Pentel x Kitera Smash Mechanical Pencil – 0.5mm Limited Edition

The Pentel Smash is one of those mechanical pencils that manages to look purposeful without resembling a piece of laboratory equipment. This limited-edition Pentel x Kitera collaboration gives the celebrated Japanese 0.5mm pencil a fresh palette of six distinctive colours, while leaving its famously functional design very sensibly alone.

The integrated grip and barrel feature the Smash’s unmistakable square rubber inserts, giving your fingers secure purchase for writing, drawing and drafting. At the other end, a generously sized rubberised knock provides a satisfyingly positive action, while the built-in lead hardness indicator lets you keep track of what’s loaded without resorting to memory—always a slightly unreliable filing system.

Finished with a matte body and contrasting black details, the collection comes in Champagne Gold, Silver, Gold Black, Gunmetal, Military Green and Moderate Blue. Underneath the limited-edition colours sits the same thoughtfully engineered Smash: precise 0.5mm lead, streamlined integrated tip and a design made in Japan for serious everyday use. Collectible, certainly, but far too useful to leave untouched in a drawer.

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