Detailed pictures of recent (high-priced) Sailor pens

[mke]

A Japanese penshop shows detailed pictures of the recent high-priced Sailor pens - you can find more detailed pictures at LINK1, LINK2, LINK3 and LINK4:

 

 

 

 

The last one is basically a nice-looking pen but I dislike the big characters that it is an LE and even the signature is oversized in my eyes - and on the front side.

Have you ever seen a painter who signs his works in such huge characters (vs the whole size of the work) or in the middle of the picture?

In my eyes this is bragging and can be found, unfortunately, in many recent "designs" of pen makers.

 

 

[peroride]

8 hours ago, mke said:

signature is oversized in my eyes

10000 yen per stroke? 🤑 Actually I was thinking maybe the artist was an ancient living treasure and eyesight was getting poor, but Nishihara san is a young 48. We measured the missus' Nakaya and that was about 4-5 mm in width per character; we are none the wiser. It just looks purdy  🤤

[The-Thinker]

out of the 3 i would definitely take the Urushi over looks on the other 2. In an ideal world i would get the Urushi body with the ruthenium colored nib and the naginata grind on the flames, but i don’t think it will even happen

 

[Fekete]

On 12/27/2020 at 11:28 PM, The-Thinker said:

... In an ideal world i would get the Urushi body with the ruthenium colored nib ...

Absolutely, this would be a fantastic combination indeed. Has it ever been sold in the past?

 

Happy new year!

[inkstainedruth]

Truthfully, none of these pens attract me.  Even if they were cheap (which, I gather they aren't...).

Oh well, different strokes for different folks, as they say....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Barry Gabay]

These are remarkably beautiful fountain pens. Thank you for sharing, Michael. The flat-tops with rings are the most appealing to me, as they are different from other high-end Sailors I have encountered. Thank you for such great reporting for those of us who live far from Japan. Happy New Year and stay healthy. Best wishes, Barry

[mizgeorge]

50 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Truthfully, none of these pens attract me.  Even if they were cheap (which, I gather they aren't...).

Oh well, different strokes for different folks, as they say....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thank you, Ruth, for writing the words in my head!!