Shooting across a sky of green or a sky
of red, the "meteor" is a silver pearl. It is
trailed by two lines of abalone (raden) cutting diagonally
through the body of the pen on opposite sides. This unusual
pen has a uniform but randomly textured central section,
which gives the barrel a pleasing feel. Close inspection
of this material reveals a more complex color than simply
green. Below the surface, small amounts of red and yellow
glint through. What appears on first glance to be a simple
pen turns out to be considerably more subtle and complex.
Gold trim contrasts with the matte surface
resin of he cap, section and barrel ends.
At 6 3/16" long, capped, this is
pen is longer than a Pelikan M1000 (5 3/4"). This
length gives the pen a comfortable feel in the hand even
without the cap posted. At 28 grams this pen feels light
for its size.
Each piece is signed by the artist,
Seisyo Shitsugei, and is accompanied by a certificate
from the artist.
The raden is precisely inlaid into the matte texture of
the body.
The 21K nib is the same extremely high
quality writing point that is found on the 1911 series.
For this reason it is available in extra-fine, fine, fine-medium,
medium and broad. The pen is also available with the various
specialty nibs
offered by Sailor. It comes standard with the Naginata
NM, (Naginata Medium) nib.
Red Meteor-No
longer availble from Japan
I like to imagine the Red Meteor as a
shooting star in a Martian sky. Just as the color of the
green Meteor is not solid green, the red is filled with
other subtle hues.
A warm matte pastel shows up in the brick
red crevices.
Again, there are two meteors spiraling around the central
of the barrel.
The solidity of the red color contrasts
with the reflective abalone and the silver meteor dot.
The Red or Green Meteor retail for $1125.00
with the Togi nib.
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