What Christmas presents did you treat yourself to?

[Li Bai]

On 1/7/2024 at 1:06 AM, Fugu said:

Yep, like Johnny said, China. All torches since quite some time. I got a Defi Xxtreme - top-notch build quality with minimum tolerances. (In fact, today, in many technical / technological fields, I’d pick Chinese-made over French anytime 😁. *)

I remember having read somewhere that even the Ligne lighters have never been made to full depth of manufacture in France. But that instead internals were subcontracted from Japan (Ishmitzu Metal Works). But unable to find that info now. So take that as unconfirmed.

* Edit: Still, it’s in S.T. Dupont‘s responsibility to closely oversee production, and eventually, the high production quality will certainly be owing to them and their standards.

In an interview for "L'amateur de cigare" Alain Crevet, CEO of S.T. Dupont stated that all of their production was taken back to Faverges in France in November 2021. I had read that at the time and thought it had been done but I can see it hasn't.