S.T. Dupont Line 1 — Vertical Guilloché Black / Gold

S.T. Dupont Line 1 — Vertical Guilloché Black / Gold

The Line 1 was introduced in the early 1940s as an all-metal lighter — brass body, guilloché surface, metal finish. That is the original form. The new version arrives with additional possibilities, and the most immediately striking among them is the black lacquer body. When the body is black lacquer and the finish is yellow gold, the vertical guilloché changes character. The lines that read as warm variations within the all-metal gold version now read as a gold pattern against a dark ground — the contrast is higher, the individual lines more legible, the gold warmer by opposition to the black behind it. This is not a departure from the Line 1 concept; it is a new statement of it.

Black Lacquer / Yellow Gold

The body of the Line 1 Black Gold is black lacquer — the Maison's premium finishing treatment, built in successive coats to the depth and gloss that distinguishes it from a simple painted finish. Against that ground, the vertical guilloché pattern and yellow gold finish operate with more contrast than they could on a bare metal body. The gold reads against black the way it has always read against black in luxury objects: with warmth, with authority, and with the legibility that high contrast provides. The vertical guilloché lines, running the height of the body, organize that gold into a pattern that is both decorative and tactile — the ridges of the engraving as tangible as they are visible. This is the most immediately striking of the four Line 1 versions, the one that announces itself most clearly from across a table.

The Original Ritual / Double Soft Yellow Flame

What the black lacquer body does not change is the Line 1's character as a lighter. The double soft yellow flame is the original ignition format — two yellow gas flames for a broad, gentle light that serves cigarettes and sheltered cigars without compromise. There is no torch. The Line 1 does not rush. The famous cling sounds on opening, marking the moment with the acoustic signature that S.T. Dupont has carried since the beginning. Everything that makes the Line 1 itself is preserved; only the surface language has been extended.

Available for personalization with up to three characters in three typography options.

Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.