the Bullet is $29 (or $31 with a clip) and the Cap-O-Matic models are $14 each.

"The Inkless Metal Beta Pen features a special metal alloy tip," Vat19's description reads. "As you write, tiny amounts of this metal are deposited onto the page.

The Omega AXL has a metal tip that writes in alloy, putting down a dark gray line. This means that the pen won’t smudge and can’t be erased — your writing will even survive if you drop your ...

The Inkless Metal Pen by Vat19 ($27.95) goes with a full stainless-steel barrel. Their marketing department, as you can see from the video above, also has a sharp, playful, dudely sense of humor.

For those interested, the S Pen “Creator Edition” is available now from Samsung.com, Best Buy, and other retailers for $99.99 and shipping immediately.

The most amazing thing about the pen is the price. At $15 it costs the same as a Space Pen. Sure, it might not write underwater, but with all those tools you can repair a leak before you need to.