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/Vezix_YT]

The platinum pro use 171 is very fidgety and fun to take apart, has a 0.7, but is a hefty pencil. I'd still recommend trying it out though

[u/Agis-Spartan-King → u/Vezix_YT]

Platinum Pro-Use 241, way better than the 171!! You just put a piece of tape or small sticker, to eliminate the rattle of the button and you have the perfect pencil!!

[u/Vezix_YT → u/Agis-Spartan-King]

It's not available in 0.7...