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The Sailor Profit Casual L Gold Trim (11-0820), sold in the US as the 1911 Casual L, is a full-size Sailor fountain pen with a stainless-steel nib that Sailor hand-finishes like its gold nibs and coats in gold-colored IP. It launched in Japan on October 4, 2025 at ¥13,200 (about US$84). It is 141 mm capped and 19.8 g.
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The Profit Casual L Gold Trim, 141 mm capped (drawn at 1 mm = 5 px).
Product facts
Product
Sailor Profit Casual L Gold Trim fountain pen (11-0820); 1911 Casual L in the US
PMMA resin cap, barrel and section; stainless-steel nib and metal parts with gold-colored IP finish
Released
October 2025*
Price range
$$$$over $75 per pen (multi-packs divided by the count)
Colors
Clear Black
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Notes on these facts
Made by The Sailor Pen Co., Ltd., Kure, Hiroshima, Japan; majority-owned by PLUS Corporation since May 2022. Country of manufacture not stated: Sailor's Japanese product page and Goulet Pens' listing (read October 22, 2026) don't state a country; an Amazon.com import listing calls it made in Japan, which we don't treat as a reliable source. Price: example listing. Released: Japanese launch date on Sailor's product page. Goulet Pens added the 1911 Casual L Demonstrator (11-0823) on September 16, 2026.
Colors: names per Sailor Japan, checked October 24, 2026. Four translucent colors per Sailor Japan (クリアブラック, クリアレッド, クリアブルー, クリアグリーン), all with gold-colored IP trim. Tints were sampled from Sailor's product photos. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).
Key takeaways
Sailor launched the Profit Casual L Gold Trim in Japan on October 4, 2025, at ¥13,200 (about US$84) with tax.
Its stainless-steel nib gets the hand finishing of Sailor's gold nibs plus a gold-colored IP coating; Sailor says it writes like a gold nib.
Sailor lists it at 141 mm (5.6 in) capped, 18 mm across with the clip, and 19.8 g, in 5 nib widths from EF to B.
It is the same size as the Sailor 1911L (Profit Standard large), per Goulet Pens, and takes Sailor cartridges or the included converter.
Shop staff named it the fountain-pen winner of the Bungu-ya-san Taishō 2026.
What is the Sailor Profit Casual L?
It is Sailor’s full-size Profit fountain pen with a stainless-steel nib that is hand-finished like Sailor’s gold nibs and coated in gold-colored IP. Sailor launched the Profit Casual L Gold Trim in Japan on October 4, 2025, at ¥13,200 (about US$84).
In the US it is sold as the 1911 Casual L, since Sailor’s Profit series is called the 1911 abroad. Goulet Pens says it is the same size as the classic Sailor 1911L, and it screws closed and posts. For the same 141 mm size with a large 21k gold nib, see our Sailor 1911 Large guide.
All from Sailor’s Japanese product page. Goulet measured its US Demonstrator at 140.7 mm capped, 153.4 mm posted, a 13.1 mm body and 21 g with a converter.
How is the steel nib different from Sailor’s gold nibs?
It is stainless steel, but Sailor applies the same time-consuming hand finishing it uses on its gold nibs. Sailor says that gives a smoother feel than before, like writing with a gold-nib pen; the gold color is an IP coating, not gold.
The Casual L beside two 14k-nib pens, capped lengths to scale.
It takes Sailor’s proprietary cartridges or a Sailor converter, and the cap screws on and posts on the back. Goulet measured 1.21 ml in a cartridge and 0.70 ml in the converter, and says the US pen comes with a converter and two black cartridges.
Goulet’s measurements of the Demonstrator: the cap takes 1.75 turns to remove, the cap is 66.4 mm long and 15.6 mm across, the visible nib is 21.2 mm, and the pen weighs 21 g with a converter, 12 g of it in the body. Posted, it grows to 153.4 mm (6.0 in).
Which Casual L versions are there?
Japan lists the Gold Trim and the Basis; US retailers also carry a Demonstrator and a Stable version.
Version
Code
Difference
Where
Gold Trim
11-0820
Clear colored resin
Japan (launched October 4, 2025)
Basis
11-0822
Adds a cap ring; ¥16,500 (about US$104)
Japan (May 16, 2026)
Demonstrator
11-0823
Crystal-clear resin
Goulet Pens (US)
Stable
11-0825
Muted colors, gold-IP brass grip
JetPens (US)
Codes are from Sailor’s site, Goulet and JetPens. JetPens lists the Stable at 24 g. Sailor’s other 2026 Bungu-ya-san winner is the Pensiero Verita S multi pen.
Since May 2026 Sailor North America has also fitted the Casual L nib to the full-size Sailor Pro Gear, starting with the Lucky Charm 2 (11-9700), per Dromgoole’s listing of May 29, 2026.
Can you buy it in the US, and what does it cost?
Yes: Goulet sells the Demonstrator, JetPens the Stable, and Japan-import sellers list the Gold Trim on Amazon.com. All sit in our $$$$ band (over $75). Goulet added the Demonstrator to its new arrivals on September 16, 2026 and showed 6 reviews when we checked; the Amazon.com import listing had 12 ratings.
Sailor’s product page doesn’t say, and neither does Goulet. Sailor is based in Kure, Hiroshima, but we list this model as not stated until a primary source or the package confirms it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Sailor 1911 Casual L the same as the Profit Casual L?
Yes, it is the same line under Sailor's US name: Sailor sells the Profit series as the 1911 outside Japan. US retailers carry versions Japan's site doesn't list, such as Goulet's crystal-clear Demonstrator (11-0823) and JetPens' Casual L Stable (11-0825) with a brass grip.
Does the Sailor Profit Casual L have a gold nib?
No. The nib is stainless steel with a gold-colored IP (ion plating) finish. Sailor says it hand-finishes it like its 14k and 21k nibs so it writes like a gold-nib pen.
What nib sizes does the Profit Casual L come in?
Five: extra fine, fine, medium fine, medium and broad, in all four colors.
What ink does the Sailor Profit Casual L take?
Sailor's proprietary cartridges or a Sailor converter; Goulet says the US version comes with a converter and two black cartridges. Goulet measured 1.21 ml in a cartridge and 0.70 ml in the converter.
Is the Profit Casual L Basis different?
Slightly. The Basis (11-0822), launched May 16, 2026 at ¥16,500 (about US$104), adds a cap ring to the same steel-nib pen.
Is a steel-nib Sailor worth it over a gold-nib one?
It is a cheaper way into Sailor's full-size pen. A Goulet customer review praises the fine, slightly dry extra-fine nib with gentle feedback; we haven't compared it with a 14k Sailor ourselves yet.
