STAEDTLER Mechanical Pencil Night Blue Series, 0.7mm (925 35-07)

As someone who enjoys the supposed dying art of hand drawing, I thought it worthwhile upgrading my ageing Staedtlers to something with a bit more substance and longevity.What can I say, these are a beautifully made and designed piece of kit, with a nice weight and premium feel to them. I bought the 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 2.0mm versions which have been on my desk since day 1, are still a joy to use, and have drawn a number of comments from colleagues.For those of you buying a 2.0mm one, you'll need a lead pointer as there is not one included in the cap, and care needs to be taken when selecting one, Staedtler's own blue tub-type pointer will not accept these pencils without careful modification.Unsure why these should be Japanese market only, as surely they'd be snapped up in Europe and the Americas??

Reliable mechanical pencil, I already have the 0,5 and the 0,9 size,same series, I bought the 0,7 size sure that it would had fit my expectations

Very comfortable to draw with and use nice colour too

Excellent to write with, the rough grip being especially useful. Seems well made and solid, but too soon to know how robust it will be in practice.

high quality pencil as you would expect

Great weight and feel...! Bought my first in Japan and now have the set

A beautifully designed pencil, a simple thing you’d think but this is not always the case. This is a well balanced and weighted pencil that also feels like it will last forever.

Brought two, look great and work well but the build quality is suspect. The metal tip fell off one of them so is now effectively useless. £10 down the drain.Tried gluing it back on but it just fell off again.