Sailor Pens
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Sailor Pens of Hiroshima, Japan, have over 100 years of perfection and quality in their writing instruments. Using only premiere quality materials and an exactness for their superb nibs, Sailor Pens continues to impress both the collector and everyday lover of unique and quality writing instruments. The Sailor name comes from founder Kyugoro Sakata’s British sailor friend who introduced him to fountain pens. Add a Sailor pen to your collection today!
Most Sailor pens come with a 1 year warranty. Warranty information is included with each Sailor pen. For details on a specific Sailor pen fee free to ask.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Sailor pens and writing instruments.
Country: Japan
Most Sailor pens come with a 1 year warranty. Warranty information is included with each Sailor pen. For details on a specific Sailor pen fee free to ask.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Sailor pens and writing instruments.
Country: Japan
Customer Reviews
Beautiful ink but a bit on the watery side. The color is a lovely buildable dusky cherry blossom.
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I write on copier paper at work. Kiwa-Guro doesn’t feather at all, not in my usual XF, not even in an M. My new go-to.
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1st Sailor ink. Will not be my last! Amazing behaved ink in a dry writer / EF Asian nib pen.Very nice color black. Not black black but not grey either. Will feather on non fountain pen friendly paper.
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As usual with Sailor the finish and nib are superb. I chose the silver trim and the pen is sharp looking without being ostentatious.
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Very quick service. Yet, I have to return my ballpoint refills because they do not fit my pen.
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Went with 12pk of carts for Blue Black instead of a sample of it, having heretofore never tried the ink. Great ink. Definitely office happy in terms of color. And handles bad paper. And has your typical awesome Sailor ink lubrication & flow, & would be hard to beat with respects to $/mL outside of Pilot Blue Black in the 350mL, although I find that one more likely to feather on the horrendous, pulpy type of papers that should come pre-shredded;) Pen Chalet shipped fast and securely. Sail on, sail on.
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Pen Chalet had cheapest prices around, that I could find, even beating out directly and slowly via Japan. They shipped promptly and packaged safely. Tucked in box was a 10% coup valid for a number of weeks. More potential saving for me. Sail on, sail on.
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I love inks that are light and sheer, they can offer beautiful shading characteristics on good bright white papers. All three of the inks I've tried from this line have been worth every penny. The Apricot, Waka-Iguisu, a light olive green, and most recently the Fuji-Musume, a pale lavender shade I almost didn't buy is my new favorite. The apricot is quite light-best with medium, broad or stub nibs. I use extra fine nibs and they are readable but light. The olive and lavender offer up the best shading. The olive almost looks like two inks, a light and dark olive, stirred but not quite mixed together, a great effect, that lays down a lovely spring green color. The lavender has fantastic shading and offers up some interesting tones as it dries. Try them on white Tomoe papers to get their full effect. It's like writing with watercolors; I plan to try them out as "watercolors" on my watercolor pad in brush pens, should be great. If light or sheer colors appeal, try some samples, they won't disappoint. Good deposition, albeit light saturation, fabulous shading qualities and fast drying. One issue I have is the bottle, can be difficult to extract when ink is low, a minor thing. Kudos to Sailor and many thanks to Pen Chalet for the great prices, well packed boxes and fast delivery time!
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I LOVE this ink! I got this because I needed a permanent ink and I hate Noodler’s after way too many bad experiences with their products. I’ve loved the other Sailor inks I’ve used and knew that this would be a quality ink. I didn’t realize it would exceed all my expectations.
What this inn can do is largely up to you and the way you use it. Using a slow hand and/or bigger nib, you can use it to redact sensitive information from documents because it will flow heavier if you give it the ability to do so. Using an extra-fine nib allows you to have precise control of ink that will not feather and will stay put. A faster hand can even yield a slight bit of shading.
The best thing: I’ve used it in a TWSBI Eco extra-fine nib and it hasn’t clogged, settled or slowed down. It is incredibly well-behaved in the pen and I’m not seeing any staining as I push the piston toward the nib as I use up the ink. It’s been in the pen for two weeks. I have some regular inks that would be dried out and clogging the nib by now that aren’t even pigmented.
I’m going to buy this in every color. I wish they’d make dark green! This is one of the best inks (and I have a TON of inks).
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Great pen - as expected! Nib is perfect - up to Sailor’s usual standards. Body color is nothing like in photos in which it almost looks like a metallic black. Color is actually a medium/dark industrial flat grey. Very nice!
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Having watched a few glowing reviews about the Realo, I knew I had to order one. The reviews were dead on. This pen is not too light or too heavy, the balance is excellent, the exposed ink window very handy, the nib is beautiful, and the writing is smooth with just a hint of tooth. Love this pen. It is vying with my Visconti Homo Sapiens to be my go-to writer. The body could be a bit short for some with larger hands, but I'm one who likes to write posted so it's just fine with me.
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I was initially disappointed, greeting the pen out of the box. I could see nothing Large about it. Its Standard sibling must be slim indeed. But I got over that quickly enough. The writing experience is in a league of its own.
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I have quite a few Japanese pens - Pilot, Namiki, Platinum and Sailor but this Sailor Pro Gear Realo II is really nice. The HM nib is wonderful - smooth and more flexible than I anticipated. It’s a smaller pen for me but fits in my hand and in a shirt pocket perfectly. This will be a daily writer for me. -K
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I love this pen! It’s a beautiful color (Stormy Sea) and it writes very well. The nib is very smooth; the medium fine is exactly the type I like to write with.
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Perfect fit, love it.
Happy to finially have found it.
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Pen Chalet and Sailor Pen--what a combination!
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Love this ink! Such a beautiful shade.
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Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori. Very lovely ink. I love the dark turquoise/greenish color. Great ink. Similar colors, Colorverse Gravity Wave, Rober Oster Lake of Fire, ( a bit more dark blue in this one R.O.)
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Marvelous pen. Love the balance, the feel of it and the nib is a wonderful writer right out of the box.
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Great way to try on new colors!!!
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This is my "go-to" bottle ink. I have several colors in collection, very like how it flows on the paper.
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Had to pick up a few bottles before the new ones were launched (more economical than the 20ml bottles). Love this brand. Rikyu-cha, Tokiwa-matsu, and Miruai are my favorites (all green, but so different from each other!). I enjoy the plastic insert which aids in filling.
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Glad there is a place that sells these refills for a reasonable price. I'm going to use it with my Sailor ProColor 500 Stardust pen. I hear that Sheaffer K refills have a similar form factor but I have not tried them yet. I think Monteverde K refills would also work with this pen. Time will tell. Not going to try just yet.
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