Retro 51 Tornado Mechanical Pencil Stealth

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 Stealth lives up to its name: it’s black. Everything about it is black – the barrel, the trim, the clip – so if you put it down on a black table in a darkened room, you won’t be able to find it. So don’t put it down.

Refill with 1.15mm leads.