Sailor x Plus Pro Gear Slim Limited Release - First Snow.
First Snow is the 7th collaboration release between Plus and Sailor! The pen is designed with beautiful blue and silver snowflakes and silver glitter on a translucent white body, reminiscent of the sparkle of fresh snow fallen in the morning light. The finials and grip section feature a contrasting deep blue with silver glitter.
The set also includes a matching ink, in an ice blue-gray color! The box matches with the same light blue-gray top and snowflake details.
- Nib Size: Medium Fine
- Release date: December 2023
- 14k rhodium-plated gold nib
- Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/converter (Sailor proprietary)
- Comes with a converter and a cartridge
- More Sailor
Dimensions:
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Length:
- Capped: 12.3cm
- Pen only: 11cm
- Posted: 14.3cm
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Diameter:
- Cap: 1.5cm
- Barrel: 1.3cm
- Section: 1cm
Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. He was inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan—first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.
In the 1970s, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, "Candy," that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.
In 1981, Sailor decided to go in the opposite direction from their "Candy" pen and began focusing on producing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed for specific writing purposes such as writing musical notes to one that is best for character writing.