Sailor Pro Gear

* Sailor Pro Gear Slim - Shikiori “Dragon Palace” // Lennon Tool Bar Atmospheric Firmament. * TWSBI Eco - Jade // Diamine Emerald. * KBD8X MKII in a custom cerakote color // SA Jadeite Keycaps.

Your budget is way high for a good starter pen :-) lucky him. For that budget a Sailor pro gear slim, Platinum 3776, pilot custom 74 and several good pens could be his options. Depends a lot on writing style, size of the hand and other preferences. Honestly, if he has not written with fountain pens extensively yet, I would start with a Pilot Metropolitan.

Sailor Pro Gear Realo - HM. This pen gets far more use than any of my others, it writes perfectly for me, flows well without being too wet and just feels precise yet soft. It's hard to describe but it's addicting to use. Covered in Kala Nostalgia Abstraction Sierra Mist pigment ink, which works really well in this pen.

To me, Sailor nibs are far more scratchy on the paper than Pilot's. And in my turn, I'd say that Pilot nibs give me that exact feeling of a pencil!. The only nibs I could compare are on Sailor Pro Gear Slim (EF) and Wancher Japan Blue (M) vs Pilot 823 (M).

I have this pen, it’s beautiful but heavy. To me it’s not a first pen, particularly with a stub. It would feel really weird to her if she’s only used ball points, gel or fine liners. If you really want to hook her in get her a Sailor Laguiole, if you have cash to splash around a Sailor Pro Gear slim in a fine or medium nib point.