The Sakura Retrico looks very similar to the discontinued Sakura 12x but has a plastic clutch. Does anyone know if the 12x also had a plastic clutch?
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The older XS-125/7/9 had a metal clutch
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Thank you! It’s a shame that there are more and more pencils with plastic clutch.
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My Sakura 123 has a metal clutch. That pencil has been on the market with a variety of brands, I have the same Ecobra, Alvin also has the same model, I wonder who the OEM is?
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Thank you for the photos and the details! I also notice that the old shade of yellow was more vibrant than the new one, which is almost a bit pastel. – Regarding the OEM: Maybe it was Kotobuki.
May I ask what can be seen in the background? I am curious 
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Distribution of prime numbers, primes in red, 6n in blue; a hobby of mine.
Around here the local stores still sell these Sakura 12x.
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One of my earliest mini quests was seeking out all the 0.5mm color variants from local bookstores to use them as a set of color lead MPs.
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Wow!
That’s great! I have just ordered two at AliExpress.
That’s a nice quest!
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I managed to get a 0.5 and 0.7 that had a brass clutch on Amazon. I hope to get the other 0.5mm color variants at some point that have a brass clutch. I like the minimalism!
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The pastel-colored ones are available on Aliexpress for one dollar; look for Sakura mechanical pencils. It’s a very good pencil, by the way; it has a very pleasant button action and a nice click. I’d also like to add that this same model comes in the Alvin and Ecobra brands. I’d like to know who the OEM is.
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Awesome. I just like the black colored one too much lol. But you never know lol.