I've been trying to research a way to verify the serial number but haven't had any luck. Dupont fuel is measured to specific lighters. Candle lighter. Dupont brings you a touch of magic to your home with a new candle lighter. THE WAND is an exceptional lighter, designed as a real magic wand, after more than a year of consultation with various prestigious candle houses. This marvelous home decorative object gives you ideal lighting for both indoor and outdoor ambience.

A few of my ST Duponts, and one vintage Dunhill Rollagas, thrown in for good measure. Please excuse the crappy focusing & generally bad video quality. All my lighters are genuine items. There are many fakes around. The ST Dupont models are copied widely, especially the Ligne 2. Some fakes are very convincing and need close scrutiny, but there are easy to spot signs to look out for.

Fake serial numbers: one widely-used is 4FK12J8. Anything with ' 4FK ' in the serial is fake. This isn't the only number/letter combination used; most fake serials are machine-stamped with perfectly-aligned letters/numbers rather than the irregular, unique hand-stamp on each genuine ST Dupont. Any limited edition ST Dupont will have a serial stating that item's number in the run, e.g. 1006 / 2500 and if you see an ordinary stamp on any limited edition item, it's a fake. If it says ' laque de chine ' it stands to reason the item should have some Chinese lacquer on it and not be plain gold or silver. If you do a search for Dupont replica sites, many examples of fakes can be found.

Some imitate limited edition items, others don't resemble any Dupont ever made. Any fake sent to ST Dupont for service is confiscated. Very good site for reference is Dupontcollector.com.

It looks legit to me. Once identified as to which fuel fills it, you can check to see how well it takes the fuel. If after cooling the lighter and exhausting the existing fuel, it does not take a full cartridge, you will have an indication that the lighter is not legit. Dupont fuel is measured to specific lighters.

I have not seen frauds that have a quality lacquer. Most frauds that I have seen have been L2 lighters that are either gold or silver and have a pattern that is not offered in their catalog. I have one such fake 'Dope'pont' as I call them. You can pretty clearly see that they are fake if you have any existing Dupont experience.

Mine was a gift, like a box of glass top Cohibas! I think that is a pretty nice lighter that you found there and I would have popped for that in a heartbeat. In buying one used, it is nice to know that you did not pay top dollar for it and put the first nick in it. A couple of mine are so damn aesthetically pretty, that I have a hard time using them beyond simply appreciating them as items of art. I have used all my lighters, but I typically just use my 007 these days. Having had one stolen, I am pretty choosy where I use one today.

Nice find mate. Programator atmel at89c2051. Thanks for sharing. It looks legit to me.

Once identified as to which fuel fills it, you can check to see how well it takes the fuel. If after cooling the lighter and exhausting the existing fuel, it does not take a full cartridge, you will have an indication that the lighter is not legit. Dupont fuel is measured to specific lighters. I have not seen frauds that have a quality lacquer. Most frauds that I have seen have been L2 lighters that are either gold or silver and have a pattern that is not offered in their catalog.

I have one such fake 'Dope'pont' as I call them. You can pretty clearly see that they are fake if you have any existing Dupont experience. Mine was a gift, like a box of glass top Cohibas! I think that is a pretty nice lighter that you found there and I would have popped for that in a heartbeat.