The pencil is magical! I don't know how this company manages to always be the most high-quality in pencils, but even now that everything has become "Made in China" quality, this pencil is even higher quality than the older ones!! I tried writing with it, and not only did I make the most beautiful letters I have ever made, but the difference is enormous! Unexpectedly, I didn't expect this, because I have tried the best ones out there and with all of them, I made the same letters! Although it is known as an excellent drawing pencil, I have to say that because it is both hard and the tips don't break easily, even in the softest 14B, I recommend it for writing too!! Usually when something is so versatile, it loses somewhere, it doesn't do everything perfectly, but this one here, it does everything perfectly and more. In drawing, I give it a 9 out of 10, because it takes a little getting used to in some techniques, but in writing, in construction quality, and in durability, I give it a 12 out of 10!!! Literally an unbelievable pencil! The only ones that come close to it are mechanical pencils, like the Faber Castell TK 4600 2mm with 2B leads and the Faber Castell TK-Fine Executive 0.7mm also with 2B leads. They're not exactly the same, they differ a little in some aspects, but they come close in certain areas, like writing. For drawing, Pitt Graphite Matt, Pentel P205 (with Ain Stein leads), and any Lead holder like the TK 4600, 9400, are the best in performance that I have tried.