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The Maruzen Athena ink that was sold to me as "Orange" is almost certainly Sepia. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IU7NRO7.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/NavbqK5.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/VeNUXJF.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/7dRUt6N.jpg

 

It's a lovely ink. Much darker than Sailor's own (much-missed) Brown; quite close to Iroshizuku Yama Guri. It was the only bottle I managed to pick up in Maruzen last year, and remains in my Namiki Emperor to this day...

Too many pens; too little writing.

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What is the story with Sailor Jentle Brown? I have an almost full bottle i bought at Fountain Pen Hospital last fall. Has this ink been discontinued or just production waiting to catch up with demand?

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It was the guys from Sailor - here is the picture from Altec Green.

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Does anyone know which pens the Sailor reps used to show off their inks in the photo above? I sampled all eight inks in the photos, and every one of the pens on display wrote smoothly and consistently. Pretty sure they were gold nibs.

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Does anyone know which pens the Sailor reps used to show off their inks in the photo above? I sampled all eight inks in the photos, and every one of the pens on display wrote smoothly and consistently. Pretty sure they were gold nibs.

pro-gear standard? could be slim with gold plated trims

What is the story with Sailor Jentle Brown? I have an almost full bottle i bought at Fountain Pen Hospital last fall. Has this ink been discontinued or just production waiting to catch up with demand?

could be NOS? could be something else... as Brown was part of the sailor candy line Edited by Algester
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Joyful Honda Nitta district got Watarase ink... the Progear pen is a beauty though...

https://twitter.com/Joyful2_web/status/826992375343915008

Are the tall faceted bottles back? The execrable round ones are putting a serious dampener on my Sailor ink appreciation...

I can't be certain... maybe the squat bottles are produced in mass quantities as opposed to the tall ones... meaning the tall ones may need time to be made depends if Osamu is kind of busy I guess Edited by Algester
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pro-gear standard? could be slim with gold plated trims

 

Thank you! Just the product family is enough for me. Not sure if the pens were Standard or Slim, but they all wrote very well.

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Does anyone has the 2017 edition of Sailor's Japanese catalog? I remember in the past pages were posted from that showing the "bespoke" inks of various shops. I wonder if these shops are listed there as well?

 

Unfortunately Joyful Honda Rakuten site is under renovation.

 

I wonder if Sailor is using up whatever they have left of the vase bottles for smaller shops. Though it would be exciting if they were able to somehow obtain a new supply, though I do buy the ink for the ink. Guess only time will tell.

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It's a lovely ink. Much darker than Sailor's own (much-missed) Brown; quite close to Iroshizuku Yama Guri. It was the only bottle I managed to pick up in Maruzen last year, and remains in my Namiki Emperor to this day...

It's the closest thing to ink perfection. I love Athena Sepia; one of my top 5 favorite inks.

Ink, a drug.

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What is the story with Sailor Jentle Brown? I have an almost full bottle i bought at Fountain Pen Hospital last fall. Has this ink been discontinued or just production waiting to catch up with demand?

 

Are you sure it wasn't a bottle of Do-you (Midsummer Brown) at FPH? I thought Sailor Brown had been gone for a good number of years so I'd be surprised if even FPH had old NOS bottles.

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I will take a photo and post later tonight if I can.

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

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Joyful Honda Nitta district got Watarase ink... the Progear pen is a beauty though...

https://twitter.com/Joyful2_web/status/826992375343915008

I can't be certain... maybe the squat bottles are produced in mass quantities as opposed to the tall ones... meaning the tall ones may need time to be made depends if Osamu is kind of busy I guess

I got the sakura pink color from this store and the bottle was not round bottle. It was the original diamond bottle. :)

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I didn't realise that I had made such a mess on the label, but here are some poor photos of my Sailor Brown Ink which is, as you might expect, excellent. Sorry if the label's. it readable.

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I didn't realise that I had made such a mess on the label, but here are some poor photos of my Sailor Brown Ink which is, as you might expect, excellent.

 

I just looked the ink up on Jetpens. Is this Doyou?

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The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis

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Are you sure it wasn't a bottle of Do-you (Midsummer Brown) at FPH? I thought Sailor Brown had been gone for a good number of years so I'd be surprised if even FPH had old NOS bottles.

Yes. I think that's what this is.

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis

 Favorite shop:https://www.fountainpenhospital.com

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