The 849 is a genuine classic, but oddly rare in the UK. You'll most likely see it at a Swiss airport shop, in a range of fetching cheese, chocolate or Swiss flag finishes. But it deserves better than that. It's brilliant compact retractable design made from tough aluminium and accommodates a giant refill good for 8000m of writing (that's nearly 5 miles in real money). The 849 sports the classic Caran d'Ache sculpted pocket clip, and the Caran d'Ache logo engraved around the polished button. Proudly stamped 'Swiss Made'. 15 million 849 pens manufactured since 1969!
