One of the most popular pencil makers today is Caran D'Ache. This Swiss company perfectly engineers its pens and pencils for such smooth, easy operation. This short version of their silver-and-rhodium-plated pencil is called the Caran D'Ache Ecridor Retro Mini. It is actually a fairly difficult to find pencil. Clicker activated, it comes loaded with spare leads and a working almost-new eraser. 10cm.