Rotring 600
| Rotring 600 | |
|---|---|
| Also called: | 600 |
| Manufacturer: | Rotring |
| Pen Type: | Fountain Pen |
| First released: | 1989 |
| Discontinued: | Still available |
| Made in : | Germany, Japan |
The Rotring 600 was first released in 1989 [1].
Rotring descibes the 600 as their "entry into the upscale writing instrument market"[1], "designed with a hexagonal barrell to prevent it from rolling on the architects drawing table. It is machined out of one piece of brass on a lathe, providing it with ample weight to ensure that the architect need not apply extra pressure when creating"[1].
The Rotring 600 was originally made in Germany before production moved to Japan.
Knurling
The early Rotring 600 pencils used to have a coarser knurling grip with the same pattern as the lead indicator.[2]. At that time Rotring also released a similar Koh-I-Noor branded pen which shared the coarser knurling. One explanation for the transition to the later, finer knurling might be a desire to appeal Japanese tastes [2]. The current (2018) knurling on the grip is the same as the one found on the early 600 ballpoint [2].
Mechanical Pencil
Over the years the mechanical pencil version of the Rotring 600 has been available in the following lead diameters [3]
- 0,3 mm / 0,35 mm (the current 2018 version is labelled '0,35 mm' and is not available in all countries)
- 0,5 mm
- 0,7 mm
- 0,9 mm / 1.0 (discontinued) According to JetPens 0.9 mm and 1.0 mm leads are interchangeable [4]
- 2,0 mm (not available in all countries)
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1989 Entry, Rotring Heritage
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Comment on video The Japan Specs Rotring 600 mechanical pencil by Guillermo de la Maza, YouTube
- ↑ My Rotring 600 leadholder collection, Unofficial Rotring
- ↑ The Best Mechanical Pencil Leads, JetPens