Sailor Professional Gear Slim Shiki-Oriori Fountain Pen, Ivory Lame - MF

Very poor quality cheap looking plastic finish that lets it down. Definitely not worth the money spent and come with a note in the box to say can't be returned once opened! It does NOT come with the cartridge converter which is usually standard with sailor pens. It's the pro gear slim so very small with typical sailor hard MF 14k gold nib. Overall extremely disappointed. My advice buy direct from a well-known pen retailer.

Great price ! Very happy…

Belíssima tinteiro. Feedback agradável e precisão impressionante. Peça muito delicada e funcional, bem ao estilo japonês.

La fattura, qualità ed assemblaggio del corpo penna sono adeguati alla sua fascia di prezzo, ma chi la sceglie lo fa essenzialmente per la leggendaria efficacia e modulabilità del suo pennino. Devo dire che questo scrive bene e senza esitazioni qualsiasi sia l'angolatura, la direzione e la velocità di movimento sul foglio. Lo fa ovviamente con tratti diversi, ma la modulabilità del tratto a cui mi riferivo è quella relativa alla pressione sul polso. Lo spessore del tratto cambia; ci vuole un po' di mestiere e la carta giusta per apprezzarlo al meglio. Passa il tempo e ti innamori di questa precisione ed affidabilità di scrittura.

This is a wonderful write! I chose this as my first next level pen, also my first Sailor and first gold nib. I have a small handful of other fountain pens with steel nibs including a Lamy Joy, Kaweco Sport Classic, TWISBI Eco, and Noodler's Konrad. By comparison to those, this most certainly is the smoothest, significantly, so I find myself assured that I have made a good purchase in investing in a 14k gold nib (although my Kaweco is also an excellent writer even with an extra fine nib, however there is more feedback than the Sailor). I also ordered a converter which hasn't arrived yet and got started on the included cartridge (2 black ones come with the pen, no converter). There were no hard starts straight out of the box. There is also very little pressure needed and the flow is consistent with some line variation with up to double the stroke width if desired. The medium fine nib on the Sailor is ever so slightly stronger than my Kaweco Sport Classic extra fine (note to those who aren't familiar with Kaweco, although my photo shows a gold colored nib, it is actually plated steel). This is a bit exaggerated in my comparison photo with the Kaweco using a much lighter ink. Additionally you can see that there is a little more tension in my writing with the Kaweco. I will say though that I look forward to trying out a fine or extra fine gold nib from Sailor (or other Japanese brand) as I would have preferred either of those options to the medium fine. But, I have no complaints because this writes like liquid satin and is still relatively fine. I'm impressed with this pen which will now become my every-day-carry. The Pro Gear Slim is indeed smaller than an average full-sized pen, but it is not a pocket pen. My Kaweco is considered a pocket size but extends nicely when posted. By comparison, the Pro Gear Slim is significantly larger but still perfectly balanced in my small hands. This comes in the white box as pictured, not a blue box like most Sailor pens come in as I have seen on unboxing video reviews. There are retailers who sell this in the blue box with a converter but at a higher price than available here. I have seen this same configuration (white box, no converter) available from other very reputable retailers, so I am assured of its authenticity. Overall, I'm very pleased with my upgrade! The Sailor Pro Gear Slim is remarkable and the Meigetsu (autumn harvest moon) is beautiful to look at. I really love the blunt cigar shape and the contrasting black ends. The little bit of gold shimmer in the body coordinates so well with the with the 24k gold plated accents, and the gold logo inset into the black finial is the perfect elegant touch. I highly recommend this pen to anyone who enjoys European fine or extra fine nibs, or to anyone who desires a consistently smooth, fatigue-free writing experience for pages at a time.

Lovely fountain pen from Sailor. Arrived by post faster than I would have thought possible. Excellent!