Rotring600 Mechanical Pencil, 0.5 mm, Black - Perfect for Writing, Drafting, Engineering, Architecture Professionals

The rotring 800 is the pinnacle of mechanical pencils. Prior to this, I was mostly using cheap plastic mechanical pencils that would cause lead breakage and would often leave me stranded in times of drafting or writing needs. That all changed when I picked this up. The metal construction does give the pencil a certain weight, but its hand feel and performance is not compromised. The tip does wiggle around a little, but this also does not affect the writing quality. The convenience offered by the retractable tip much outweighs the wiggly tip. This pencil makes it effortless to draft and write precisely, and when combined with rotring lead, I have very rarely broken any. Yes, it is quite expensive in the realm of mechanical pencils, but this is not your average one. You really do get what you pay for. The only minor complaint I have is the eraser, which is almost too small to even use! This is easily circumvented by the use of a small square eraser though, and all higher quality mechanical pencils also have this issue, so I won’t count it as a major ding against this one.

Great pencil! I do a lot of pre-sketching before creating a painting and I really like the weight and comfort of using this mechanical pencil. It’s a bit more expensive then most mechanical pencils but worth it if you’re doing a lot of drawing for extended periods of time.

...if you want to know what it feels like to have your hands and fingers drive a Rolls Royce... then this is the german precision equivalent of it... you will not find a more luxurious, well designed and joyful writing experience... when I hold this pencil I feel perfection nestled in my hands...

excellent build quality and writes very well with the proscribed lead. these are not cheap but i would rather wait and find products like this than buy cheap stuff made in asia.

pricey, but solid. Can use a bic pen cap to protect the fragile end.

I love that I used to be able to just write with a heavy pencil, I always suprised people when I allowed them to hold it so they could see it was mostly made of metal...however since the tip can't retract and it's incredibly heavy, so its tip bent the first time I dropped it and eventually snapped off, so now I have a $20 paperweight

These mechanical pencils are great. The weight is really nice, it feels very high end.

Best pencil in the game