LION 3450 (0.5 mm)
UNIPOINT SATURN PM-605 (0.5 mm) [Platinum MT-350 clone]
Uchida Drawing Sharp S knock, 0.5 mm.
A big thanks to @drifand!
I have the LION 3430 but without any stickers. The 3450 feels just as good. Well done mechanism. The PM-605 turned out to be a little better than I’d thought. The lead hardness indicator spins rather freely (as they designed it, sadly) and there’s no way to intentionally introduce friction in some way, because it’s not possible to disassemble. Apparently they glued the body together. The nosecone is the only part that can be unscrewed. Still, it has a nice mechanism and with its weight, it feels a little like a rOtring 600. The Uchida Drawing Sharp S Knock is decent for a ¥500 pencil. The grip is a mediocre grade plastic but it does afford some grip. It has a “crinkly” sounding mechanism click, but does advance a modest amount of lead pretty consistently. The body has a nice gradual taper on both ends that telegraphs a faint echo of its more expensive cousins–the D, E, and KN.