First let me say that the build quality of this pencil is wonderful. It feels great in your hand, and it neither slips nor rolls. It feels like a high quality pen might feel. It is just how I want a pencil to be.

If only it wrote as well as it feels. I have tried both the regular and "eternal" tip (the latter of which I was looking forward to) only to find they write extremely light compared to any other pencil I have tried. This is especially true on simple white sticky notes I have. You can see the difference in the photo I have provided. Compared to a very inexpensive standard #2 pencil from BIC, the writing is hardly visible. It does better on some other papers, but you need to apply much more pressure to get a decent line,

That leads to the second issue, which is that I have torn multiple pieces of paper with it, especially with the Eternal tip. The tip remaining sharp is a a huge plus, but that combined with the pressure to get a decently dark line has torn even Karst Stone paper, which is some of the most resilient paper I know of (given that it is actually made of stone).

I am unsure if perhaps I am doing something wrong, but I have to admit I am disappointed in the product overall. While the build quality itself is wonderful, given the issues actually writing with it, I find it difficult to recommend or justify the price for it.

I did not expect to love this pencil as much as I do. I used it for the first time yesterday to sketch out my artwork. I specialize in sketches of motorcycles. I always start with a pencil sketch, then paint with watercolor, then finish with pen. The pencil sketch is not only the most important part for me, but also usually where I make a lot of my mistakes- drawing, erasing, redrawing, over and over. The AEON pencil was a zen-like experience. It moved so smoothly over the page, I'm quite sure it make the sketching quicker. When I needed to erase something there were no indents in the paper from pressing a regular art pencil too hard. The HB graphite tip is light-colored, but it's perfect for my work.

To sum it up, it worked like a pencil, but a vastly better one. If you use pencils in your life, I cannot recommend this enough. This pencil is going to make me a better artist.

Everything about this products screams quality.

It is impossible not to have a big smile on your face when you use the stilform products. I have tested and purchased the pencil, the fountain and the gel pen and I am literally in love with them. They are built excellently, they are easy to use, the design is superb and the fluidity on writing and drawing is top notch.

Only two comments: the wood finish on the pencil is brighter than it looks in the picture and the black metal is darker, so the finish effect is slightly different, I would say that the renders on the website don’t quite give a 100% effective perception of the final finish, but overall still beautiful. Even my fountain pen for example looks different even though it is in metal, and personally for this one I think the renders don’t give justice at all. It looks amazing in person.

Also be careful with the grafite tip as mine has broken after dropping on the floor, but that was my bad. I just bought a new one and in the meantime I am absolutely ok with the metal one (which is hard and light finish, but it still a great pleasure to use and very handy, also leaves a slight silvery reflection on the drawing once done which truly looks premium).

I am super pleased and can’t stop using them as now a fundamental instrument of my daily drawing.