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Caran d’Ache puts Geneva in miniature on a blue 0.5 mm pencil

Cream Geneva scenes decorate a blue 0.5 mm pencil in the Toile de Jouy gift set, paired with a ballpoint and listed at CHF67 in Switzerland.

By Thomas2 min read
Blue Caran d’Ache Toile de Jouy mechanical pencil beside the cream ballpoint, against a blue and cream illustrated Geneva display.
The blue 0.5 mm pencil and its cream ballpoint companion. Image: Caran d’Ache.

Caran d’Ache has put a miniature view of Geneva on a new blue mechanical pencil. The 849 Toile de Jouy set pairs a 0.5 mm pencil with a cream-colored ballpoint, reversing the colors of the illustrated pattern between the two. The Swiss official store lists the complete set at CHF67.

The pencil is part of the maker’s Toile de Jouy – Geneva Edition holiday collection. Caran d’Ache credits artist Suzanne Pinon with the pattern: small scenes inspired by the city where the company began, translated onto hexagonal aluminum barrels.

Cream ballpoint above the blue 0.5 mm pencil, showing the matching Geneva illustrations and silver-colored clips.
The blue instrument is the mechanical pencil; the cream instrument is the ballpoint. Their printed colors are reversed. Image: Caran d’Ache.

A cityscape on six faces

On the pencil, cream linework sits over satin blue lacquer. The official images reveal boats, a hot-air balloon and waterfront details along the facets and beneath the clip. It gives the edition something to inspect at close range: the decoration breaks into little scenes along the barrel instead of reading as one large logo.

Caran d’Ache specifies 0.5 mm HB lead, a built-in eraser and a lead reservoir reached by removing the pushbutton. The clip and button are nickel-plated steel, and the set is Swiss Made. The store’s F and M choices refer to the ballpoint refill; both versions include the same 0.5 mm pencil.

Open gift box containing the cream ballpoint and blue mechanical pencil.
Cream gift box decorated with blue Geneva scenes.
The patterned gift box with its blue 849 writing-set sleeve.
The pair comes in a sliding cardboard gift box, with the Geneva pattern continuing across the box and sleeve. Images: Caran d’Ache.

The price is for the pair

The CHF67 Swiss listing includes the pencil, ballpoint and gift box. For US readers, a public supplier listing on Faire quotes a US$110 MSRP for the set. That is a suggested retail price; confirmed US consumer stock and a retail launch date remain unverified.

Caran d’Ache’s broader Toile de Jouy collection arranged with matching writing instruments, colored pencils and packaging.
The wider Geneva Edition collection uses the same visual theme. The other products shown here are separate from the CHF67 pen-and-pencil set. Image: Caran d’Ache.

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