Retro 51 Tornado Mechanical Pencil Dr Gray

As Retro 51 puts it, ‘Life is too short to carry an ugly pen’. And we agree. Their bright colours and cool designs have more than a hint of nostalgia about them, and all their pens are made with good old-fashioned values in mind.

The Tornado mechanical pencil features a lacquered steel barrel, an eraser-tipped knurled twist-action button at the end, to extend the lead, and a slotted metal pocket clip. It’s supplied with spare leads and erasers in a vintage-themed cylinder which doubles as a pencil stand as well as a protective case.

This is an homage to Dr Henry Gray and his famous book on anatomy. Its acid-etched skeleton illustration will help remind you that the thigh bone’s connected to the hip bone, and the hip bone’s connected to the backbone. And so on.

Refill with 1.15mm leads.