Colorful and Clicky: My Take on the rOtring Visuclick Mechanical Pencil

Rotring Visuclick is one of the cheaper mechanical pencils rOtring is offering. It comes in 4 different colors for the moment (green, blue, pink, orange) and in 2 different lead sizes (0.5 and 0.7 mm). The pencil has a lively look with intense colors and transparent barrel. 

Is this budget conscious pencil for rOtring a decent contender for EDC?

The pencil, made in China, comes with the classic rOtring red ring just above the basic plastic grip, and the barrel is marked with white paint with the rOtring logo the name of the pen and the lead thickness. The grip is triangular in shape, which might not be everyone's cup of tea. To me it seams comfortable enough, even though you won't be able to turn it as freely as you would like sometimes.

It has a retractable tip so it can be easily carried around. The clip is simple, no thrills, bent springy metal but looks and feels sturdy.

The top cap hides a small eraser and the plastic lead reservoir.

The rOtring Visuclick mechanical pencil comes in 4 different colors at this moment. Maybe if it will get enough attention rOtring might create more options, but for now, this is the only ones available.

 This is how rOtring is presenting the pencil on their site

The rOtring Visuclick is a quick click action mechanical pencil ideal for dynamic writing and sketching. Designed with a metal mechanism with retractable lead feed. The triangular grip provides a more relaxed feel when held. Loaded with high polymer leads. 

• Comfort and Durability. Designed with a metal mechanism with retractable lead feed. The triangular grip provides a more relaxed feel when held
• Colorful and Precise. For those who enjoy the satisfying precision of all rOtring products with a wider range of colors

I do not know how durable the pencil will be. The budget mechanical pencil from rOtring looks quite ok. Definitely if you pay attention to details you will see some corners which were cut to save on the cost of production (I payed 2.4 $ or 2.2 eur for this model).

The plastic feels cheaper, more brittle. It is a vague term cheaper plastic but I can feel a difference to the touch and how it looks if I compare it to the Tikky.

For example the pencil comes with only two leads inside, instead of the more standard 3.

One thing that I have to mention is that the lead advancement mechanism is made out of brass, which is a good thing. Plastic doesn't hold very well over time. This on the other hand should offer many years of precise writing.

I was mentioning some corners that were cut in order to make a budget pencil that also is appealing. The retractable tip isn't the smoothest, and the thread on the top cone that threads in the plastic of the barrel is not very precisely done. It feels very cheap and not reliable. But taking into account that I almost never get lead jams in rOtrings or in modern decent mechanical pencils, it means you will probably not need to remove it that often.

With 10 clicks the Visuclick mechanical pencil will advance 7 mm of lead.

In the end even though is not the most sophisticated pencil it will do the job and will look nice as well.