Sailor
More than a century has passed since, in 1911, Kyugoro Sakata, an engineer at the Kure naval base in Hiroshima prefecture, decided to found the Sailor Pen Co. after learning about European fountain pens through a colleague. An impressive background that has served to position this brand as the oldest of those based in Japan, one of the three largest in the sector in that country together with the Pilot and Platinum firms, and a worldwide benchmark in manufacturing. of writing pens due to the outstanding quality of its fountain pens and the wide range of its product catalogue, which adapts to all types of demands and economic availabilities, although it abounds in high-end pieces and authentic works of art that would deserve to be included in the collection of any museum due to their material richness and the participation in their design and execution of different renowned Japanese artists.
Designs in the shape of a torpedo or with flattened edges, top-class materials such as the precious Urushi lacquer, noble woods, ebonite, mother-of-pearl or precious metals, and decorative techniques rooted in the deepest Japanese tradition such as maki-e in all its variants, are used profusely in many of these fountain pens, significantly increasing their value and enhancing the majestic beauty of some pieces famous for the extraordinary performance of their nibs, handcrafted at their Hiroshima plant by artisans endowed with incredible skill. that provide long years of experience.
An impressive set of virtues that is reflected in different regular or limited edition collections, such as the emblematic 1911 and Professional Gear series, the main banner of the brand; the imposing King of Pens, characterized by the resounding size of the fountain pens that compose it; the delicacy and warm touch of the wood of the pieces from the Precious Wood collection and, of course, the exquisite lacquered decoration of the Maki-e line, a marvel of elegance and refinement that places us before the greatness of this century-old brand.
