Sailor 1911 Standard Fountain Pen Pen of the Year 2023

• 14K Gold Nib
• Specially engraved center ring marked “2023”
• North American Exclusive
• Limitedproduction in 2023
• Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter (Sailor proprietary)
• Available in 1911 Largeand 1911 Standard
• More Sailor
• Release Date: March 2023

• 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. Hewas 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, Sailordecided to go in the opposite direction from their “Candy” pen and began focusing onproducing 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 forspecificwriting purposessuch as writing musical notes toone 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:10.6cm
• Posted:12cm

Diameters:

• Cap:1.6cm
• Barrel:1.16cm
• Section: 0.9-1cm

Weights: 24.5g