Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil Limited Edition by Leica
The Perfect Pencil is one of the most loved products from Graf von Faber-Castell. It brings a lot of luxury to something so simple: a pencil. Because while a pencil is a wonderfully convenient and versatile little tool, it needs a little help. You need a way to sharpen it, an eraser, and some way to avoid breaking the tip, or poking it through your pocket. And it's a bit of a waste to throw away a perfectly good pencil when it's become a bit short, but it can also be awkward to write or draw with it.
The Perfect Pencil addresses all of these problems.
- There's an eraser under a little cap.
- There's a sharpener hidden inside the body of the Perfect Pencil.
- The Perfect Pencil acts as a cap, protecting the tip of the pencil, and protecting you and your pockets from the pencil.
- It's also a pencil extender, with the Perfect Pencil extending the length of your pencil so you can keep using it down to the stub.
While all of these things can be done for less, the Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil also adds some luxury, being beautifully crafted from precious metals. And this one is even more special, made to celebrate 100 years of the Leica camera. There's a Leica logo in the top (but not the red dot, that was be too flashy), and a quote from Ernst Leitz II around the body, "Ich entscheide hiermit: Es wird riskiert" or "I hereby decide: we will take the risk", when he decided to go ahead with making the camera, despite the doubts of many.
Individually numbered, with the number of each Perfect Pencil engraved. Knurling around where the pencil fits into the Perfect Pencil is made to match the knurling used on Leica lenses.
It's Leica-ly that Leica needs no introduction to anyone who is considering this pen, but we're going to do it anyway. Because there are a few of us at Cult Pens who have spent a little too much time drooling over their cameras. And that's pretty normal for any photographer. They still make many of the world's finest cameras, from the street and travel Q series to the classic M-series rangefinders, and the bigger SL cameras. And some of the most legendary lenses to have been made.
But it all started with the creation of the original Leitz Camera, or LeiCa. Oscar Barnack worked at Leitz, the company that later renamed itself after their most famous product. Cameras at that time were big and heavy, and Oscar couldn't carry them due to his asthma. He had the idea of turning movie film sideways, to use it for photographs, but lenses of the day couldn't resolve enough detail to work with such small film. But Leitz had some of the best lens designers around, who created a lens that could.
The result was the Leica, the very first 35mm film camera, defining the size of the most-used film all the way to the digital age, where the same size lives on as 'full frame' sensors - the same size as that movie film turned sideways.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
UK Orders
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.75 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £4.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9.75, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
Orders over 2kg
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
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For more, see our Delivery Information page.
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The Perfect Pencil is one of the most loved products from Graf von Faber-Castell. It brings a lot of luxury to something so simple: a pencil. Because while a pencil is a wonderfully convenient and versatile little tool, it needs a little help. You need a way to sharpen it, an eraser, and some way to avoid breaking the tip, or poking it through your pocket. And it's a bit of a waste to throw away a perfectly good pencil when it's become a bit short, but it can also be awkward to write or draw with it.
The Perfect Pencil addresses all of these problems.
- There's an eraser under a little cap.
- There's a sharpener hidden inside the body of the Perfect Pencil.
- The Perfect Pencil acts as a cap, protecting the tip of the pencil, and protecting you and your pockets from the pencil.
- It's also a pencil extender, with the Perfect Pencil extending the length of your pencil so you can keep using it down to the stub.
While all of these things can be done for less, the Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil also adds some luxury, being beautifully crafted from precious metals. And this one is even more special, made to celebrate 100 years of the Leica camera. There's a Leica logo in the top (but not the red dot, that was be too flashy), and a quote from Ernst Leitz II around the body, "Ich entscheide hiermit: Es wird riskiert" or "I hereby decide: we will take the risk", when he decided to go ahead with making the camera, despite the doubts of many.
Individually numbered, with the number of each Perfect Pencil engraved. Knurling around where the pencil fits into the Perfect Pencil is made to match the knurling used on Leica lenses.
It's Leica-ly that Leica needs no introduction to anyone who is considering this pen, but we're going to do it anyway. Because there are a few of us at Cult Pens who have spent a little too much time drooling over their cameras. And that's pretty normal for any photographer. They still make many of the world's finest cameras, from the street and travel Q series to the classic M-series rangefinders, and the bigger SL cameras. And some of the most legendary lenses to have been made.
But it all started with the creation of the original Leitz Camera, or LeiCa. Oscar Barnack worked at Leitz, the company that later renamed itself after their most famous product. Cameras at that time were big and heavy, and Oscar couldn't carry them due to his asthma. He had the idea of turning movie film sideways, to use it for photographs, but lenses of the day couldn't resolve enough detail to work with such small film. But Leitz had some of the best lens designers around, who created a lens that could.
The result was the Leica, the very first 35mm film camera, defining the size of the most-used film all the way to the digital age, where the same size lives on as 'full frame' sensors - the same size as that movie film turned sideways.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
UK Orders
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.75 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £4.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9.75, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
Orders over 2kg
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
More Information
For more, see our Delivery Information page.