![]() Some imitate limited edition items, others don't resemble any Dupont ever made.Any fake sent to ST Dupont for service is confiscated. If you do a search for Dupont replica sites, many examples of fakes can be found. 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. 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. Anything with ' 4FK ' in the serial is fake. ![]() Fake serial numbers: one widely-used is 4FK12J8. Some fakes are very convincing and need close scrutiny, but there are easy to spot signs to look out for. ![]() The ST Dupont models are copied widely, especially the Ligne 2. 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. ![]()
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