Sailor Imperial Professional Gear Slim Fountain Pen

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Thanks to Yoshihito Takada for the translation!

In March we made the announcement of Sailor’s Imperial Pro Gear fountain pen and proclaimed it the pen Batman would use. The Pro Gear is by no means a huge pen, but may still be a bit too large for some. Enter the Pro Gear Slim, now available in Imperial Black. Unfortunately, also available in Japan only.

Sailor Imperial Pro Gear Slim fountain pen
The Imperial Pro Gear Slim is a limited edition of 100 pieces exclusive to 趣味の文具箱 (Shumi no bungubako) magazine. They’re well known for their selection of fountain pens. The nib and accents are titanium Ion plated, the same as Sailor’s Professional gear Imperial black. The barrel of the Pro Gear Slim is slightly smaller than the Pro Gear, but still retains good balance in the hand. The nib was designed to be as plain as possible being stamped only to indicate Karat 14K/585 on the surface, nib width H-MF (Hard-Medium Fine) and serial number xxx/100.

Sailor Imperial Pro Gear Slim fountain pen capped uncapped

Sailor Imperial Pro Gear Slim fountain pen posted

Sailor Imperial Pro Gear Slim nib
Sailor Imperial Pro Gear Slim fountain pen packaging The Imperial Pro Gear Slim is a cartridge/converter filling fountain pen that measures 17mm in diameter and 124mm in length, a bit smaller than the 129mm of the standard Pro Gear. This pen went on sale on August 7 for ¥24,150 (~$308), only available through Side River with a few units still in stock.

Source: Sailor

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  • Stephen Brown

    I like that ultra-plain nib!

  • dedalian

    I like the minimal nib, though it may have looked better with a more minimal pen surrounding it.

  • Michel de Montreal

    Have you guys seen the Diamond horror that is Sailor’s Gimel jewel pen for $700.000
    I love Sailor pens, but that one is just MAD….. almost looks like the Aurora Diamante…… oh and as for this pen….. it’s interesting buy why would one pay 308 for this pen when you can get the real sized pen for even less….. meh

  • http://www.facebook.com/will.platt.39 Will Platt

    the pen looks great! i do think they should’ve taken off the sailor imprint on the cap ring though; at least made it more subtle

  • kondro

    When I saw this, I thought about ordering it. But my Sailor Imperial Pro Gear just returned from Mike Masuyama (because the nib was disappointingly very dry and scratchy out of the box) and it’s an amazing pen.

    I no longer feel like Wayne Robinson… I feel like Bruce Wayne.

  • Gabe

    Could anyone help me find out what a gimmel 22k plated bullet shaped ballpiont pen mite be worth?