S.T. Dupont Line 2 Monogram 1872 — Yellow Gold

S.T. Dupont Line 2 Monogram 1872 — Yellow Gold

The Monogram 1872 collection appears in two forms in the S.T. Dupont catalog. In the Le Grand format, the founding monogram is engraved as pure guilloché — the new logo worked directly into the brass body, the metal facets catching light without any additional material over them. In the Line 2 format, S.T. Dupont applies a different technique: the CLING method, in which the guilloché is engraved first and the lacquer applied over it, so the founding motif is rendered in color rather than bare metal. The two versions of the Monogram 1872 are the same concept treated by different craft traditions. The Line 2 version is the one that gives the logo warmth.

CLING Technique / The Monogram in Gold

S.T. Dupont's CLING technique — guilloché engraved into the brass, lacquer applied over the engraving — gives the Monogram 1872 motif a quality that is distinct from the plain guilloché of the Le Grand versions. The lacquer fills and covers the engraved surface, so the monogram reads as a colored field with texture beneath it rather than a pattern of bright metal facets. In yellow gold, the effect is layered warmth: the lacquer brings the gold tone to the surface, the guilloché beneath it providing a structural depth that gives the lighter's face a richness that flat lacquer cannot produce. The new S.T. Dupont logo — upright, determined, and proud, as the Maison describes it — is the decoration that gives the collection its identity across every object it touches.

Yellow Gold / The Warmest Register

Of the three finishes in the Line 2 Monogram 1872 collection, yellow gold is the one that most directly echoes the Maison's founding associations. S.T. Dupont has worked in gold from the beginning; the warm tone is not incidental to the brand's history, it is part of it. On the Monogram 1872 lighter, yellow gold lacquer gives the founding logo the warmth that the occasion calls for — the 1872 expressed in the finish most associated with luxury in the Dupont tradition. At 62 × 37 × 11mm and 130g, the Line 2 proportions make this a pocketable object, the right weight and size for an everyday lighter that carries an extraordinary decoration.

Double Flame / The Perfect Ping

The Line 2 Monogram 1872 lighter features S.T. Dupont's double yellow flame — two soft yellow flame jets for a broader, more consistent ignition suitable for both cigarette and cigar. Opening the lighter produces the Perfect Ping — the acoustic signature of the Line 2, unchanged regardless of which version of the collection you hold. Personalization available up to three characters.

Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.