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# Caran d’Ache’s 849 Horizon pairs a 0.5 mm pencil with sunrise colors
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/caran-dache-849-horizon-japan/
- Published: 2026-09-28T16:09:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T18:38:39.000Z
- Description: Japan’s ¥12,100 limited gift set brings opposite pink-to-yellow gradients to a ballpoint and mechanical pencil.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Products, Caran d’Ache, Mechanical pencils, Japan, Limited editions, 849, #Import 2026-09-28 19:31

[Caran d’Ache](https://www.carandache.com/?ref=news.knockology.com)’s latest Japanese gift collection includes a pencil with its sunrise colors. The [**849**](https://www.carandache.com/?ref=news.knockology.com) **Horizon** pairs a ballpoint with a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil for **¥12,100 including tax**. The Japanese release date was September 19.

Both instruments have hexagonal aluminum bodies with a pastel-pink-to-yellow gradient. The official photographs show the colors running in opposite directions across the pair: pink at the pencil’s button end, yellow at the ballpoint’s. That gives the set a coordinated look without making the two tools visually identical.

## What comes in the set

| Instrument        | Supplied writing material |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- |
| Mechanical pencil | Three 0.5 mm HB leads     |
| Ballpoint         | Fine black Goliath refill |

The announcement describes a finish and gift-set addition to the 849 range; it does not identify a new pencil mechanism.

![The complete 849 Horizon ballpoint and 0.5 mm mechanical pencil beside their pink-and-yellow gift packaging](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/horizon-pack.png)

The complete pair and packaging. The taller-button instrument on the right is the mechanical pencil. Official product image: Caran d’Ache Japan. [Original announcement.](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000010.000173931.html?ref=news.knockology.com)

Caran d’Ache Japan announced the collection on September 14, with sales through its Ginza boutique and official online shop from September 19, followed progressively by other dealers. The notice calls Horizon limited but gives no production quantity.

The same release introduces an Ecridor Honeycomb ballpoint as a separate product. The 0.5 mm pencil belongs to the Horizon set; no Honeycomb pencil is announced.

The Japanese price and launch schedule provide a concrete regional offer. The announcement does not establish current shop inventory or a U.S. release date. [Caran d’Ache Japan’s launch details.](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000010.000173931.html?ref=news.knockology.com)