What do Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol, Coco Chanel and Jackie Kennedy all have in common? Their S.T. Dupont lighter. Recognizable among thousands thanks to its particular metallic “cling”, the S.T. Dupont lighter is an object of desire and of lust for all lovers of luxury. In 2012, to celebrate their 140 years, the brand reissued an exclusive limited collection of the lighter that the fedora-wearing star Humphrey Bogart ordered in 1947
The symbol of a specific social status and good taste, the S.T. Dupont lighter is a discrete sign of recognition in a closed circle of insiders. Created in 1952 by the brand, “Line 1”, the first edition of this famous lighter saw a huge success. A technical and functional object, each one requires one hundred hours of manual labor, goldsmiths and lacquerers take turns to make a sober and powerful lighter. “Line 2” designed by the jeweler Jean Dinh Van, dedicates the new esthetic of the lighter with respect to the proportions of the “Golden Ratio”, which guarantees for some a perfect harmony and universal beauty.
A truly audible signature, the iconic “Cling” that sounds upon the opening of the lighter was originally a fault that the brand wanted to correct. Largely appreciated by clients, it would in the end become the cult characteristic of the object. In silver, gold, platinum or palladium, the S.T. Dupont lighter transcends generation after generation like a precious piece of family jewelry or as a gift to mark the beginning of adulthood. In the luxury universe, the most famous lighter in the world continues to rekindle the flame.
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