The Pilot custom Urushi, Fountain pen or ballpoint pen, represent the perfect combination of Namiki know-how and Pilot design & technology. The Urushi lacquer is used for each Namiki, it is the most beautiful natural pure lacquer in the world.
Urushi lacquer is produced by the male lacquer trees (Asian Rhus vernicifera), whose trunks are notched when they reach 10 years of age and which are felled immediately afterwards, to be replaced by young shoots. The harvest, which rarely exceeds 3 or 4 teaspoons per tree, lasts only a few days, chosen with a care and precision that leaves absolutely nothing to chance.
The complexity of this process explains this product’s rarity and value.
Indeed, In the past, and even today, Namiki can be sold only in a very selective network. Many stores have no access to Namiki pens, and would like to offer PILOT exclusive products, with the same features as Namiki like Urushi lacquer. That is why, Pilot launched in 2017, the Custom Urushi, now available for the global market.
