RotringMulti-Function Pen, Four-In-One, 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil with Black/Red/Blue Ballpoint Pen in Triangle Package (502-700F)

The best 4 way pen/pencil. Excellent quality and excellent writing.

I have been using this writing tool for the past several months. its quality is obvious and all of its component pieces fit together perfectly. It has a nice weight to it but I don't think its too heavy. Also I was a little worried about its diameter and how well it would fit into my hand. Its really not much bigger than my other mechanical pencils and does not at all feel awkward. The selection method works great and I can always select which pen or pencil I want. I actually took the thing apart to understand how it works. Retract the nib by pulling up on the clip. It is spring loaded and makes a nice click when it retracts or extends. To select a pen or pencil retract the nib and then place the tool in a horizontal position and rotate it until the picture of the pen/pencil you want is facing up. Then just push the plunger and out comes the selected nib. This tool is so well built I expect it to last for my lifetime. I am happy with my purchase and I would buy it again.

This is by far the most expensive pen I've ever purchased. I had found an old rOtring multipen and had loved using it, but it stopped working a couple years ago. Deciding that I had been without a multipen long enough, I started searching for a replacement. This pen has all the allure of my old pen and more, but also all of the problems.Pros:- Sleek: This think fits 4 pens/pencils into a 10mm diameter tool. Very nice.- Smooth, but Grippy: It has a glossy finish, but I can easily hold it without it slipping out of my hand.- Cool, gravity-based pen selection system- Weight feels good in the handMeh:- It's noisy: The pen relies on a pivoting shaft inside it to select which tip to use. This shaft jiggles around when writing, so you won't have a silent writing experience here. I kind of like it, though; the subtle clinking makes you start to appreciate how many moving parts come together to make this pen work.Cons:- The eraser is really bad: It's tiny. The pencil cover is really hard to remove when a tip is engaged, and wiggles a lot when in use. Not good for anything that requires consistent use of an eraser. But I use a separate block eraser when I write with the pencil attachment, so it doesn't bother me unduly.- The rOtring ink that comes with the multipen isn't that good. I would recommend uniball jetstream D1 refills; they write more smoothly, and you can get them in either .5mm or .7mm ink from jetpens(dot)com.Even with all my gripes, I will still use this pen for a long time to come. It's a lasting memory of my grandfather, and a fun writing experience.Edit 9/27/17 ~ 1.5 years laterThe paint has worn down/been chipped off over the 1.5 years I've had this pen (see photos), but it still works well.Edit 10/14/18 ~ 2.5 years laterThe black pen mechanism has stopped working. With only 2 of the 3 pens operational, this multipen is a lot less useful, and I will use it less-often. Overall, I have really enjoyed using this product (almost every day) since I purchased it. I have spent about 75$ in ink over the past 2+ years, though. Be aware of the necessity to purchase ink often with any pen that uses D1 refills.

This is my first Rotring pen/pencil. My favorite Pilot multi pen-pencil is no longer being manufactured, so I decided to try this. I absolutely love it! Nice weight and comfortable diameter, and feels really good in my hand. Writes beautifully, and multiple refills are compatible. Recommend!

It is a excellent product, useful.

Pen works great, I see a lot of people leaving bad reviews due to pen not cycling all of the colors… that is not the case, people just don’t understand how it works. It works off gravity, the tips are indicated at the top and which ever color it facing up, the corresponding color will come out. Please don’t listen to these bad reviews, they just don’t have the capacity to troubleshoot or think logically. Hope this helps!

This pen does have the paint and metal start to fade in less then a week. My mechanical pencil gets stuck and all the lead constantly breaks. The mechanism catches all the time. D1 refills hold like 1/10 of a pen. Gel pens are like a paragraph. The pressing of the clip makes my thumb hurt. Look at the complaints. D1! How can it possibly hold any amount of ink. It gets stuck CONSTANTLY. The paint chipping is real. It’s heavy. Refills are $4. This is the worst purchase. Build quality. Bad. The value of refills. Bad. The finish and paint. Bad. The weight. Bad. The refills are as thick as a toothpick and 2 inches long. How?? How can this be a usable pen as far as laws of reality?? It probably weighs as much as a calculator but in the shape of a pen. All these things are in other reviews. Smoothness: It can’t write smooth. Ease of use: It gets stuck and lead breaks and it’s heavy and the retraction clip is stiff. Ease of everything is bad. Expensive. So expensive. $45 and then $4 refills for a page of A6. It’s trash. Everyone is going to think I am just mad but it’s frustrating. It can’t pass a trial of 10 people. No way its 4.4 stars. What do they like about it? What is even designed to work on it? This is waste like a styrofoam cup or a $2 phone stand. I didn’t buy things for the ocean creatures to get stuck in.