ROTRING Mechanische Potlood Rose Gold 600 2158794 0.5mm rOtring Mechanische Potlood Luxe Schrijven Briefpapier Duitse Opstellen Pen Professionele Balpen

This might be the cutest pencil ever. I knew what I was getting into when ordering the Rotring 600. I knew it didn’t have a retractable needle tip like the Rotring 800, but what I was trading in function, I received back in lead stability. Apparently, the 800 has a slight wiggle to the lead, and when it comes to needing accuracy (I’m an artist, so accurate lead pencil tips that don’t wobble are super important to me), the 600 was more my style. Because of the fragile needle tip though (if you drop it, say goodbye to your pencil working), this is relegated for home use at my desk, and doesn’t go traveling with me. It’s such a cute color, though, makes a great gift for anyone who loves pink or is an artist into fancy tools, and the build quality + feel of it is fantastic! I love mine. It’s expensive, but worth it, IMO, as you can’t really find anything else that looks this pretty at this build quality and functionality at the price range. Also, it fits perfectly in the leather sheath of my Plotter Mini 6 binder!

I really like how solid this pencil is. I own a couple other mechanical pencils, one of which is the 0.7 version of rotring 600.Now, this is a solid pencil, but because it's all metal I find it a little tiring to use after an hour or so since I grip hard. I'm used to lighter pencils like my kurutoga or graphgear in the picture so it definitely takes a bit of getting used to the weight of the rotrings. If you grip lighter then you should be fine with this pencil. The weight is just a personal preference though, I think the build quality of these pencils are really good and I don't see why it wouldn't last a decade provided you don't lose it or damage it beyond repair.

Great pencil.

Wife loves this. Great for her journal

The ad had a spelling mistake, but the mechanical pencil was exactly what’s was shown in the photo. Very pleased to have the Rotring (not Rottling) arrive within a few days of the order. I ordered as gifts for family and very pleased with purchase and price.