Customer Reviews

For anyone considering an investment in a fine writing instrument, this drafting pencil must be given a serious thought. It is made of quality materials that should last a lifetime. It is also properly balanced toward the tip which makes extended use a lot more comfortable. Highly recommended.

Well balanced, heavy feel in the hand, smooth knurling on the grip, clean advance mechanism. No complaints!

My second favorite 0.3mm mechanical pencil! The design is pretty fancy and slim. The interesting feature is that you can control how much lead will out, but you may not end up using this feature a lot. I would consider this to be more durable than pentel graph 1000(my first favorite). The grip part may be good for preventing slipping, but it feels uncomfortable if you use it for a long time.

Out of 100, I would give 86 for the score.

I was writing with a Pilot 0.4 S10 and it was great but I got one of these and now I don't remember where the Pilot is. This pencil is perfect weight and using the Tombow B lead I hardly break any lead. I love this pencil. I am an electrical engineering student so in the last 2 weeks I have put her through her paces and it works like new. I went ahead and got another just in case I misplace it.

It was a beautiful pencil to draw with and such a nice balanced weight to it.

Only problem is it stopped dispensing lead a year on in and I can't use it no longer.

So I just received this pencil today from JetPens and I am already so satisfied with it. Firstly, I got my order within 1 day of ordering it, but then again I'm not that far from the warehouse that JetPens ships from. Secondly, as far as the pencil is concerned, I am definitely satisfied. Like other people mentioned before, it does rattle a little bit, but its not incredibly distracting and I don't really mind it at all. The pencil feels great, has a pretty balanced weight, and writes incredibly well. The real selling point, however, is the fact that you can adjust how much lead comes out with each press of the lead advance. I'm glad I made this purchase, and I think that I'll be switching to this pencil as my primary use pencil (my old primary use pencil was the Pentel Graphgear 1000). This pencil feels super slick and has a super soft sleeve! Buy it!

The Staedtler Regulator is really neat with its ability to adjust how much lead comes out per click. The grip is comfortable, though a little bit too wide (which you might like), and the pencil doesn't feel as solid as say the Rotring 600. For me, the Staedtler 925-25-03 has the perfect width. However, neither of the Staedtlers feels as solid as the Rotring 600 (which though a bit narrow, doesn't rattle like the Staedtler under pressure).

This pencil is great the weight is just right!!! beautiful all around. no problems with it at all

This pencil is so nice!!!! Writing with it is so smooth, I'm totally in love with it and glad I got it ^.^

really awesome pencil. great weight,good cap and the regulation feature is really helpful in some circumstances. also the pencil is very secure in how it is built so it wont fall apart. the thing i really like is how the whole cap comes off in one pull to erase. all in all i would really reccomend this pencil

PS, the pencil has everything it shoes in the pictures and no bad suprises

This pencil is absolutely *beautiful*. I was in the market for a really nice pencil to use in my art/hobby/business, but couldn't find anything local that felt right. After looking online, I found the Regulator and fell in love.

This pencil is the heaviest I've found (by almost double the weight of most), which I love, is super sleek and all-metal, and has more than the normal features offered by the majority of mechanical pencils. The end/clicker has a lead identifier, which is somewhat common, but the main kicker is the adjustability - you can twist the top of the pencil to control how much lead is put out with each click. Awesome!

Love at first sight with this one, but the other features it offers make it wonderful. The only thing I'd change is to have a retractable point (the one on it is rather sharp), but it's not a make-or-break feature. It feels great in my hand (thanks to the weight) and not too slippery, which can sometimes be a hazard with metal-grip pencils. For everything it offers, the price is more than fair, too.

I even took this thing into work and everyone adored it - I work at an art supply that carries a huge selection of pencils, but nothing like this. Looks great, feels great, is great. Recommend 100%.

This is a gorgeous pencil. I own one of these. It's always missing though as friends borrow it when I'm not looking, so I've resorted to hiding it away from plain view before one of my cohorts forgets to bring it back.
If the basic 925 series pencil is the BMW M3, then the 925-REG is the BMW M3 AMG hotrod of the Staedtler stable. If you like 'em good-looking, stout and heavy with options, then you'll like this one.
I keep the lead advance regulator set to minimum to keep lead protrusion small. This ensures I don't break the lead with a heavy hand. The .3mm pencil definitely benefits from the advance regulator feature. You click more often , but better clicking then breaking lead.
Personally , I would stay away from the rubber gripped basic 925 series pencils. Bare plastic is still a better grip than the slippery rubber. Also the rubber grip with it's fine grooves is a dirt collector disaster and needs constant cleaning. Who needs that? It's embarrasing when someone borrows it dirty and gross when someone returns it dirty after you cleaned it.

dman

This is one of the nicest pencils of it's type. The regulation feature is easily controlled and the pencil handles nicely. For a full review of this pencil in this lead size please cut and paste the following address into your browsers URL window: http://onelonemanspensandpencils.blogspot.com/2009/07/staedtler-reg-925-85-03-r egulator-or.html

Great pencil, only gripe is that the regulator/cap seems to rattle - same thing seems to be happening to others...

the pencil is not good. The eraser got stuck into the body.

I just received my regulator .5 and a previous review was right. It's like the BMW M3 of drafting pencils. Top of the line...and probably the best mid-range drafting pencil out there. I was looking to by the best and I'm pretty sure that I found it.

Pros:
- All metal. Feels great and looks super sick :D
- Best looking drafting pencil on this site and other sites.
- The clip looks way better than the graphgear pencils.
- The top of the pencil (where it says .5) looks awesome
- The grip is really nice. I use alpha gels a lot, but they've been stuck in my pencil case ever since I got this. ^^
-The regulator functions exactly how Jetpens said it would.
- Nice weight. Actually, wait...never mind. AWESOME weight.

Cons
- There's a little nub on the clip that's super strong. Therefore, it's impossible to clip sheets of paper. While the clip looks nicer than the graphgear clip, the graphgear clip is much more useful whereas this clip is just for looks and so the pencil doens't roll down your desk.
-There's a rattling sound when you write. I'm not sure where it's from though. I assume it's coming from the regulator part of the pencil.
- The tip doesn't retract. :/ This is a concern because i don't want it to get bent in my backpack or anything. (Thinking of buying a separate case that only holds 1 pencil)
- The visual appeal of the regulator isn't as nice as I thought it would be. I thought there would be a plastic window or something over it and that the black "tank" was filled with a liquid or something. No such luck. When you turn the regulator, the painted metal piece inside simply turns and "fills" the tank/window. Oh well.
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Got the pencil today, to be honest a little disappointed. The click isn't smooth and if you shake it the top part of the pencil moves. Other then that its a fine pencil.

Awesome looking pencil. Really like the look of it, especially the cap.
I haven't had the lead breakage problem yet, but it's just in it's first week.
The grip isn't as firm/rugged as the 925-25 series grips.

I personally love the "rattle" of this pencil. Its a heavy solid metal rattle, like it was designed to do it. This is a high quality tool for cheap and has served me well for over a year now. Jetpens is awesome!

It's not firm. The length wheel doesn't stick and I find myself fixing it when I draw a lot.
The frame rattles as well. Not as great of an investment but I still like it for shading. C:

I was expecting a lot from this pencil after reading other's reviews. The knurled grip and barrel are lovely, but the lead advance button rattles badly, to the point that i'd actually describe it as 'loose'. It really detracts from the overall build quality. Its a deal breaker for me.

As others have said, the weight is very good, it feels solid in your hand whilst using it and the grip is useful and holds well. However, the lead advance mechanism takes a lot of getting used to and is a bit finicky to use. The grade indicator was stiff when I got it and after adjusting, doesn't seem to stay in one place no matter how tight I put it.

Pros: Nice weight; mine weights about 22.5 g empty (no lead). Nice design; I actually like the "regulator" feature which surprises me

Cons: It's a little to bulky for me as I prefer slimmer writing instruments. The knurled grip is almost useless as it is way too smooth.

Overall: I like it and will us it often but probably wouldn't purchase another.

Very durable pencil for drawing or taking notes. The grip is very well made because it's a knurled grip but it's been smoothed out so it's not hard on your hand but yet the grip works amazing. Also the regulator is a great addition for the pencil.

Has a good solid (but not heavy) feel in the hand, smooth action on the lead feed mechanism, fine adjustment of the amount of lead advance amount using the knob on the back near the eraser cap. The clip is not obtrusive and has smooth edges, and the knurling on the grip is fine and smooth, with no sharp edges. A pleasure to use.

Only (minor) detractor is that the screw cap for the lead hardness indicator can be a little bit of a pain to take off at first (I ended up using the edge of a t-shirt to get additional grip on the hex-star pattern without tearing my fingers apart to get it open). I used a little graphite on the screw threads and haven't had any issues since.