Sailor

Sailor 1911 Standard - Transparent/Gold

$220.00
$220.00
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Sailor 1911 Standard - Transparent/Gold

  • Transparent/Gold Demonstrator
  • 14K Gold Nib
  • Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter (Sailor proprietary) 
  • More Sailor

  • Comes with a converter and a cartridge

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 1970's, 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.

The 1911 offers a great balance and a smooth writing experience. The pen writes with a slight but satisfying feedback and it fits perfectly in the hand.


Lengths:

  • Capped: 13.5cm
  • Pen only: 11.7cm
  • Posted: 14.8cm

Diameters:

  • Cap: 1.5cm
  • Barrel: 1.2cm
  • Section: 1cm

Weights: 16g

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Michael Diolosa
Zoom nib is super interesting

The zoom nib on this pen is very cool, though I rarely use it for any size other than it's broadest width. The broad is very broad, more like a coarse or double broad in other manufacturers. I find writing in any other orientation, including upside down to not be a great experience, but if you want a very broad nib, this is a great one. It can be quite wet, I really enjoy Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-Yake in this pen, it looks like I'm writing with a dark orange pumpkin. The nib is very stiff, other than altering the angle of the pen, there is no line variation. This nib does not produce a round edge on its lines, it has very flat edges on its lines. It is very light, and it is small. It is incredibly easy to clean, along with all other Sailors; every bit of it comes apart easily, including the entire converter, for easy deep cleaning.