rOtring 800 Mechanical Pencil | 0.5 mm | Black Metal Barrel

I use this pencil for office work and it’s easily the best mechanical pencil I’ve owned. It feels solid and premium because of the metal body, and it’s comfortable to write with for long periods. The weight makes it feel stable and controlled rather than flimsy. The standout feature for me is the retractable tip. It makes a real difference if you carry stationery around because I can put it in my pocket or bag without worrying the tip will bend or snap. That single feature makes it far more practical day to day than standard mechanical pencils, especially for commuting or moving between meeting rooms. Everything about it feels precise and well made, from the mechanism to the overall finish. It is more expensive than a basic pencil, but if you use it for work regularly it feels worth it because it’s reliable, satisfying to use, and built like something you’ll keep for years.

Really solid and precise mechanical pencil - I love the twist open/close for the lead pipe too, which protects it from being bent when not in use.

A very fine piece of engineering and retractable point.

Without doubt, the best mechanical pencil I have ever bought. In fact I would go as far as to say it is the best writing tool I have ever purchased. The build quality is flawless. Solid metallic components everywhere. Really solid mechanism for revealing and retracting the tip. Loading can be a little fiddly and frustrating but this has been the case for every mechanical pencil I have ever had. I previously had one of these but the tip was bent by someone whilst I was away from my desk. Either that or the product failed. Replacement works just as well. Recommend the 0.7 over the 0.5 as 0.5mm Lead is very fragile and I found it breaks frequently. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

No doubt if you are looking into a 45 quid pencil you'll be doing your research. And some of that will lead you to a lot of people saying that the retractable Rotring has a slight tip wobble (because it's moving parts). I've been using this daily for over a year now and it's still going strong. I'm a massive fidgetter so I'm constantly popping the nib in and out and taking the rubber protector on and off and it's still not gotten to a point where it's worn or damaged. This is my favourite pencil. It weighs a really nice amount for me and feels like a good bit of kit. The improvements I think it could do with are minor. The first is the little tab thing that you slide it onto shirt pockets and what not. I think this should not be painted. This area is the one that gets the most wear and naturally the paint chips. It'd made more sense to plain finish it. The second is the availability of the rubbers. The rubbers last ages but they are a little difficult to pickup, in the end I opted to go for the ones direct from their site because they are a special size and didn't want to get the wrong ones. Besides that though I really like the pencil. I'd definitely recommend it if you are looking to upgrade to a something proper.

I have a large collection of mech pencils and I love this pencil! The design is amazing in every way. However, there is a slight rattle in the nib when you write, which when you notice you notice and it does bug me, hence 4 stars. Out of all the pencils I own, I find the Staedler 925 my every day go to pencil. The build quality is overall excellent. I liked the gold and the fact that you can hide the nib, but there's better writing pencils for your money, the 600 being one.

I’ve tried many mechanical pencils, and I’ve settled on this one. It’s extremely well made, and well weighted. The knurled grip is defined enough to provide control, but not too deep to be uncomfortable over extended use. The retractable nib, which differentiates this model from the 600, allows for safe pocket carry, and to be honest it’s an extremely satisfying sound and feeling when engaging/disengaging. You don’t need to be an engineer to appreciate this pencil, but using one will make you appreciate tolerance and design in ways you never knew!

I really, really really wanted to like this pencil due to the retractable tip and ability to carry it around without worry. Unfortunately the amount of play in the tip is so great that it simply can't be ignored. I read a ton of reviews , watched loads of videos and bought this thinking that it can't be as bad as people made out in certain reviews but it unfortunately is. There is absolutely no reason why a pencil that clearly has top end machining and solidity elsewhere in the body has such an unacceptable amount of play in the KEY part of the pencil. To be clear, the part that extends and retracts has visible and very noticeable radial play between it and the section it slides up and down in to the point that it audibly clacks when you're writing with it. It should be approaching an interference fit and be absolutely solid as a fixed tip for something that costs as much as it does. It's current lax production format may be fine for casual writers and people coming to it green with few expectations or less demanding technical/precision needs but when you compare it to its fixed tip sibling, the 600, or the literal solid and precise, bones of your hand extension that the Pentel P205 is and writes like (still in my humble opinion the greatest mechanical pencil on the planet today), the difference is night and day. Can't recommend this at all and if you're thinking about it, I'd say buy the 600 in the tip diameter you want without any worries and buy yourself another four P205s with the money saved and fit a variety of different hardness leads in them for fun and variety. You'll be infinitely happier and better equipped in day to day pencil options. Sorry Rotring. For this to be your flagship pencil, you really should be doing better. Either sort your sliding mechanism tolerances out or add a sexy screw on cap to the 600, charge a fiver more for it and dump the 800.

Molt bé.

Nice weight, superb construction quality, easy to handle, really enjoy it

I often find myself with a mechanical pencil in my pocket and with the retractable tip you get a great mechanical pencil to write with and the tip won't get damaged or make holes in your pockets. Love this. I leave my 600 and rapid Pro at my desk and take the 800 with me in my pocket.

The best of the best. Tad expensive!

Tak jak w tytule, kupiony na prezent, obdarowany miał nie tęgą minę, dostał przedmiot używany, w środku pudełko oceniłbym tak 3/5. Jeden rysik prawie wypisany (1 z 3), do tego na ołówku widać rdzę! Serio? Niezły "nowy" ołówek, pogadam z obdarowanym czy nie będzie chciał go zwrócić, bo to są jakieś nie zdrowe żarty. Żałuje tylko że zdjęcia nie zrobiłem. Najadłem się wstydu tylko, nieźle amazon.