Caran Dache Mechanical Pencil, Classic Line, Black, with 0.7mm Lead

The mechanism that holds the mechanical pencil in its sleeve failed after 6 months. Every time you pull the cap of the eraser, the whole mechanism comes out. Also, after writing for a few minutes, the mechanism comes loose within the sleeve. It's too bad as Caran d'Ache has some other good products.

Feels really nice, weight distribution feels great, center of gravity is ~78mm/3" from the tip, but feels really balanced at 12.5g, 2-4g lighter than the 849 pen. I find the clean and simple design incredibly attractive, but I do wish it was a tad longer than the ~5.25"/134mm. I added some heat shri… Read more

I ordered this pencil because I was specifically looking for a pencil with a maximum length of 12.5 cm for a small notebook. Unfortunately, the pen is actually 13.5 cm long, so it doesn’t fit for me. It is, however, a nice writing instrument, feels good in the hand and makes a good impression. Too b… Read more

Beautiful pencil with a nice weight to it. However, It no longer works after a year. I have pentel pencils that still work 5+ years later and cost much less.