Sailor Tuzu Adjust Fountain Pen Review: Overview, First Impressions, and Writing Sample
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Introducing the Sailor Tuzu Adjust! This is Sailor's biggest and most intentional entry into the beginner fountain pen market, and what an entry! The Tuzu is a cool pen! It might be one of my new favorites. But can it compete with the Lamy Safari, Pilot Metropolitan, TWSBI Eco, and other beginner fountain pens? With an amazing Sailor nib, adjustable grip section, polycarbonate body, and spring-loaded inner cap, I think this Sailor fountain pen can!
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CHAPTERS
Intro 0:00
Unboxing 1:03
The packaging 1:33
The adjustable grip section 2:50
The amazing nib 3:40
The cap 4:20
Two cartridges and a fancy converter 5:55
How to adjust the Tuzu grip section 6:33
Filling the Tuzu with Lamy Obsidian ink 8:37
The polycarbonate material the pen is made of 10:21
Writing sample and nib discussion 11:34
Final thoughts 13:50
A couple quick notes I want to add: 1. Yes, the nib is awesome, but it's not buttery smooth. From what I hear, Sailor nibs in general tend to have some feedback, but it is a pleasant and surprisingly consistent feedback, and I really love the nib. 2. I got the mint green edition, which is pretty, but I think it came out looking more vibrant in the video than it really is.
This is a high quality fountain pen nib, if not one of the best in the world. Not many nibs can boast that level of consistency. Now we await the long term use review.
From what I've heard, these nibs are very consistent. This is a brand new nib for Sailor, however, and I've heard the writing experience is a bit different as compared to their other pens.
I had deja vu watching you open the package. I got mine from Goulet. It came in the same size box. I opened it with my Swiss Army Knife. I wondered where the pen was under all that paper. I was disappointed we didn't get the cool Japanese packaging. I struggled to get the box open. Deja vu ended when you filled it because I knew not to dip further than the "heart hole." But I was also wowed by the nib.
hahahaha that's amazing! If only I would have read the manual before inking up the pen, then the deja vu would have kept going!
Excellent video, as always. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate the support!
I‘m not really sure if the market needed another „school pen“, but I‘m sure it‘ll sell because it’s a Sailor. Thank you for the review!
Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching!
I immediately got the red and blue, and I really like them both. They're more comfortable for my hand than my Pilot Metropolitan's (which I do love).
The Tuzu is super comfortable, isn't it? I've enjoyed using mine quite a bit!
@@DowntheBreatherHole I think it's the pen I'll be gifting to friends to introduce them to fountain pens, I think it's that good.
Cool
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for watching!
It takes the same packaging as the sailor profit jrs, probably to promote kids to buy it more (color aesthetic, clear plastic to show off the pretty pen). The recycled polycarbonate is prone to staining. You can probably get rid of it quickly with water yeah, but leaving it uncleaned may have to resort you to using a pen cleaner of some kind, just from my own experience.
I like the sailor Tuzu. I like any kind of fountain pen innovations because other companies might do something similar to cater to writers with unique writing angles. I've not yet owned my own and I don't wish to purchase it new, so I'll be waiting on the second hand market for someone who wants to give it another home.
That's a nice pen, thanks.
You're welcome! Yeah, I like the Sailor Tuzu.
I believe the packaging that Sailor does I Japan is gift-wrapping as opposed to packaging for the product. -- It is common to use gift-wrapping in Japan.
Interesting! So if you were to buy this in a brick-and-mortar store in Japan, maybe they would pack it up for you in Tuzu-specific giftwrap?
Not just for fountain pen but most things that are made in a different are shipped to distributors in bulk packaging, the pen are put very close together in large box and crates of dozens hundreds or even thousands, it's the local distributors that decide how to package them for their local market, with a company like pelikan and Lamy they will have pretty different US packaging based on which specific distributor your retailer got the pens from
Interesting! That makes sense though.
With the Tuzu, you only need to submerge the nib up to the breather hole, unlike with most fountain pens.
That's correct. I looked at the user manual after making my Sailor Tuzu video, and learned that lesson. Better late than never I guess. haha
Good that sailor is exploring the entry level market, but I dont think I'd buy this one. It looks a bit toyish and I don't think I'd use the adjustment mechanism.
There's also the Sailor Lecoule at a similar price point. It doesn't have that nib, but it looks and feels good. Only comes with a MF nib sadly.
The Tuzu's look definitely isn't for everyone. I don't mind it, but I think the Safari has it beat where looks are concerned.
Flat-top nib, adjutable triangular section, cartridge feed-- wow, it's a Parker 75!
Frankly I’m not very impressed with this pen.
Good video. Video quality is also very good.
But the pen is simply below my expectations.
Lamy safari is much better than this pen.
Anyways it’s my opinion and one may differ.
Could you describe how you judge the Lamy superior?
This might be good for me because the angle of the Safari grip flat out does not work for me.
@@ichirofakename it doesn’t get stained after inking up. Tuzu’s material is such that it looks dirty after inking up. And the converter of lamy is much smoother and easy to operate.
And as I said, it’s my opinion. Someone can think differently.
@@emmacrew5082 yes I appreciate your point of view. That’s why I said, it’s my opinion and someone else can differ. No hard feelings.
@@drnimish333 thanks