600 3-in-1 Multicolour Pen and Mechanical Pencil | Black & Red Ballpoint Pen Tips | 1 Mechanical Pencil Tip (0.5mm) | Black Barrel

UPDATE January 2026: I’m redoing this review to emphasize that this is quite literally the best pencil I have ever written with. I’ve used many mechanical pencils over the years, but the rOtring 600 is in a league of its own. The first thing you notice is the weight; it’s heavy and feels incredibly high-quality in the hand. Despite the weight, it fits into the hand nicely and easily, making long writing or sketching sessions comfortable. It glides across the paper with zero friction. I have no faults to mention regarding its performance. The durability is top-notch—this is a professional tool, and that is exactly what you are paying for. My only advice is to wait for a deal, as it is absolutely worth the investment when the price drops.

A quality product with great balance, weight and feel. Among this mechanical pencil type, I prefer the Pental Graphgear 1000 the most. This is for overall balance, size and grip. The 600 is extremely viable and no reason not to love this pencil.

I'd read quite a few reviews before deciding to buy the rOtring 600. It's a lot more expensive than the pens I usually buy, so price was a factor in my initial hesitation. The pen comes in simple, understated packaging. The small box also contains an instructional leaflet and a single (black) refill. It would be easy to miss the refill as it is taped to the underside of the sleeve holding the pen. The pen itself is an all metal body and looks to have been powder coated, or similar. There's a subtle, but useful, knurling around the barrel where you'd grip the pen while writing. It's extremely comfortable to hold and feels like it would survive whatever abuse you care to throw at it. Rotating the top of the pen releases one of three nibs...black ink, red ink and a 0.5mm mechanical pencil. The ink is smooth to write with and doesn't feel 'scratchy', which is especially noticeable to me as a lefty. The pencil is excellent too. To change refills, you pull the top of the pen, just above the pocket clip and the whole internal barrel can be removed. Each refill slides out of a tube and you simply slide the new one in. The pen takes standard D1 type refills. The pencil has one lead already fitted and two spares inside the tube. There are other things to be aware of with this pen. One is the weight. An all plastic pen will typically weigh around 8g. The rOtring 600 weighs 33g. It is heavy, so if this is an issue for you, it's probably not the best choice. Although there's a mechanical pencil built in, there's no eraser. I half hoped I'd be able to remove the cap to reveal a small eraser, as you can do with most mechanical pencils, but I guess the design didn't allow for that. If you are in the market for a decent quality 3 in 1 pen/pencil, you can't go wrong with this one. Provided you can justify the price.

The everlasting search to find the perfect pencil has found me here. It is not perfect but it is good. The weight is heavier than an average mechanical pencil but not so heavy it becomes tiresome. It is sturdy but has the flaw of an exposed fragile tip. Surely they could develop some kind of protector and not expect people to fork out for the doubley expensive retractable 800 series. The clip can be removed with a little brute force. The grip is excellent, the best I've seen so far. When using the 600, I forget about it and the writing/drawing takes the forefront of concentration- that's why I tried the 600- to move away from repetitive sharpening/lead pointing. Even though this is an old design, it doesn't have any retro appeal to me and is modern in appearance. The selling point that the hexagonal body will prevent the pencil sliding off is somewhat of a stretch, unless the surface is practically flat anyway. There is no rattling unless spare leads are kept in the body; there is no movement or play in the tip, so it's a solid writer/draughter. It is the pencil of the moment for me, but how long its charm will last, I don't know. A solid 4/5

Another great workhorse pen. Great weighty feel to it. The pencil isnt perfect in design but for what you are after in a 3 in 1 pen is perfectly solid. The grip knarling is great. Comes with red, black and pencil with a spare blue cartridge/stick.

Rotring 600 3 in 1 kalemin uçlarını seçmek için kımızı halkanın bulunduğu tırtıklı bölümü sağa yada sola döndürmek gerekiyor, yine kalemlerin içlerini değiştirmek yada kurşun kaleme uç eklemek için bu tırtıklı bölüm sıkıca tutulup doğrusal hareketle çekince kalemin içi çıkıyor. Alışılagelinen kalemin ucunun yada orta kısmının döndürülerek kalemin içinin açıldığı bir model değil, kalemin dışı tamamen tek parça, iç ve dış aksamları metalden oluşuyor. Kurşun kalem seçilip kullanılırken ucu uzatmak için diğer versatillerde olduğu gibi kalemin üstündeki tıklama butonu kullanılıyor, ancak tükenmezlerde bu bölüm aktif değil. Kalemlerin seçiminde çevirirken hissedilen tık sesi ve kalemin uyguladığı minik kuvvet, kalemin sağlamlığı yönünde güven hissi oluşturuyor. Seçilen kalem uçları herhangi bir şekilde oynamıyor, gayet sağlam şekilde duruyor, örneğin klasik tek uçlu Rotring 600 versatil ile Rotring 3 in 1 versatil ucunun stabilitesi açısından bir fark hissetmedim, oldukça sabit duruyor. Kalemin klasik Rotring 600'lere göre hafif kalın yapısı elimin ergonomisi açısından çok daha iyi oldu, herkezin el yapısına göre tecrübesi farklı olabilir. Kalem kutudan, üzerinde kırmızı tükenmez, siyah tükenmez ve kurşun kalem takılı olarak çıkıyor. Ancak kalemin kutusu içindeki kartonun arkasında monteli bir adette mavi tükenmez yedek uç istendiğinde diğer renklerle değiştirilerek kullanılması için hazır bulunuyor. Kalemi beğenerek kullanıyorum.

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I wish Uni made a 3-in-1 version of the Kuru Toga, but the Rotring 600 3-in-1 is the next best thing. It has that very reassuring weight and heft like a Rotring pencil should, a slight rattle can be heard from the cartridges if you knock it about but nothing to worry about. The mechanism is held in place with a friction fit, which is a little bit of a worry long term. Already I've had to squeeze/ovalise the internal silver portion that keeps the mechanism in the body, to increase the friction and ensure it doesn't start pushing itself apart if you are particularly heavy with the pen. The two pen slots take standard D1 cartridge refills so you can swap the supplied cartridges (red and black were in the pen, and a blue cartridge was supplied in the box). The Rotring pen cartridges are good quality, much better than the green D1 cartridges I also bought.

Rotring to perfekcyjnie wykonany ołówek.Jest niezawodny i długowieczny.