An excellent video! I'm really enjoying your new camera and lighting, as much as I loved looking around at all of the fun stuff in your room in the older setup :-) The Tuzu is an attractive pen, but I'm not sure that it will be the answer to Sailor's financial troubles. To me, it seems too expensive for brand-new beginner's pen... the Tuzu sells for about $50 in the US... whereas we can buy the 14k Gold nib Sailor 1911 Profit for about $60. The Tuzu will have trouble competing with the less expensive Lamy Safari and Al-Star, but also pens like the Pilot Preppy and Kakuno for true beginners, and it's also priced above pens like the TWSBI Eco and Narwhal Original, and of course, all of the other excellent Chinese pens... even the ones made of titanium. I'm just not sure that an adjustable grip is going to be a selling point to people who would just as happily use a round grip and not need adjustment.
Nice video. My honest opinion for this Tuzu pen is “full marks for innovation but not so impressive material and finish.” Well no hard feelings but this was my opinion and one may differ. I prefer lamy safari over this tuzu. Keep it up sir. I really enjoy your content.
It's a nice video indeed as usual; but as a critical viewer and as a well wisher I would suggest that your camera person should focus on the object itself rather than framing the composition.
I just saw your reply to Anmol ji's comment about you recovering from a recent surgery. Please get well very soon, sir. 🙏🏼😁 I do pray Sailor's financial troubles (as @thewetpen said) will be over very soon. I love Japanese fountain pens, especially the Pilot Kakuno which my mother gifted me. Their regular Namiki inks are also my favourite, due to their reliable flow and the blue-black ink's water resistance. I'd really like to know (if possible) any similarly-performing swadeshi inks that are decently wet and at least water resistant. I haven't tried Sailor's offerings yet, but I hope to do so very soon. With that in mind, though, I personally think the Tuzu's price is still quite expensive for being an entry-level product, even if it's from what is considered to be one of the best fountain pen brands in the world. Also, as people in other fountain pen forums often comment, Japanese fountain pen brands need to branch out a bit more overseas. I'm quite sure many people will certainly fall in love with their products.
Pen is looking nice and decently price for the name it carry. Will check it out this pen. Thanks for sharing your thought
Thank You, Chawm, for introducing us to the Sailor Tuzu!
What a great looking pen!
An excellent video! I'm really enjoying your new camera and lighting, as much as I loved looking around at all of the fun stuff in your room in the older setup :-) The Tuzu is an attractive pen, but I'm not sure that it will be the answer to Sailor's financial troubles. To me, it seems too expensive for brand-new beginner's pen... the Tuzu sells for about $50 in the US... whereas we can buy the 14k Gold nib Sailor 1911 Profit for about $60. The Tuzu will have trouble competing with the less expensive Lamy Safari and Al-Star, but also pens like the Pilot Preppy and Kakuno for true beginners, and it's also priced above pens like the TWSBI Eco and Narwhal Original, and of course, all of the other excellent Chinese pens... even the ones made of titanium. I'm just not sure that an adjustable grip is going to be a selling point to people who would just as happily use a round grip and not need adjustment.
Have had a chance to write with their "king of pen" series ?
Sir is your health okay? If there's even a small sickness please don't forget to take care of yourself! ❤
thank you. i had undergone a surgical procedure and am still recovering from the aftermath :)
Nice video. My honest opinion for this Tuzu pen is “full marks for innovation but not so impressive material and finish.” Well no hard feelings but this was my opinion and one may differ. I prefer lamy safari over this tuzu.
Keep it up sir. I really enjoy your content.
It's a nice video indeed as usual; but as a critical viewer and as a well wisher I would suggest that your camera person should focus on the object itself rather than framing the composition.
This is an interesting pen. The price is almost a bargain for Sailor. The adjustable grip is nice but is it a gimmick?
I just saw your reply to Anmol ji's comment about you recovering from a recent surgery. Please get well very soon, sir. 🙏🏼😁
I do pray Sailor's financial troubles (as @thewetpen said) will be over very soon. I love Japanese fountain pens, especially the Pilot Kakuno which my mother gifted me. Their regular Namiki inks are also my favourite, due to their reliable flow and the blue-black ink's water resistance. I'd really like to know (if possible) any similarly-performing swadeshi inks that are decently wet and at least water resistant. I haven't tried Sailor's offerings yet, but I hope to do so very soon.
With that in mind, though, I personally think the Tuzu's price is still quite expensive for being an entry-level product, even if it's from what is considered to be one of the best fountain pen brands in the world. Also, as people in other fountain pen forums often comment, Japanese fountain pen brands need to branch out a bit more overseas. I'm quite sure many people will certainly fall in love with their products.
I find my tuzu fine nib is very scratcy and dry