Poor guy, sorry for your loss. The lost lighter I mean. That’s why I buy the fakes, Losing a real one would keep me up at night for years, literally turn me into a vampire. Sorry man.
@pc you know their lighters are expensive when thee website wants you to call France to get the prices. I couldn’t find a single price tag on their website. Even if I was rich I would never buy a lighter from such a pompous company, I buy the knockoffs out of spite.
The Chinese copies are not cheaply made and I have a few and the Chinese make quality Fake S.T. Dupont lighters and I beleive S.T. Dupont in France would agree! The Fakes are great advertising for Dupont for when you want to move on up in life and buy the Real Thing, then you know you have ARRIVED!
Take out the roller. Authentic ST Duponts have the initials of the person who gave it the final polish prior to final assembly hand-engraved on the housing.
Hello and thank's for the great tip . I have just bought an old wood grain large one for 80.00 ,but it is missing the little fold out lever with the screw to adjust the flame . How do I get one and how much ? I think your in england I'm in the states .
150$ without a 18k or 18kts- 750 stamp, with 18k about 5-6000.00$, what this guy is showing is not 18k gold and the serial number I say is Chinese fake
@@markr5440 then i would say you have no clue what you're talking about. This is a real serial number. You can spot them from a mile away. Fake ones are always very computer like deep stamped in a straight line. Originals like this on the other hand always have 1 or 2 numbers/letters that are a bit of the lin. Like this one in the video. They do that on purpose which makes it's much harder to fake it with machines.
I was trying to find osmething like a serial number check but can't find any without downloads... Maybe you know what to do in this situation? btw. the number is 4FK12J8 (or I instead of 1)
It looks like yours came out of a China shop, there are several real 18k st DuPont on eBay, and ones that are plated being passed off as 18k (75% gold) go find the ones stamped 18k or 18kts and 750, and you will see your serial number is phoney baloney. DuPont made thousands of L1 18k, mine is in the 2000 range and one exact one on eBay right now is in 3000s number
Now...... I have an enigma. A hobnail line 2 gold. With very tiny hand stamped serial number. I think it's fake because I got it off ebay cheap, and if the seller sold me a $700 lighter for $65 I would have thought he'd cancel the auction. I know I would have. Has refill cap paint of proper colour, has C stamped into some internal case parts, Has a number 2 hand scribed under flint roller where the final polisher would write his initals (refference dupont video)....... I either have a $700 lighter cheap, or I have a "Quality eastern block reproduction"....... My hobnail pattern does not go around the front of the lid,also has no border for initials (like this one in your video,and some new ones I have seen). My vintage silver gatsby I believe is real has the initial border on the front of lid (square) Very interesting.
Hey, I found a person selling a lighter. He's selling it pretty cheap, but I don't know how to check because he's sending some random pictures of it. Can you maybe help? Please :D
I’m sorry to inform you that if you had as much money as you are acting like you have there’s almost no way you’d even want to be on TH-cam bitching in comment sections
Oh BS, yours has no gold amount stamped , mine from 68 has 18kts and the serial number clearly stamped , It’s an L1 Cartier. Yours looks faked! Plus it’s not 18k gold, it’s plate.
These lighters are made to be worthless by Chinese. I have sold my real Dupont and kept the fake one. Why? The weight is better, (heavier), the ping of the lid is better louder and more melodic (real DuPont ping is very muted or none existent at all). If you hold real Dupont and fake in your hand you know what I mean. DuPont lighters are overpriced crap. They have been milking stupid men for their middle-class money for generations. No more.
I have to agree the Chinese make modern excellent Copies, why I don't know! They should produce their own brand and capitalize on it! I do own several legit S.T. Duponts and they are a great lighter and are lighter in weight! But your worth whatever you can get and the real Duponts have a higher price like Rolex and do command a higher price!
When that fell off the cliff to the bottom of the Grand Canyon how did you get it back?
Poor guy, sorry for your loss. The lost lighter I mean.
That’s why I buy the fakes, Losing a real one would keep me up at night for years, literally turn me into a vampire. Sorry man.
@pc on the real ones the serial number on the bottom is hand stamped and not uniform.
@pc also the material it’s made of. DuPont makes their lighters out of gold, silver and I think platinum. That’s where the extra 800-1000$ comes from.
@pc oh, I never even considered a real one so I’ve never been to their website.
I can only assume the brand name alone is worth $800
@pc you know their lighters are expensive when thee website wants you to call France to get the prices. I couldn’t find a single price tag on their website.
Even if I was rich I would never buy a lighter from such a pompous company, I buy the knockoffs out of spite.
@@HeebieKikeberger1025you’re not rich and you don’t know what you’d do if you were
The Chinese copies are not cheaply made and I have a few and the Chinese make quality Fake S.T. Dupont lighters and I beleive S.T. Dupont in France would agree! The Fakes are great advertising for Dupont for when you want to move on up in life and buy the Real Thing, then you know you have ARRIVED!
Take out the roller. Authentic ST Duponts have the initials of the person who gave it the final polish prior to final assembly hand-engraved on the housing.
Me: How do I tell a fake DuPont TH-cam Man?
TH-cam Man: I bought a fake one and lose shit all the time.. also love and care.
Me: What is love?
@@yobaz_bukucu shut up idiot
What is Love?
Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.
Hello and thank's for the great tip . I have just bought an old wood grain large one for 80.00 ,but it is missing the little fold out lever with the screw to adjust the flame . How do I get one and how much ? I think your in england I'm in the states .
this one is very similar with my duppont dude
hmmm.. sounds like a fake.. there is no "echo".. ? also shouldn't have all real ones a logo-stamp on the bottom? just asking..^^
I have the exact same model in this video (with box, warranty card etc.). I was wondering how much do you think it's worth?
Brand new it's around 850€
150$ without a 18k or 18kts- 750 stamp, with 18k about 5-6000.00$, what this guy is showing is not 18k gold and the serial number I say is Chinese fake
@@markr5440 then i would say you have no clue what you're talking about. This is a real serial number. You can spot them from a mile away. Fake ones are always very computer like deep stamped in a straight line. Originals like this on the other hand always have 1 or 2 numbers/letters that are a bit of the lin. Like this one in the video. They do that on purpose which makes it's much harder to fake it with machines.
Hi there! My St. Dupont Ligne 1 have this serial: 869BFD. Is it authentic one?
Best regards!
Yeah love and care, and misaligned, with care.
I have one. Made in the 50s serial# HH 7058 Gold plate or gold bronze? With box and papers. Used to carry it. Great lighter.
If it gold filled it would be stamped 18k or 18kts and possibly 750 and there would be a gold stamp
I was trying to find osmething like a serial number check but can't find any without downloads...
Maybe you know what to do in this situation? btw. the number is 4FK12J8 (or I instead of 1)
All ST Duponts with the 4K12J8 serial number are fakes.
@@brianhall5142 What about 4FK11J08?
How can you tell a gold plated from a solid gold St DuPont ?
Weight
price
How long a single fill lasts if you use it daily?
babylon reviews a few days, maybe a week
It looks like yours came out of a China shop, there are several real 18k st DuPont on eBay, and ones that are plated being passed off as 18k (75% gold) go find the ones stamped 18k or 18kts and 750, and you will see your serial number is phoney baloney. DuPont made thousands of L1 18k, mine is in the 2000 range and one exact one on eBay right now is in 3000s number
There wouldn’t have time to handstamp 4000 lighters or the need to, and for accuracy and fraud they would not, a machine did all the stamping
Hey! I have a lighter with this number:
05D01A8
Is it fake? Or its not?
I hope i get aswers soon! Thx
I think this is a fake in video.
I did not see the Silver proof on the bottom? Is that not a silver lighter?
Now...... I have an enigma. A hobnail line 2 gold. With very tiny hand stamped serial number. I think it's fake because I got it off ebay cheap, and if the seller sold me a $700 lighter for $65 I would have thought he'd cancel the auction. I know I would have. Has refill cap paint of proper colour, has C stamped into some internal case parts, Has a number 2 hand scribed under flint roller where the final polisher would write his initals (refference dupont video)....... I either have a $700 lighter cheap, or I have a "Quality eastern block reproduction"....... My hobnail pattern does not go around the front of the lid,also has no border for initials (like this one in your video,and some new ones I have seen). My vintage silver gatsby I believe is real has the initial border on the front of lid (square) Very interesting.
And I can't find ANY lighters that looks the same. It's out of "gold" but I cannot find anything that matches exactly like the one he's selling.
Anybody know where to sell one if you have it?
Yea eBay, but his is plate and most likely fake, hand stamp serial number , bs. No gold marking real bs.
Hey, I found a person selling a lighter. He's selling it pretty cheap, but I don't know how to check because he's sending some random pictures of it. Can you maybe help?
Please :D
I have a black and gold st dupont oscuro lighter. Let me know if anyone is interested.
I’ll send you a photo of a real DuPont purchased in Paris at Cartier, you don’t have one.
I’m sorry to inform you that if you had as much money as you are acting like you have there’s almost no way you’d even want to be on TH-cam bitching in comment sections
The hell is a dubont?
Chance Rios the rolex of lighters.
@@fontaineking5158 you mean of lighters?
Chance Rios ya. my spell check for me good. 😉
YOURS IS FAKE AND NOT 18k GOLD
Stop losing things!! 😣
Oh BS, yours has no gold amount stamped , mine from 68 has 18kts and the serial number clearly stamped , It’s an L1 Cartier. Yours looks faked! Plus it’s not 18k gold, it’s plate.
These lighters are made to be worthless by Chinese. I have sold my real Dupont and kept the fake one. Why? The weight is better, (heavier), the ping of the lid is better louder and more melodic (real DuPont ping is very muted or none existent at all). If you hold real Dupont and fake in your hand you know what I mean. DuPont lighters are overpriced crap. They have been milking stupid men for their middle-class money for generations. No more.
You never owned a real one.
I have to agree the Chinese make modern excellent Copies, why I don't know! They should produce their own brand and capitalize on it! I do own several legit S.T. Duponts and they are a great lighter and are lighter in weight!
But your worth whatever you can get and the real Duponts have a higher price like Rolex and do command a higher price!
wow
Yours is fake
Chill bro.. dont need to put a comment a day... we get it.. you rule.. get over it