SAILOR Limited Production KAN REKI
Sense of
Innovation
Sailor KANREKI is exclusive limited production model to celebrate
Sailor’s nib designer Mr. Kagwaguchi Akihiro’s 60th birthday. He was the
original designer of popular Professional Gear model. KAN represents
Kawaguchis’s ideas of “Sense of Innovation”. In Japan, 60th birthday bears
significant importance to everyone. KAN is designed with 3 rare kind RED color
differs in body, cap, cap top & back to make a beautiful red pen with
professional gear model.
Kanreki means not only 60 years old but also returning to the baby. The
sexagenary cycle passes at 60 years old and they return to the baby once again.
Red is used for baby clothes and red color is meaning of the talisman against
evil. The Kanreki fountain pen is used as symbolic pen in celebration of the
sixtieth birthday.
Kawaguchi Akihiro is very famous in Japan too and has
been conducting pen clinics across cities in Japan. Kawaguchi Akihiro and
Nagahara Nobuyoushi are the top two respected great legendary pen masters in
Sailor. Thus Sailor has launched both the Nagahara special King Of pen and
Kawaguchi KAN in 2008.
This pen is fitted with a solid gold 21K nib and comes with its own gift
box including bottle ink.
Completely sold out model. Not many pieces were made.