I got it as a graduation gift (for a literature graduate) and it was excellent! It looks like it is more expensive, as it is very beautiful and very elegant! Of course, it is not intended for use - more like a keepsake, so I don't know if it is worth it or not for someone who is professionally or amateurly involved in calligraphy, painting, drawing, or whatever else these pens are useful for! Therefore, I can't express an opinion... Logically, if I judge by the price, it is for a beginner or for someone who wants to make a symbolic gift! Nevertheless, Simbo is an excellent store, the employees are very helpful and there is a great variety of writing-drawing supplies (ideal for fine arts and engineering students with good prices and right next to the universities)