Sailor Pro Gear Fountain Pen- The Checkmate Series – Soul of Chess (North America exclusive color).

As the second release in the Checkmate Series by Sailor, the Soul of Chess represents the pawn in chess. As the most numerous and substantial piece in chess, victory isbeyond reachwithout it.

Inspired by the significance of the pawn, Soul of Chess is created by Sailor following Knight to E4 in the Checkmate Series. It has astunningly transparent whitebody, translucent ivory cap accented with silver trim, and arhodium-plated21k gold nib. This Pro Gearalsocomes with an elegant custom finialof a chesspawn design. Like Knight to E4, this Pro Gear comes with a weighted metal section that makesthe pen-holding sensationreminiscentof a real chess piece.

• Release Date: December 2023
• Nib Size: Extra Fine, Fine, Medium Fine, Medium, Broad, Zoom and Music
• Rhodium-plated 21k gold nib
• Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/converter (Sailor proprietary)
• Custom top finial with achesspawn design
• Weighted metal section
• Comes with a converter and a cartridge
• Limited edition production of only 500 pieces, individually numbered on the box
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Dimensions:

• Length (capped): 13.5cm
• Diameter: 1.32 cm
• Weight: 21.6g

Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. Hewas inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japanfirst ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.

In the 1970s, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, “Candy,” that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.

In 1981, Sailordecided to go in the opposite direction from their “Candy” pen and began focusing onproducing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed forspecificwriting purposessuch as writing musical notes toone that is best for character writing.