Sailor Fountain Pen,Four Seasons Weave, 11-1227-302, Fairy-Barna, Orihime (Medium Fine Point)

It’s so pretty and it writes so well. It makes me want to write forever. I bought a Jinhao 82 at the same time as this since I kept seeing people compare them and call the Jinhao the value option. But honestly there is no competition. The Jinhao is fine for a budget pen but the Sailor is in another level. Love the gold nib.

Yes, it is genuine. That was my first concern and it might be yours too. I've been eyeing this pen for months now and it did no disappoint. The color is a light turquoise with specks of gold and gold hardware. This is my first Sailor pen so I didn't know what to expect of the famous feedback but let me say now that I love it. It sounds like a pencil and the feeling of "roughness" gives you so much control when you are writing. This is a medium-fine 14k gold nib and it runs more towards a Japanese medium than a fine (at least compared to my pilots and platinums) especially in a wetter ink. The only thing I would change is that it doesn't come with a converter, only two black sailor ink cartridges. All in all a great purchase.

I'm not even a "sailor" guy.. But I quite like this pen. I first must say that my idea of what makes a quality writing instrument has nothing to do with neither size nor mass.. I like smaller pens, they work better for me. My main gripe about most popular pens is that they are too dang long.. For years, the apex for me was a nice Pilot Elite. Smooth writer. Hate the convertor, but hey.. Then my father gave me his old Pelikan M250 (or 200.. I think those had gold nibs back in the 80s). He hadn't used it in 30 years.. Unkillable that pen. But it challenged everything I thought i knew about what a good pen was: It was not heavy, made of plastic with gold appointments. The nib was fairly scratchy to the point that at first i thought it needed tuning or repair. After some time i understood: Such a pen, while it might not be the smoothest writing experience, gives life to one's writing. The flex of the nib just makes the words leap off of the page. This pen has some clear similarities.So, I love the Pelikan M line, but while this pen though roughly the same size as a 200, is not a piston pen. It is a simple cartridge pen. Some people will love this, some will hate it, but with a M or smaller nib, i don't think it matters really. There is quite a bit of feedback with this nib. I've been using the fairly dry Sailor Blue-Black (a personal favorite BB) and it sort of feels like i'm writing with an engineering pencil. I haven't wanted to move far past the Sailor range but i did try one Iroshizuku ink and it did not feel great. Sailor black makes a nice line in this pen. There is much less flex than in my, now, well loved Pelikan, but i suspect with use the nib will start to break in. I would also rate this nib squarely in the F category, though i think they market it as a "Medium-Fine" or some such thing. I was not prepared for how beautiful this pen would be and the feel of the pen while writing has absolutely grown on me (who used to solely rate nibs by how smooth they felt). Despite the feedback, there are no sudden skips or hard starts evidenced in my writing. It's a pretty good option to keep inked long term. It is a stark contrast to a Pilot or Twisbi, but if you are a fan of the current Pelikan M200 or M205, this would be a shockingly good alternative for less. One caveat: I think i bought this pen for 85$ and Pro Gear Slims are usually about 3 times that

Love the feedback of the nib on paper. Lightweight pen, great for long term writing/drawing. Precisely calibrated ink flow. Smooth. Beautiful. Not flex nib though. The pen has gold specks shimmers on the body. Very well designed and built. She’s gorgeous.

This Sailor Pro Gear Slim with a medium fine nib is my first fountain pen. This review is merely my initial assessment of the product. I can't vouch for its longevity yet.I have about average sized hands for a woman. That makes them small relative to the average mans. That makes me part of the typical audience for a smaller sized pen. Even so, I got worried during the initial unboxing that it was smaller and lighter than I expected, but once I posted the cap on the back of the pen, it felt comfortable to hold, and the balance felt nice. It has a delightful anchor symbol on the nib. The writing on the edge of the cap and the shimmering of the body could have been tacky, but the pen remains elegant. It does not feel cheap, but it doesn't carry itself with a luxurious or serious weightiness either.There is a bit of feedback that it provides when I write. I view it as a pleasant responsiveness, rather than a grating problem. From what I've read, this is a characteristic the brand is known for - a feature, not a bug. However, that does not guarantee that you'll like it! I'm sure that an experienced fountain pen lover could find various workarounds if they had a problem and were determined to use it anyway, but if you are a novice expecting a buttery smooth experience without any tinkering, then this is not the pen for you.All in all, I'm enjoying this pen very much. I did consider the Burgundy Pilot E95s, but it isn't as affordable as the Pro Gear Slim as of the time of this review. While I do intend to eventually get the E95s anyway, I don't feel disappointed with my choice.My one true gripe with this purchase was that I did not receive the advertised converter that comes included. I could still immediately install one of the two cartridges provided to test the pen, but I will have to buy a converter whenever I get into bottled inks. Converters aren't expensive, but it's the principle of the thing! You can't get 5 stars if you don't send everything that's advertised, and this is a complaint that multiple people have had. Despite this hiccup, I would still recommend the product. Just recognize that you might have to spend an extra $12 or so later down the line.

I felt like I was taking a risk on this pen, as the price seemed so good. I was so pleased when my pen arrived - pristine in genuine Sailor packaging, sealed in plastic, with the pen in a plastic envelope inside, obviously unused and brand new.The pen is even prettier in reality than in the pictures. The blue resin sparkles with layered glitter giving it a night sky effect (it is named after the Vega Star). It's small (I knew this, but if you are unsure check the dimensions), but it has nice balance, including when the top is posted. The 18k gold nib is a medium fine, mine was noticeable more fine than medium. I have a few medium pens and one fine fountain pen and this is at least as fine as that one. The nib is well made, the pen wrote straight away with a sailor cartridge, no hard start, no skipping. It comes with 2 black cartridges, but no convertor - these came be purchased from Amazon for about $8. This is my first sailor pen, I had read that the nibs are quite unique, and have a lot of feedback - this was certainly the case! The nib is not scratchy but it makes noise, and you feel it - it's like writing with a pencil. I write with pencils a lot, you have a lot of control. But note this is not a silky smooth feel. It is as designed, but some people will not like it and want a different feel.So why the excellent price? I did some research before buying. Sailor Pro Gear Slim pens usually retail from $250-400+ at specialist stationary stores. The reason seems to be that the seller is buying and shipping these direct from Japan (all the paperwork in the box was in Japanese not English so not made for US market), where Sailor pens are cheaper than the mark up in US stores. Also, this is an older model - think they came out as part of the limited edition Princess collection about 6 years ago (there is a pale jade green, pale blue, and red model too). Sailor are continually bring out limited editions so maybe this older model is being phased out. It's a new pen though, with the new Sailor nib logo, which was changed a couple of years ago.Edit - I wrote with the pen for a few days and my super enthusiastic first impressions faded. The MF nib produces just too narrower line. I have a Japanese EF and a F and this is narrower than either of those. I usually buy medium nibs, and I have tried to love the output of the pen as much as the pen itself and its price, but I can't. So if you like an Extra-fine nib I recommend this pen, otherwise not so much and sadly I think I will return mine as I prefer my other pens for writing over this one.

I have been wanting to try a Sailor gold nib pen, but was very hesitant because I know that Japanese pens are usually more fine than I prefer. Although this listing said M nib, it was in fact MF and I kind of expected that because that is the more common nib size for Sailor. But I thought I would take the risk and I am SO GLAD I did. Yes it is finer than I usually prefer, but it writes with just the right amount of feedback. Not scratchy, but definitely feedback. And this is an experience I am really enjoying. I know there are knock-offs for this pen, but I have a couple of those and they are nothing like this one. The resin on the Sailor is beautiful quality and the color is such a nice soft kind of jade color with a hint of sparkles that are there, but just barely. I'm pretty much hooked on Sailors now.

I am a little concerned about the delivery of my pen. I have been checking the progress. Since Jun 21st there are 8 messages telling me that this package has been transferred to another carrier for delivery. All of them are from Los Angles.My pen did arrive on June 27th. four days before the estimated delivery date.I have just done a test writing. It is a very smooth writer. I have two petty items though. I wish it was a bit longer. As long as I post the cap it is quite acceptable. The write up said that a converter was included. It wasn't in mine.All in all though I am very satisfied with the fountain pen. It is very good looking and writes like a dream. I am trying to improve my penmanship to match the quality of the pen.I also am very pleased with the black ink cartridge that was included with the pen. I would like to know exactly which Sailor black ink is in the cartridge so I can buy more of it. I did buy a converter so I want to get some Sailor bottled ink to use with it.