With the brushed body, like the 777 25, but in a deep gold color. Micromatic 777 75 – The 24K gold-plated, fully gold-colored version of the 777.Micromatic 777 25 – The same grip as the 777 15 but with a brushed metal body in silver.Micromatic 777 15 – A rare, very good looking mechanical pencil with an ornate metal grip and a metal body.This is more of a sub-niche as most collectors opt for Japanese pens, not German ones, but this Micromatic is still a valuable pencil with a unique design that companies haven’t attempted to replicate. This is a highly designed pencil that doesn’t loo like much more than a metal cylinder when it’s not in use. The pencil’s writing tip can be hidden away or extended with a twist, and the spring-loaded clip is mostly hidden as well. This is a minimalist mechanical pencil that has earned itself a place in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) permanent collection. A good condition TK-matic can be had for under $75 so people still buy them to be used as working pencils where the TK-matic-L is rarer and more expensive so they are generally sought by collectors. The TK-matic is mechanical pencil which is popular with collectors in its own right, but the plastic barrel lowers the value with collectors. The Faber Castell TK-matic-L is the all-metal version of the more popular, less expensive TK-matic. These don’t hit auction very often and don’t have the level of demand of the pencils above.
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It has a cool all-black design that is somewhat reminiscent of the modern Zebra X-701 ballpoint. The E500 is an automatic pencil that original retailed for 5000 JPY. The prices of these will sometimes propel them into the above group if the pencils are in NOS (“new old stock”) condition and the packaging is intact. These are pencils that are rare and expensive, but not quite in the “hall of fame” with the ones above, either because they are easier to find or, more often than not, less desired by collectors. More vintage masterpieces that we will expand on soon…
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Two version of this pencil were made, a full spring version and a partial spring one. The design is beyond clever and completely unique. The pencil’s body is made of a single piece of flat, coiled wire that is wound like a spring over the pencil’s internals. The Sprinter is one of Pilot’s coolest pencils of all time. Hi-Uni 2.0mm – Less rare and desirable than the rest.Hi-Uni 3-3050 – Carbon fiber composite body.Despite this they remain rare, wonderful items.
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The Hi-Uni series of pencils has become increasingly rare and desirable over the past few years, but the people’s collection is slowed by the types of these pencils and their confusing names. While the pencil is uncommon and still expensive, it’s been devalued by its re-release as the Rotring 800 mechanical pencil, which is quite similar and can be hand for around $35. One of the most famous mechanical pencils of all time, the Rotring 600 its rare gold finish (sometimes known as the Rotring 600G or 600 KS) is the twist-to-extend version of the Rotring 600 with all metal hardware. The original price for these were 3000 JPY. Other features include a removable clip and rotating lead hardness indicator. They did include very cool looking packaging, which will greatly boost the price if included today. These drafting pencils were sold in 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm sizes, and shared a number of components with cheaper Pentel pencils, so they are on the light side and aren’t fully metal. It’s sort of like the opposite of a double knock pencil - the whole front end is protected by something extending as opposed to the pipe being hidden away. Pentel Mechanicaįirst released in 1968 the Mechanica pencils are known for their metal grip which can be twisted to extend a protective pipe over the writing components. There is an excellent explanation of these pencils on the DMP site. These pencils are wonderfully made with no plastic parts whatsoever.
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The Executive versions have black barrels and polished gold clip and center bands, instead of the matte silver used on the others. The changes from one model to the next is simply the barrel, with versions including: This pencil is a true automatic and was sold in a number of versions. The Faber Castell Alpha-matic is a rare, automatic pencil that is highly sought after, especially in its rare “Bronce” (which means Bronze) finish. The H-5005 is notable for it’s handsome, full-metal design, double-knock design (which is sometimes called a “Vanishing Point” by Pilot enthusiast, similar to the fountain pen), and geometric design on the grip. This is perhaps the most famous of the Pilot Automatic pencils, which is one of the most famous of the collectible pencil lines. 8.4 Staedtler Micromatic 777 Pilot Automatic H-5005