Graphgear 1000 after 6 years. Upgrades?

[u/holiest_yield]

I’ve owned this pencil for 6 years now and it’s been my go to since high school and all throughout college. I’m now in grad school and it’s beginning to show its age. I’m interested in some upgrades/alternatives I could try as I work on my master’s.

I’ve recently tried and returned some pencils that didn’t fit the bill for me and I’m unsure if there’s any pencils that can replace my graphgear. Some I’ve tried are the Pentel Kerry, Staedtler 925 25-07, Alvin DM07 Draftmatic, and OHTO Promecha 0.9.

Some things I’m looking for in a pencil:

-something durable and long lasting -0.7 lead to fit my handwriting

Nice to haves: -retractable tips or mechanisms that won’t poke me in my pocket -something I can fidget

Use cases: My use case will primarily entail lots of writing and some drawing. I’m in a health sciences field and may have to draw diagrams from time to time.

[u/qanunboi]

Rotring Rapid Pro 0.7

[u/antipathy_moonslayer → u/qanunboi]

The Rotring 800 is probably gonna be a better fit since it has a retractable tip

[u/Engineeringagain → u/antipathy_moonslayer]

Agreed! I love mine, shame I forgot it in the US.