Sailor Pro Gear Slim Solar Terms Fuki

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Fuki14K Gold NibFill Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter (Sailor proprietary)More SailorRelease date: April 2023Comes with a converter and a cartridgeSolar Terms Seriesis availablein 4 colors: Fuki, Tako, Hagi and YuzuyuSailors Solar Terms Series is inspired byequinoxes and solstices, which are celebrated in Japan as the seasons change throughout the year.Fuki is a soft green pen with khaki finials that represent the vernal equinox when plants start to bud.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 1970s, 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.Lengths:Capped:12.3cmPen only:11cmPosted:14.3cmDiameters:Cap:1.5cmBarrel:1.3cmSection:1cmWeights: 19.7g