Pentel Sharp Kerry Mechanical Pencil, 0.5mm, Metallic Olive Barrel, 1 pack (P1035K), Green...

In my opinion, the Pentel Sharp Kerry mechanical pencil is the best overall mechanical pencil you can find anywhere, especially for the price. The cap, thickness and writing experience are uniquely excellent. This is my go-to mechanical pencil whenever I need a new one.

I love this pencil. Its look, its feel, its style. It is a nice piece. I recommend buying it.

I am a bookkeeper and constantly need to write notes in small spaces on spreadsheets and bank statements. I was nervous about going down to a .5 lead, that it may break easily or be difficult to read, but it is working wonderfully. The pencil has a smooth click-advance motion. It feels like an all metal jacket even though it is described with a metal and plastic composition, and the small grip area does what it is supposed to do. I also love its elegant styling.

im a mechanical pencil "enthusiast' lol. i buy practically every one i come across looking for a few things. 1) portability i.e., being able to keep it in my pocket and not have it either stab me in the thigh, or break in half. 2) comfort/ergonomics. weight and balance is important. when you write as much as i do hand fatigue becomes an actual issue. 3) build quality. i want to know that this thing, which to be fair is rather expensive for 1 pencil, is going to be able to be fixed should the collet get jammed. well, it checks all of those boxes! the portability issue is solved by the clever design. and bonus, when it's in writing mode the eraser actually gets pushed up, unlike a lot of other pencils where the eraser is constantly getting pushed down into the sleeve. it's SUPER comfortable in hand and out of all of my pencils it's by far the most ergonomic. the build quality is great and only once has the collet jammed on me, which was easy to remedy. i just carefully took it apart completely, cleaned everything, and boom.. back in business. also pro tip: keep the cap on the pocket clip when you're using it and you *probably* won't lose it. that said, other reviewers have said the pencil doesn't work without the cap, which is completely false, it just looks nicer in your pocket with it on edit: almost a year later and still going strong.. i actually purchased another one just in case

im a mechanical pencil "enthusiast' lol. i buy practically every one i come across looking for a few things. 1) portability i.e., being able to keep it in my pocket and not have it either stab me in the thigh, or break in half. 2) comfort/ergonomics. weight and balance is important. when you write as much as i do hand fatigue becomes an actual issue. 3) build quality. i want to know that this thing, which to be fair is rather expensive for 1 pencil, is going to be able to be fixed should the collet get jammed. well, it checks all of those boxes! the portability issue is solved by the clever design. and bonus, when it's in writing mode the eraser actually gets pushed up, unlike a lot of other pencils where the eraser is constantly getting pushed down into the sleeve. it's SUPER comfortable in hand and out of all of my pencils it's by far the most ergonomic. the build quality is great and only once has the collet jammed on me, which was easy to remedy. i just carefully took it apart completely, cleaned everything, and boom.. back in business. also pro tip: keep the cap on the pocket clip when you're using it and you *probably* won't lose it. that said, other reviewers have said the pencil doesn't work without the cap, which is completely false, it just looks nicer in your pocket with it on edit: almost a year later and still going strong.. i actually purchased another one just in case