Since you're into pencils, have you tried the Pentel GraphGear? Or, my personal favorite, the Rotring 800?
hey everybody, could you tell us why you like something rather than just that you like it? We had a mechanical pencil recommended, and then two more mechanical pencils recommended, but I'd have to do my own research to figure out why I would choose one over another. Whereas, you all already know what I'm looking for in a writing implement (high contrast and maximum smoothness)
even though I don't think I want a pencil, I do have opinions about mechanical pencils, for example I love when they can autofeed new leads.
Basically, I like it because it's a high quality writing utensil that I won't get worried about.
A lot of people don't like the 800 because of the retractable tip, but as someone who has this pencil in their backpack all the time (and who has had the non-retractable version unfortunately ruined in a backpack) it is an absolute necessity.