Customer Reviews

(10 customer reviews)

4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful

  I love this pen, It is..., October 19, 2010

By ron...

I love this pen, It is the finest extra fine I own Parkers, Shaeffers, Pilots I have one hero 616 that is almost, but not quite this fine, I polished the Nib to get it as smooth as possible. I find myself using it more and more as my first choice, of the dozens of pens lying out to use. I even put a slide-on chrome pencil clip on the taper so i can carry in a pocket the cap twists on tightly enough to work very well. When the two supplied cartridges get empty I will refill them with Noodler's "no feather"ink (very dark and archival) great pen for the money spent and it just feels classy in your hand. Now if if my hand writing were just legible!

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  This is solid fountain..., September 5, 2011

By karenkedong

This is solid fountain pen with a fine line but it doesn't compare to the lamy safari which is only ever so slightly wider but has a much much smoother nib and ergonomic body. Slightly more fine than the pilot desk pen but slightly scratchy and not fine or flexible enough for Spencerian calligraphy which is why I bought it. Good value and I love that it's recycled but the lamy safari extra fine is far superior for a similar line

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  I love my Sailor pen...., October 4, 2010

By navintzac

I love my Sailor pen. I don't have a ton of experience with fountain pens, but I like it more than the Pilot Varsity pens I've been using. I have had no problems with the ink drying on the nib, and I've only used one cartridge in several weeks (not doing a ton of writing though).
My cap snaps on nicely, absolutely no trouble. The ink is a good color and it writes nicely for an inexpensive pen. I strongly recommend this if you are debating it...

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  Absolutely love this..., April 4, 2011

By saberarmin

Absolutely love this pen. Comes with awesome ink. The nib is very fine and smooth. Though when you first out in the ink cartridge it takes a minute or two for you to get a nice flow. Love it :)

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  This pen is a great surprise!..., March 18, 2011

By nsa...

This pen is a great surprise! writes really fine and ink flows well...not too wet, not too dry, just perfect.

  Quick startup after I..., March 25, 2012

By lau...

Quick startup after I put the cartridge in (compared to the Platinum Carbon Pen, which I left sitting for about an hour and eventually took a bulb to to flush the ink through), and a fine, precise line.

As a bonus, the nib and feed are interchangeable with the Sailor Highace Neo (and presumably the Sailor Clear Candy pens as well)- just gently pull on the nib of each pen and the section will pop out, then switch and pop back in. (Make sure pens are empty first!) The Sailor Fude de Mannen pens have a larger nib that does not swap out. This same trick works with the Pilot FP-78G, Plumix, and Prera pens.

  Now this is what I call..., January 19, 2012

By bev...

Now this is what I call Extra Fine (EF)! I bought a Lamy Safari EF and a Kaweco Classic EF and, while they're good fountain pens, they both produce a line that is noticeably thicker than the Sailor EF. Both the Lamy and the Kaweco are German so the European standard for EF must be different than the Japanese standard. The nib on the Sailor writes surprisingly smoothly for as sharp as it is. It's "noisy" when writing (I love that sound!) but I wouldn't call it scratchy. If your preference is an EF point you probably have a light hand anyway. This is a nice, simple, elegant pen and a great value for the price. The supplied ink cartridge was a good, dark black. I re-filled the cartridge with Noodler's X-Feather ink and am a happy writer!

  I was a little disappointed..., September 25, 2009

By catbuddha

I was a little disappointed by this pen. I've been using a platinum carbon pen for a year ad really love it but this Sailor doesn't work as well. The nib is not quite as fine and it scratches the paper as I write. I'm used to very fine nibs, love them, but this one lets out a little too much ink and, at the same time, doesn't take to the paper very well. I have a feeling that this pen's nib is atypical. . .Don't get me wrong. It's a good pen. Just not quite as extra fine as I was expecting.

  First of all, I have..., September 4, 2009

By bluemagister

First of all, I have to say that I own the Platinum Carbon Desk Pen and that (along with the Carbon Ink) is probably one of the nicest pens I've ever used. This means that the Sailor Recycled Material Desk Fountain Pen had a lot to live up to in order to get a spot in my daily rotation of pens to use. What I found was that this pen, along with the Sailor Nano Ink, has exceeded my expectations and has secured that spot in the rotation.

The pen is slender, but the fatter part at the tip allows for easy holding. The nib is SUPER fine, writing what seems to be a crisp, non-feathering 0.3mm line. This line is SERIOUSLY fine. I am thinking that narrowly-ruled journal paper is going to be where this pen gets major usage. Maybe the fine nib is the right width for normal usage, but this extra fine nib writes VERY smoothly and the line is dark and tight...just really thin!

A WONDERFUL PEN and one I'd recommend to anyone to keep at their desk for writing letters, taking notes or journaling. This might also be good for fine detail drawing.

As a note, I have a pen cup with a paper towel in the bottom and not a desk holder. This doesn't seem to affect the pen, at all.

FIVE STARS and I will be giving this as gifts to people whom I know are serious about pens.

  Definitey a great pen...., August 1, 2009

By NenonaFirestarDragonstrgteg1

Definitey a great pen. I've already started doodling with it.
For those without a desk pen holder--you can use the cap that comes with it. It works just fine, and no one will give it a second look. the only issue is that it slips out of the cap, and doesn't snap on or anything. but if you have an art bag or a pencil case that fits it perfectly, it's no biggie.
I love how it writes, a really nice thin line, no bleeding, no issues whatsoever.
The little silver ring does come off when you unscrew the body, though. So be sure not to lose it when you're using the carts sometime.
What jetpens says _is_ wrong, I got two Sailor cartridges with my pen, along with the box of them I bought to use with it. The ink that comes with it is a good, dark black, and you get two of them--plenty since it's a very thin-writing pen.
I like this pen. and I can't wait to get a desk pen holder for it.