If you translate what he says on the tweet, that safety one seems to be a prototype or something else, not a 1st edition. He says that the number of rows is different from the 0.3 and 0.5 and that the hardness window has HB (1st edition only has H and 2H) so it’s probably a later model (0.3 HB didn’t exist at the mechanica release).
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It’s probably a combination of several.
I need to see a picture of the grip disassembled and the cleaner pin to confirm.
If it has a short cleaner pin, it’s probably a FIRST or early model.
If you can post a picture of the metal device inside the grip, I can confirm.
Here is a picture of the first model.
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This is correct, I took the grip out and the “dome” mechanism is the same as that latter version you posted, the grip itself is from a 1st version and clip, lead hardness indicator and pin are from that later version.
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Did someone print the Notes page on the Mechanica? That URL is now dead.
Link is working again.
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Hello! This is a very late update but Damdeok wants to ask you guys if anyone knows about the date of release and discontinuation of the Pilot Young Gentleman:
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This has come up before, and while I’m too lazy to scour the site for references, I seem to recall it being one of the earliest double-knocks.
My knee-jerk reaction is 1978, but I’ve also got a little voice telling me it may have predated that…
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As shown here: Pilot 1977 Catalog (fp&mp) (Page 33, top right)
The Young Double Knock shows up early as 1977 in the PILOT catalogues.
Perhaps it’s even older? Likely would need earlier year catalogues earlier than '77, and after to better narrow down year of discontinuation.
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@stu-dying The Pilot Young Gentleman HW-200SK won the Good Design Award in 1973. I guess by 1977, the price had gone up to 2500 yen. My notes say that it was discontinued in 1978.
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I’ve never seen a PILOT mechanical pencil with that kind of “MADE IN JAPAN” sticker on it.
Does Damdeok have a 1973 example here?
Curious resource! I wonder if it’s a work-in-progress, as some info is null (like the section “Outline” below). A shame they don’t have a higher resolution photo.
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Was this auction from Damdeok’s collection?
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I dont think he has Promechas left over and he doesn’t sell on YAJ afaik.
EDIT: Also, the Made in Japan sticker is probably yet another case of Pilot Korea things, as we saw previously in the thread, there are many sticker variants we had never seen before that appear to be Korea only.
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