Faber-Castell Apollo 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil - Black

Great pen, cheaper than comparable mechanical pencils. I prefer it over the Rotring 600 as it is more comfortable to hold and it has a nice extendible rubber attached. However, it is not metal. The grip is very comfortable, and I've not had any issues with the mechanism.

There are nicer-looking and probably better made mechanical pencils, but for higher prices. In this price range, if you want one with a bit of style about it, this seems hard to beat. This one favours smallish hands, so it's a more natural hold for me than the same company's Grip Plus, but functionally, they're pretty much identical. The chrome top end of this seems to make the eraser less conspicuous than the GP's black top end.

I had been looking around for a pink propelling pencil for ages, to keep with my pink diary. This one fits the bill well. It’s a lovely shade of baby pink. It is sturdy but not too heavy. Feels and looks expensive. Writes nice and smooth and erases really well too. No issues with the leads breaking so far. I love using it.Hope I can get replacement leads… ?!?

Good appearance, reliable, lead doesn’t slip and neat, adjustable eraser is a nice bonus.

I've used these pencils for years and they've never let me down. My go-to for drawing!

I’ve been using the Faber-Castell 0.5mm mechanical pencil with HB lead for woodworking, mainly to mark out accurate cuts, and it’s been spot on. The fine point gives a clean, precise line which is ideal when working to tight measurements.It’s comfortable to hold for longer sessions, doesn’t smudge easily, and the built-in eraser is handy for quick corrections. The HB lead strikes a good balance — dark enough to see, but not so soft that it wears down constantly.A solid choice if you want accuracy without sharpening. Would happily buy again.

Super quality and good grip.

Excellent prefer 0.7 to 0.5 as i can be a bit heavy handed! But this is great. Have always used the cheaper ones and thought i would invest in a little upgrade when i came to replace. What's good about this is it doesn't look like the rubber will get stuck in the chamber meaning you can fill the leads easily.So as an update after about 6 weeks this got blocked up and the mechanism stopped working. I am not sure if it should only have the 1 replacement lead in the barrel as compared to older pencils the internal chamber is quite narrow. Amazon have sent me a replacement so will see but the pencil itself is lovely to write with etc and a great weight. The one that this replaced i used for well over 10 years but replaced when the rubber got stuck in the chamber.As an update managed to unblock the old one with a sewing needle and tweezers. IE pushing out any stuck needles and then using tweezers to remove any leads. Suggestion if to only have the lead you're using and maybe 1 extra in the barrel. Anymore and they could get blocked up.....