Sailor Bespoke Pens Explained

Last week, I spent quite some time getting to know some of these beautiful Sailor Bespoke fountain pens in our shop. It’s been something I’ve been meaning to do for about a year now ever since we became a Sailor Bespoke shop!

Sailor Bespoke fountain pens are released in extremely limited production quantities, with often less than 100 pieces available globally. In North America, these fountain pens are limited to 5 retailers. The fountain pens that are deemed to be Sailor Bespoke are limited for a number of reasons but most often their limited quantities are due to their lengthy production process, the expensive materials used on the pens such as ebonite, maki-e and urushi and wood, and/or the inclusion of one of Sailor’s special hand-ground Naginata-Togi or Cross nibs.

Sailor Bespoke fountain pens are released at different times throughout the year, with about 10 new releases each year. Since they are handmade in small batches by Japanese artisans, once the initial production quantities of a pen sell out, most of the time the same pen will not be released again.

Check out our latest YouTube video for answers on why these pens are so exclusive and why some of them are much more expensive than others. What do you think of pens like these? Do you have one of them on your wishlist or do you think they are they overrated and overpriced?