Namiki Yukari Royal Urushi

[Namo]

Beautiful pen, thank you for the pics and congrats!!

 

How does it compare with the Densho?

 

I couldn't resist any longer!

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/minkapics/Fountain%20pens/Namiki-Yukari-Urushi_MF04704.jpg

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/minkapics/Fountain%20pens/Namiki-Yukari-Urushi_MF04718.jpg

 

Alongside one of my Danitrio Denshos

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/minkapics/Fountain%20pens/Namiki-Yukari-Urushi_Danitrio-Densho_MF04715.jpg

Edited February 8, 2011 by Namo

[Painterspal]

Apart from the obvious similarities - size, urushi finish - they are very different.

 

The Pilot is metal-based rather than ebonite, so it's about twice the weight of the Densho and is initially cool to the touch, rather than the warmer feel of the hard rubber. Balance is pretty neutral though, so similar in that respect. The implementation of the urushi is very different. The Namiki is a single, solid colour, immaculately done; it 'breaks' very slightly on the threads, but doesn't offer the 'hand-made' cues of the Danitrio - it's simply perfect. The standard of construction of the Namiki is also very high and it feels incredibly solid. It gives you no clue as to how it was made - you could say that it represents a marriage of modern manufacturing techniques and materials with traditional craftsmanship. In that sense, while being a product of the same genre, the Dani is a very different animal and wears its 'I'm hand made' clothes with pride.

 

Six months on I love them both. The Dani is very tactile but there's also something very compelling about the simple, understated shape, wonderful colour and astonishing quality of finish of the Namiki. Both have an inevitability that makes them stand out.

 

Hope that helps...

 

Beautiful pen, thank you for the pics and congrats!!

 

How does it compare with the Densho?

 

[Namo]

Apart from the obvious similarities - size, urushi finish - they are very different.

 

The Pilot is metal-based rather than ebonite, so it's about twice the weight of the Densho and is initially cool to the touch, rather than the warmer feel of the hard rubber. Balance is pretty neutral though, so similar in that respect. The implementation of the urushi is very different. The Namiki is a single, solid colour, immaculately done; it 'breaks' very slightly on the threads, but doesn't offer the 'hand-made' cues of the Danitrio - it's simply perfect. The standard of construction of the Namiki is also very high and it feels incredibly solid. It gives you no clue as to how it was made - you could say that it represents a marriage of modern manufacturing techniques and materials with traditional craftsmanship. In that sense, while being a product of the same genre, the Dani is a very different animal and wears its 'I'm hand made' clothes with pride.

 

Six months on I love them both. The Dani is very tactile but there's also something very compelling about the simple, understated shape, wonderful colour and astonishing quality of finish of the Namiki. Both have an inevitability that makes them stand out.

 

Hope that helps...

 

 

Thanks! It does!

[Pen2009]

Is the body / cap of the converter-equipped Namiki Urushi Collection pen finished in the same quality as the eye-dropper model? The converter-equipped one's body is made of brass while the eye dropper's is based on ebonite. Both the converter- and eye-dropper-equipped ones sport the #50 Namiki nib, I believe.

[shuuemura]

Is the body / cap of the converter-equipped Namiki Urushi Collection pen finished in the same quality as the eye-dropper model? The converter-equipped one's body is made of brass while the eye dropper's is based on ebonite. Both the converter- and eye-dropper-equipped ones sport the #50 Namiki nib, I believe.

 

Yes, the urushi finishes on both the Yukari Royale and Emperor pens are similar, insofar as they can be done on two different materials.

 

The Emperor eyedropper pen uses the #50 nib while the Yukari Royale uses the #20 nib.

 

If you scroll down to the 2010-04-22 entry on this page (http://kmpn.blogspot.com/search/label/nibs) you can see the size of these two nibs.

[rhk]

Is the body / cap of the converter-equipped Namiki Urushi Collection pen finished in the same quality as the eye-dropper model? The converter-equipped one's body is made of brass while the eye dropper's is based on ebonite. Both the converter- and eye-dropper-equipped ones sport the #50 Namiki nib, I believe.

 

This morning I have taken some pictures, and the difference in nib size (black urushi emperor left and black urushi yukari royale right) is clear. Ruud

 

 

 

http://www.rhkoning.com/penpics/namiki/varia/2013-07-21%20comparison%20emperor%20vs%20yukari%20royale.jpg

 

 

 

 

http://www.rhkoning.com/penpics/namiki/varia/2013-07-21%20nib%20comparison%20emperor%20vs%20yukari%20royale.jpg

[tursilmatik]

Sorry everyone, for bringing this old thread up to date, Namiki Yukari Royale seems delicious.

 

Could you guys who own this pen share some pictures of the writing quality of the nib?

 

As I understand it is a Namiki No. 20 nib, and I wonder if you wonderful people could make a comparison about its writing thickness and wetness with respect to some very well known pens like a naka-ai M nib, or a pelikan m800 EF nib.

[Keyless Works]

I don't have a M800 any more but compared to a Nakaya M nib the M #20 is more juicy which makes it a bit wider than a Nakaya M. I can empty out a Con-70 converter (1.1ml of ink) as quickly if not quicker than I can with my Naka-ai which only hold .5ml of ink. (this could partly be because I enjoy the Yukari so much). I reviewed the pen here: http://unroyalwarrant.com/2015/09/18/namiki-yukari-royale-vermilion-fountain-pen-review/

[Diderot]

I don't have a M800 any more but compared to a Nakaya M nib the M #20 is more juicy which makes it a bit wider than a Nakaya M. I can empty out a Con-70 converter (1.1ml of ink) as quickly if not quicker than I can with my Naka-ai which only hold .5ml of ink. (this could partly be because I enjoy the Yukari so much). I reviewed the pen here: http://unroyalwarrant.com/2015/09/18/namiki-yukari-royale-vermilion-fountain-pen-review/

 

Thank you for that linked review.

I enjoyed reading it, but it was also useful.

[tursilmatik]

I don't have a M800 any more but compared to a Nakaya M nib the M #20 is more juicy which makes it a bit wider than a Nakaya M. I can empty out a Con-70 converter (1.1ml of ink) as quickly if not quicker than I can with my Naka-ai which only hold .5ml of ink. (this could partly be because I enjoy the Yukari so much). I reviewed the pen here: http://unroyalwarrant.com/2015/09/18/namiki-yukari-royale-vermilion-fountain-pen-review/

 

Man.. Thanks a lot... Right now, I am comparing the two photos of your reviews, and it definitely gives me the critical information I was looking for.

 

Here are those photos for the lazies of FPN:

https://unroyalwarrant.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/namiki-yukari-royale-91.jpg

https://unroyalwarrant.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dsc00582.jpg

 

And I congratulate you that you use a 5*5 squared paper at your reviews, because plain paper does not give a sense of reference for scale.

[YugiRider2]

Sorry everyone, for bringing this old thread up to date, Namiki Yukari Royale seems delicious.

 

Could you guys who own this pen share some pictures of the writing quality of the nib?

 

As I understand it is a Namiki No. 20 nib, and I wonder if you wonderful people could make a comparison about its writing thickness and wetness with respect to some very well known pens like a naka-ai M nib, or a pelikan m800 EF nib.

The pen writes like a normal Japanese M to me, though I agree that it is very wet and has quite a bit of spring to it. Mine has issues with consistent ink flow, which I think has also been reported by others. Regardless, it's still a great pen.