Wingback has added an Oxford Blue edition of its mechanical pencil, bringing a dark matte ceramic coating to its machined brass body. The pencil is listed at £195, with a choice of 0.5, 0.7 or 0.9 mm mechanisms.
The London studio announced the finish on September 30 across eight products, with an initial batch of 25 of each item. That is a first-run quantity, rather than a promise that Oxford Blue will never return.
Twenty microns over brass
The interesting detail is the surface. Wingback describes a 20-micron ceramic-polymer layer bonded to the brass, using the same CERAKOTE coating as its British Racing Green edition. It says the finish improves resistance to abrasion, corrosion and impact. Those are the maker’s claims; this is not a Knockology durability test.
There is a useful visual consequence, too: engraving removes the blue coating to reveal bright brass underneath. The contrast gives the lettering its gold-colored appearance without adding another painted color.
Choose the lead size when ordering
Oxford Blue is a finish edition of Wingback’s existing pencil. The specifications list a 42 g weight, 117.5 mm length and 10 mm diameter, with CNC machining and finishing in England. Each pencil arrives with the selected lead-size mechanism fitted and loaded, plus a waxed ripstop cotton sleeve.
The choice of three diameters is worth making carefully: the product page specifies one mechanism per size. It is not advertising a single mechanism that accepts all three.
What US buyers should know
The £195 figure is the price displayed on Wingback’s UK storefront. For international orders, the company says duties and taxes are included at checkout; it is not a confirmed US-dollar retail price. Shipping and the destination-specific total should be checked before ordering.
The care instructions are refreshingly specific: use a damp cloth, dry afterward, and avoid metal polish or abrasive pads. Wingback also acknowledges that a hard knock on an edge can mark a coating. Brass may be underneath, but this edition is meant to keep its blue surface—not be polished like the bare-metal version.
