Sailor 1911S Pen of the Year Fountain Pen - Grape Expectations
Introducing Grape Expectations, Sailor North America’s Exclusive Pen of the Year for 2025. Its rich translucent purple hue and golden accents set the stage for bold ideas, big dreams, and stories yet to be told. Even if you’re not penning the next bestselling masterpiece, each page you fill deserves a little magic. And thanks to Sailor’s expertly crafted solid 14K gold nib, every pen stroke feels intentional, turning everything from journal entries to grocery lists into moments of inspiration. Available exclusively in North America.
The fountain pen's cap screws to open/close and can push to post onto the back of the barrel when writing. The 1911S comes with a Sailor proprietary converter as well as two proprietary Sailor Black ink cartridges.
Click here to shop all compatible Sailor ink cartridges.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Sailor
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Purple
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- Yes
- Body Material
- Resin
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 1.75
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary Sailor ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium Fine, Medium, Broad
- Nib Color
- Gold
- Nib Material
- 14k Gold
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 12mm (0.47in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 14.7mm (0.58in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 16.8mm (0.66in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 9.7mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 116.3mm (4.58in)
- Length - Cap
- 64.5mm (2.54in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 19.2mm (0.76in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 134.6mm (5.30in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 147.2mm (5.80in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 9g (0.32oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 8g (0.28oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 17.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.18ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 0.67ml
