I do not try to hide the fact that Sailor is by far my favorite pen brand. They have variety, elegance, and a writing experience that in my opinion is unparalleled. With Sailor’s latest release (another North American exclusive), my pen collection steadily grows. Are they a perfect pen company? No, but in my humble opinion they’re pretty freakin’ close.

I normally am not a fan of the 1911 model for one simple minute detail… No anchor finial. Yep, that’s it, anchor or bust I always say! However when I saw the pen announcement I knew that I had to own it. The pen itself comes in the standard Sailor box, with a converter and two cartridges. I ordered my pen from penchalet.com, who also sent me a sample of De Atramentis Pale Blue Ink, so huge shout out to them for that awesome gesture.

The pen is a stunning blue that just pops. It comes with Black Ion plated trim, that adds a certain allure to the pen that had me floored. The Nib is a 21k gold nib which comes on their 1911L models. The nib doesn’t match the trim of the rest of the pen, which at first glance threw me for a loop. However, after I inked up the pen it was pretty apparent that the nib was not going to be an issue. The writing quality is exquisite, I got the pen with a medium nib, which in my opinion is the perfect line width for my style of writing. The pen glides on the paper, with just the perfect amount of feedback that I’ve absolutely come to love.

That nib creep!

Sailor is constantly releasing exclusives, and different variants of their signature pens. If you’re an avid Sailor collector like me well this poses an obvious problem. If you aren’t though, this simply means that there is a sailor pen out there for you. I should warn you though, you may have to jump through some hoops and borders to get just the right pen.

My very modest Sailor Collection

This isn’t going to be a full on review, because quite frankly you can look up anywhere on the internet for a review of the Pro Gear, 1911, Realo, and my personal favorite the King of Pens and find hundreds of reviews. This is merely an admirer professing his love for a pen brand doing all the right things, at what seems like always the perfect times. I hope if you’re reading, and you currently don’t have one in your line-up, this post helps put one in your hand.