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Hello,

 

My brother is an engineer and he asked me very indirectly for a nice lead pencil for his birthday. It would fit in his filofax. What are your suggestions. I am looking for something with a very good durability. Probably a 0.5 mm or 0.7 mm lead.

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My first choice would be an old-style Rotring 600 with the knurled grip. They came in 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9, in silver or black barrel. Unfortunately they are not made anymore, but sometimes you can find them new-old-stock on ebay.

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Caran d'Ache Ecridor Retro (I like the Retro pattern best, but there are others). Excellent pencil.

 

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If he is an engineer, he might love the Pentel 205, which I believe is the favored mechanical pencil among engineers. It comes in various lead sizes, from 0.5 to 0.9. It is an excellent mechanical pencil and easily obtainable at a reasonable price.

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I'd recommend the Alvin Draftmatic mechanical pencil, comes in 0.5mm, 0.7mm and 0.9mm lead sizes. I have the 0.9mm pencil,and have had it since about 1995, and ithas worked without any problems.

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Alvins are good enough writers.

 

But the 600 is a sweet pencil; and nice to have around. It will bang around nice in a planner.

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I have an old black 600 in .5mm, I do not really use it, it works fine, bit battered and box is long gone, if you want it let me know...

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