Its an interesting thing, this little pencil community.Without it, I wouldn't have touched the casemate pencils that are sold at walmart.
They released the casemate premium, and they were a dead ringer for the Apsara platinum word got around that these were most likely made by Hindustan if you made sure to check the package and buy the ones made in India.
Everything I say in this review pertains to all three of these pencils: the Apsara platinum, the Apsara platinum RT( rubber tip) , and the casemate premium.