600 Mechanical Pencil, 0.5 mm, Silver Barrel (1904445)

The rOtring 600 feels incredibly solid and well-made. The full-metal body gives it a premium weight without feeling too heavy, and the grip makes it comfortable for longer writing sessions. The 0.7mm lead glides smoothly and is perfect for both note-taking and precise work. Definitely a high-quality mechanical pencil that feels built to last.

Great pencil! Has a nice weight to it. Looks sleek and very high quality. Knurled grip makes writing for longer periods slip-free. This is the pencil you want if you want something to last 5+ years.

The knurling is perfect. It's really grippy, but without being pokey. The weight is also really great. But it isn't without a couple of flaws. There is a little metal sleeve that sticks out of the end and surrounds the lead near the tip, and the way that the pencil is designed, there's not really anything to prevent that sleeve from getting bent. If it stays at your desk, no sweat, it won't be an issue. But if you take it with you from place to place, it really should be in a hard case of some kind. I kept mine in my backpack, in one of the pen holders in the built in organizer in the front zipper pocket (which is soft-sided). Somehow, that little sleeve got bent slightly. It wasn't enough for me to notice at first, but the lead would keep breaking. Fortunately, it was slight enough that I was able to fix it using the pliers on my Leatherman. My backpack also has a hard-sided pocket (it's a Hazard4 Patrol Pack), and since I've been keeping the pencils in the hard-sided pocket, I haven't had any issues. The other thing is that the internals seem a little cheap. The whole outside is metal (brass, I believe), but when you take it apart, you see that some of the working parts are actually plastic. Specifically, the housing for the mechanism that advances the lead is made of plastic. The plastic housing is threaded, and screws into the metal tip (including the knurled grip). Then the metal barrel screws into the metal tip. It's well protected enough that I don't think it'll be an issue, but I kinda wish it was aluminum or something instead. Then again, I don't really know what sort of things the housing needs to do. If it needs to be able to deform a little, then return to it's normal shape, then plastic probably really is the way to go. Then the amount of lead that it spits out each click isn't always consistent. Every once in awhile, it will spit out too much lead, and I'll have to push the lead back in and try again. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it will happen several times in a row. I'm thinking this is an issue with the quality of the lead I'm using though (standard cheap pentel HB lead), since it's a fairly rare occurrence otherwise. But the more expensive Rotring lead that came with it tended to smear more, so I'm okay with the trade off. Overall, it's very good, and knowing what I know now, I'd still have gladly bought it. But if you don't really have $25 to spend on a pencil, but you do so anyway thinking that it will be perfect in every way, then you will be disappointed. It still gets 5 stars because none of these flaws are severe enough to warrant docking a star. I have both the 0.5mm and 0.7mm versions. If you would like the 0.5mm, but are considering the 0.7mm version because you don't want to deal with lead breaking all the time, go ahead and get the 0.5mm. After using the 0.5mm to write probably around 75 pages of notes and homework, I have yet to experience lead breaking (except due to a bent sleeve, which is mentioned above).

Rotring delivers a high quality experience in their 600 series of mechanical pencils. Each of their 600 series mechanical pencils are almost made entirely out of brass, so you can really feel the 600 in your hands which is a really nice touch and for around $20 it is an incredible value. Whether you're writing or sketching, you can count on the Rotring 600 to deliver a top quality experience every time! The 600 series comes in four colors: black, red, silver and blue with and also comes in 0.5mm and 0.7mm thickness. The textured grip helps to keep your fingers from sliding during long writing sessions and the smooth barrel feels comfortable in hand. The weight is noticeable in your hands but it is not heavy by any means and for those who want to feel their writing instruments in their hands, this is a no-brainer. Check out the Rotring 600 series of mechanical pencils, they are definitely worth checking out.

This pencil is the best pencil I have ever used, it's entire metal body makes it feel premium in your hand but it still has a really nice grip, on like every mechanical pencil ive used the eraser suck and on this one, its not so bad. It is quite heavy for a pencil it feel premium in the hand. I have used all kinds of different mechanical pencils like the all the graphgears, a couple of kuru togas, muji, basically every pencil out there, and this is by far the best one.

This is a nicely made, well-balanced mechanical pencil with a lead hardness indicator. It lends itself well to drafting tasks and precise detailed work. But from a personal preference standpoint, I find its angular construction, multiple edges, and the inorganic transitions between the knurled grip and the hexagonal barrel to be a bit harsh. Certainly not recommended for extended writing sessions. I don't reach for it often, but I don't do a lot of drafting these days since I started using CAD.

I’ve been using good old #2 pencils in my wood shop for decades. They’ve been sharpened with knives, sandpaper, and occasionally pure frustration. They’re still nearby but lately they’re feeling a little neglected. I picked up the rOtring 600 mostly out of curiosity, and now it’s usually the first thing I grab. It has a solid, confidence-inspiring heft, feels great in the hand, and lays down a crisp, even line every single time. No sharpening, no guessing, no “is this dull or am I?” It’s accurate, comfortable, and just feels right when you’re marking cuts or jotting notes. The #2 hasn’t been fired, it’s just been demoted. If you like tools that feel purposeful and well-made, this pencil fits right in. Turns out even old shop habits can be improved.

A Thing Of Beauty: The Rotring 600 0.5mm ....:::::: U P D A T E - Y E A R T W O ::::::.... I love the Rotring 600 so much, I am actually updating a review. I don't think that I've ever done that. Anyway, my initial 5 star review was a glowing, no doubt about it, buy this pencil now type of review. Well after 2 years of literal daily use it still looks new (check the pic, i put an updated one out there). Along with my AIN Stein 4B (Mmmmm Dark and soft...) lead, this pencil has been amazingly consistent. It's never had a lead jam. The tip is still straight (I have been extremely careful too.) There is nothing negative that I could say about this pencil. Multiple Pentel Graphgears, Kuru Toga's and even an Alvin Draftmatic all tried their best to unseat King Rotring. All failed. There are very few sure things in this world. But I know what to expect when I pick up the 600.... [original review] Finally got my Rotring 600 0.5mm. With all the problems that I’ve read about with the Rotring 800+, it seems that the 600 is the way to go. Before the Rotring arrived, the Pentel Graph Gear 1000 was my current favorite pencil that I own. On its arrival, the Rotring delegated it to 2nd place before I could even get the pencil completely out of its box (excellent packaging, is just one of many "little things" this product gets right) .It is everything that I hoped it would be. The Black Rotring 600 is easily to coolest looking mech pencil out there. It has an ominous Darth Vader-y feeling to it. To say it’s solidly built is an understatement. Quality German industrial design and construction. You think it looks good though, its performance is even better. The balance is PERFECT for my writing style. It feels so much better than anything else that I have tried before. No wobble at all in the tip. A nice crisp, audible click for lead extension. Signs of good craftsmanship are noted sometimes by the little, almost unnoticed aspects of design. Like the 600’s lead grade indicator. It would be fine if this were just a part of the pencil that indicated the type of lead inside the pencil. But the Rotring takes it a step further making this portion of the pencil knurled metal (same as the grip employs) and tops it like a cherry with its iconic red ring "logo". So yes, it's a lead grade indicator... A lead grade indicator WITH STYLE! Is this a requirement? Certainly not, but it’s these little touches that make me appreciate the thought and care that went into this pencils design. I’m not going to get into a bulleted list of pro's and con's, simply because there are no cons. I can't find one thing negative about this product. I love the reviews that say "the non-retractable tip is fragile" and then proceed to ding it a star. I'm sorry, but it's obvious that this is a finely engineered product, a certain amount of care is required. Because you are careless enough to drop it is not Rotrings fault. Take proper care, and your tip won't get bent. Simple. (Of course, I have now jinxed myself so that by the end of the day, I’m fairly certain that I will have dropped mine by days end). In such cases, it’s comforting to know you can get a replacement tip for around 11 bucks. Other people say, "The eraser is crappy". Guess what Skippy, every eraser in every mechanical pencil sucks. EVERY one. If you use a mechanical pencil without having a dedicated eraser at the ready (my personal fav is the Uniball Boxy, it's also very Darth Vader-y) you won't using mechanical pencils for much longer. It's just something that you have to do when using a mechanical pencil. Bottom line. While the Rotring 600 0.5mm is a very expensive pencil. It's worth every penny in my opinion. I can't say it any better than the Amazon product description does: "An iconic tool, meant for a lifetime of use." Now I need to grab the silver one so I have a pair right??....

A rOtring 600 tem o corpo metálico hexagonal clássico, bem resistente e confortável na mão, além de um mecanismo super preciso. O peso dela passa uma sensação de qualidade e dá bastante controle tanto pra desenho quanto pra escrita no dia a dia. É uma lapiseira feita pra durar muitos anos.

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I am really happy with it so far, although it’s much smaller than i previously thought. Insides are mostly plastic, while everything else is metal. Didn’t have any issues with dropping it and braking a tip, you just gotta be careful. Doesn’t shake, etc, makes satisfying click noise when extending a lead. Just feels really industrial and like a real engineering tool, which i think, it is. Clip is removable, although i enjoy using it so it stays on. Oh and also, a rubber is really really tiny, and as i understand, expensive, so just better use a separate rubber. I think that is pretty much everything important here.

Fantástico, lapicero de gran calidad, elegante en diseño, pesado, metálico. Incluso la mina que traes es de muy buena calidad.

Nice pin pen, heavy and precise as should be.