on saleSailor Pro Gear Slim Fountain Pen - Tako

Product Code SL-11-8874-330

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on saleSailor Pro Gear Slim Fountain Pen - Tako

Product Code SL-11-8874-330

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$236.00

MSRP $295.00

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Japan observes the changes of time with celebrations for the spring and autumn equinox, and the summer and winter solstice. The Sailor Professional Gear Slim Solar Term fountain pen series shines a light on some of the finer traditions beloved across Japan on these special seasonal days.

This fountain pen, Tako, represents the summer solstice, with a shimmering faded rose barrel complemented by cream finials inspired by the octopus traditionally eaten on this day in hopes of an abundant growing season.

The Sailor Pro Gear Slim fountain pen is equipped with a 14k gold nib in fine, medium fine, or medium. The flat top cap features the Sailor anchor logo inset into the top finial. The cap screws to open/close and can push to post onto the back of the barrel when writing.

The Professional Gear Slim fountain pen comes with a Sailor proprietary converter as well as two proprietary Sailor Black ink cartridges.

Click here to shop all compatible Sailor ink cartridges.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I fill this fountain pen from an ink cartridge? 8EDA1617-F73A-4DAF-8245-6D2BF4ABEB7B

A cartridge is small, disposable, sealed plastic reservoir that holds fountain pen ink. These come pre-filled with ink, and typically you just push to insert them into place and you'll be ready to write!

This pen uses proprietary Sailor ink cartridges, which are available in a wide range of colors.

You can learn more about how to actually install an ink cartridge on our blog, or in this video tutorial:

How do I use a converter? 8EDA1617-F73A-4DAF-8245-6D2BF4ABEB7B

A converter goes in the place of where the ink cartridge would normally go. From there, you can fill your fountain pen from bottled ink.

A converter is a detachable and refillable ink reservoir that allows you to use bottled ink in a cartridge-accepting pen. Typically you will install the converter into the grip section, dip the nib/feed into the ink, and twist or pull the converter knob to draw ink into the converter.

We have a great video showing how to use a converter here:

How do I clean this fountain pen? 8EDA1617-F73A-4DAF-8245-6D2BF4ABEB7B

It mostly comes down to flushing out the pen with water, and sometimes a little bit of pen flush if the ink is really stuck. 

We put together a blog post with step-by-step instructions, or you can watch the video here:

We recommend a good cleaning every 2 weeks, and any time you change ink colors. Water will usually do the trick, but we recommend you use our Goulet Pen Flush if the ink has been left in the pen for a while and could have dried up, or when you’re switching ink colors.

For even more information about fountain pen cleaning, check out our Fountain Pen 101 video blog post.

What's your return policy? 8EDA1617-F73A-4DAF-8245-6D2BF4ABEB7B

We accept returns for up to 30 days from purchase. You can read all our Return Policies here.

To initiate a return, please submit a request at the Return Portal. Our Customer Care team might reach out to you for more information.

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Emma
More Mauve-ish

I was expecting a color closer to the photo. In the photo it looks more on the red-warmer side of the color wheel. The color is actually more mauve-cooler side. Still a LOVELY color that is growing in me. I feel it's very feminine The ink I'm using is Colorverse Brunch Date which which not only write very well in the F nib I ordered, but also matches well. Very happy with this pen!! And Goulet service, as usual, very promptly! Thanks!

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Emma
Cool side

What a lovely pen! The photo of the pen seems a bit of on 'redder' side. The actual pen is more mauve or on the cooler side. Still a lovely color. F nib and it writes with a toothy (great) feeling. Had I purchased this pen from the beginning, I might've not purchased other brands or maybe not ha a great addition! Shipping, as usual, from Goulet, on time & done with care. Thank you very much!I