Is this ST Dupont a fake?

[deschete]

I didn't buy it, but the seller is in Rhode Island. He's got a fair amount of ST Dupont items for sale, and a lot of Colibri. He says "guaranteed authentic" but also says "all sales final."

My thinking was that perhaps he bought the Colibri stock when they went bankrupt and possibly it's legit, but I am not sure.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by deschete

I didn't buy it, but the seller is in Rhode Island. He's got a fair amount of ST Dupont items for sale, and a lot of Colibri. He says "guaranteed authentic" but also says "all sales final."

My thinking was that perhaps he bought the Colibri stock when they went bankrupt and possibly it's legit, but I am not sure.

Where do you find the information about ST Dupont being made by Colibri?

[deschete]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Where do you find the information about ST Dupont being made by Colibri?

I thought Colibri was the USA distributor, in Rhode Island. They very recently declared bankruptcy.

[poker]

From what I know (and I been wrong before), Colibri was only contracted by ST Dupont of France to manufacture the X-Tend models.

[poker]

Looking at the bottom of my Ligne II:


S.T. Dupont is centered between flame adjust and fill port.
PARIS is centered below that.
Finally made in France centered below that.

The serial numbers are actually cold stamped and should appear at the very bottom


The red box is the usual norm.

[poker]

Very similar to what the bottom of mine looks like:

[poker]

Also looking close at your picture it appears to say "LAQUE DE CHINE"

If it is not a lacquer lighter, its definetly not real. And even if it is a lacquer style lighter, the "laque de chine" stamp makes me cautious every time.