The Kuru Toga Roulette is a mechanical pencil in the Kuru Toga family, which means it has Uni’s lead auto-rotation system.
The Roulette is very similar to the other pencils in the family except for its use of a knurled aluminum grip. Most of the other Kuru Toga pencils either have plastic or rubber grips, except for the Kuru Toga High Grade, which swaps the Roulette’s knurled grip for a smooth aluminum one.
The Kuru Toga High Grade is a mechanical pencil in the Kuru Toga family, which means it has Uni’s lead auto-rotation technology.
The High Grade is similar to the other pencils in the family except for its use of a smooth aluminum grip. Most of the other Kuru Toga pencils either have plastic or rubber grips, except for the Kuru Toga Roulette, which swaps the High Grade’s smooth aluminum grip for a knurled aluminum one.
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