@@ANGELSalazar-rm6edthe channel is about watches, and he called the lighters watches out of habit, accident, and general human brain mishaps. That is the reason why it's somewhat hilarious, because he messed up a teeny tiny bit. You should laugh N O W
Zorro lighters are second to none, I am always impressed. I bought their Kerosene lighter and it is an ACTUAL kerosene lighter... The flint somehow creates a momentary open flame to ignite kerosene, works every time.
I have the same kerosene Zorro, I have now started collecting Zorro lighters along with my 265 Zippo lighter collection. My EDC Zippo I found it when I was 13 17 years ago and it's chrome finish with American flag on front and it's so worn down and weathered the chrome is mostly gone and it's a high shine brass now from my handling it all those years and carrying in pocket and sweat and ECT. But Zorro is so nice
Already knew zorro lighters before watch this video, and agree 100%. Chinese, but with a superb quality. They Improved Zippo. I already have 2 of them and advise the zorro butane gas insert.
A good addition for a Zippo is a modern gas yellow flame insert which gets around the flaws of the traditional Zippo insert while maintaining the same basic function
But you get rid of the utility of the Zippo/VOC lighter. I suppose you still have both inserts. Butane inserts are great if you're using the lighter like a Bic, but if you want a tool with multiple uses across a wider range of scenarios you have to go with the wicked cotton. It doesn't matter if you only have grain alcohol, Iso alcohol, paint thinner, acetone, gasoline, kerosene, white spirits/mineral spirits, naptha or just fucken wood lacquer, you name it. If it gives you cancer you can shove it in a Zippo and get a flame. Hold onto that old insert!
Bear in mind the Zippo was designed as a wartime expedient. Labor force and materials had been redirected to the front lines. Coleman lanterns/stoves were designed in much the same fashion.
I collect lighters and I have to say, thank you for bringing this to my attention. I'd love it if you showed off some more unique and cool pieces as time goes on.
I have 5 genuine Zippos. The two main issues for me: poor hinges and fuel evaporation. Major issues for me. Which is why I haven't used my Zippos in over 10 years and will probably not ever buy one again.
I love both lighters but recently I started using a 1960's imco triplex super 6700, and tbh the fuel last like 3 times longer in imco lighters. Seems like Zippo and zippo style lighters are terrible for fuel evaporation. I must say I love the candle feature on an imco lighter too. It's great for lots of things. Just slides out from the bottom. Awesome video
True BUT somehow the ignition got very unreliable on mine and I don't know why. Still using the same flintstones and the thing burning (like in a candle, too lazy to google rn) is still good...
Can you keep zorro lit for many minutes without setting it completely on fire like zippo? I don't smoke, but I want to use zippo style lighter as a mini torch, because you don't need to push a button all the time like in cheap lighters.
I have a bunch of zippos and switched to their butane inserts almost five years ago. The issue for me is the inserts are very touchy. They work when they want to. They are cheap pieces of garbage. I bought the Zorro brass lighter and I purchased their butane insert as well and I have to say this is the best lighter I’ve ever had. The butane insert works every time in any temperature. The lighter itself does have a nice heft to it that you quickly get used to. Trying to go back to the zippo is impossible for me.
The misalignment is a common flaw in that model mine is the same. Armored or armor Zippos have extra case thickness and better top alignment. I can't comment to the zorros, never owned one. They do, however, make gaskets for Zippos. This and appropriate wick trimming and adjustment do a lot to combat the leaks.
I have a polished brass Zorro 902 which is about the same size as a regular Zippo and slightly heavier than an armored Zippo. It has a 5 barrel hinge that is attached in exacly the same way as a Zippo's but there is no play in the lid whatsoever. It does not have gaskets like the 912 or 915 but the fuel doesn't evaporate as quickly as with most of my Zippos - my Zippo armor gives it a run for it's money though. It cost less than a third of the cost of a plain, regular Zippo here in the UK. The 902 is the one to go for if you want something that is almost identical to a Zippo but better.
I got the lighter sometime in December and used it as a table lighter and recharged it yesterday for the first time after the initial fueling. It didn't need to, it was still working, i just did it cause i was fueling my zippo. I have a feeling it can take months between charges 😂😂
I've had a bunch of zippos over the years, love how they look but man, I really hated them because of the f***ing leaking issue, I'm not a smoker, I tend to use my lighters for other purpouses so I don't use them as frecuently and when I try to use them after just a few days and then realize is out of fuel after a full charge and just being used once is BS, I've been sticking with butane for years now, but after this video I may give Zorro a chance
Nice I haven’t heard of them before. I definitely have a lighter fetish, going to have to check them out. For EDC try the S.T. DuPont Minijet series. Incredible build quality and just the right size to feel really good in the hand but disappears in the pocket with no bulge.
I have been around zippo lighters since I was a kid. I've bought and acquired a few of them myself. They are 'beautiful', but leak gas like a sleeping dog. I'd never carry one regularly because they just aren't great lighters in 2024, so many better and less expensive options. The Zorro looks great, and I'm interested. At least as a desktop lighter to start out with. I'm currently carrying some rando Chinese butane lighter. Best lighter I've had, smokes Colibri. The body is a smoked transparent sturdy plastic. There's a very positive fuel view with low light. The downside of butane lighters is sometimes pressure builds in the the tank, so it won't take more fuel (until the pressure is bled off) and it can be hard to see on other lighters that there's no fuel and new fuel isn't being taken.
I've had several Zippos and I love them but besides the brand history I prefer Zorro at the moment. It's a better bang for the buck and as a smoker who actually used the thing I found it slightly more reliable in keeping the fuel. The Zippo doesn't closes as good after I did some tricks.
I bought a rubber seal for the bottom of my zippo. It stops evaporation by a bit, but not completely. I get about twice the time out of every refill with it though
You can use it to signal search-and-rescue aircraft, too! Are the inserts really interchangeable? That opens-up possibilities of swapping-in an arc-lighter. Not even slightly iconic, but also not likely to leak all over and leave a welt. Which is why my Zippo lives on the bookcase 🙄 And so what if it's shiny? You can mod it! Scotch-Brite pad and a system to keep the stroke aligned and you're off to the races. You could mask it and leave high-polish bezels. We all adore a good bezel 😊 Happy New Year
I've collected Zorro lighters I don't have a lot of them because they're relatively new, so I'm still collecting them because they are nice but I have quite a collection of the tried and true King of lighters, The USA based Zippo lighters, specially from WWII. I mean, Zippo is proven to be 2nd to none, seeing they're not a young company either. but have always been replicated...to this day. Your father and his father can attest to this, so can Zorro's lineage, too. Sooo....
Same with Imco lighters - the 'fakes' are better for half the price 😅 They lack the feeling of having a piece of history in your pocket but as a tool they are a very good option
Evaporation doest mean anything if you use your lighter everyday. A Zippo - or a Zorro, for that matter - isn't meant to go days or weeks without being used.
Even the clones of zippos that zorro make are higher quality then zippos in my opinion. At least 3 times as thick whilst maintaining the classic zippo look. The design is near enough identical yet because of the tighter seal around the inserts the fluid takes much longer to evapourate. Even the cams on them are better.
@WatchGeek Thanks for this video! I really like this Zorro lighter. Yesterday, i ordered a rounded 912 (Complete Brass/War Armor) for 30 Bucks from Aliexpress. I don't care about brand. It's just a name and by the way...this seems to be much better than a Zippo, which i own for about 20 years, but never was satisfied with it (Fuel empty after a few days, bad strokes...) I also have big hands and so this 912 could fit perfect😂
I don't know if it's true but I heard that Zorro begin from Hongkong division of Ronson... So they are not your typical cheap lighter producer from China...
I have collected Zippo lighters since the 60s, the oldest one I have belonged to my great grandfather, he bought it in 1927 the year my father was born. I have never heard of the ZORRO lighters before. Where could I find one?
Had my dad's old zippo for years. And quite frankly they're crap. Fuel leaks out / evaporates. I've had other lighters with seals, etc, and they're just much better.
Next time get it straight from Zorro. I've been so impressed I have several now. The heavy ones are super armoured, but the regular ones are about the same as Zippo. Just much, much better made.... 🤗 (I've been collecting Zippo for years- I feel dirty.....BUT ZORRO ARE BETTER! 🫥)
Looks like a 912 (not s) that has 5 hinges instead of 3 because it’s the 1941 replica style with the curved top. The non-curved top 912 only has 3 hinges 🍻
@@peterbenbow3832 thanks a tone I for a moment figured s was for small but it appears to be the other way around. Thanks again for your help have a good one
"Both watches are incredible" . Old habits never die 😂
Haha I know 😂😂😂😂
Lol
Why are they called watches
@@ANGELSalazar-rm6edthe channel is about watches, and he called the lighters watches out of habit, accident, and general human brain mishaps. That is the reason why it's somewhat hilarious, because he messed up a teeny tiny bit. You should laugh N O W
Zorro lighters are second to none, I am always impressed. I bought their Kerosene lighter and it is an ACTUAL kerosene lighter... The flint somehow creates a momentary open flame to ignite kerosene, works every time.
I have the same kerosene Zorro, I have now started collecting Zorro lighters along with my 265 Zippo lighter collection. My EDC Zippo I found it when I was 13 17 years ago and it's chrome finish with American flag on front and it's so worn down and weathered the chrome is mostly gone and it's a high shine brass now from my handling it all those years and carrying in pocket and sweat and ECT. But Zorro is so nice
@@youknoweverything7643 When you first got your kerosene lighter did you put normal lighter fluid in it and then light the whole lighter in flames?? 😅
Already knew zorro lighters before watch this video, and agree 100%. Chinese, but with a superb quality. They Improved Zippo. I already have 2 of them and advise the zorro butane gas insert.
A good addition for a Zippo is a modern gas yellow flame insert which gets around the flaws of the traditional Zippo insert while maintaining the same basic function
But you get rid of the utility of the Zippo/VOC lighter. I suppose you still have both inserts.
Butane inserts are great if you're using the lighter like a Bic, but if you want a tool with multiple uses across a wider range of scenarios you have to go with the wicked cotton. It doesn't matter if you only have grain alcohol, Iso alcohol, paint thinner, acetone, gasoline, kerosene, white spirits/mineral spirits, naptha or just fucken wood lacquer, you name it. If it gives you cancer you can shove it in a Zippo and get a flame. Hold onto that old insert!
Bear in mind the Zippo was designed as a wartime expedient. Labor force and materials had been redirected to the front lines. Coleman lanterns/stoves were designed in much the same fashion.
"It can use it as a self defense weapon." I like the statement. 🤣
It can use it?
I have the Zorro 912S lighter, which is even heavier at around 210g. Definetly a table lighter, but I love it, it's a tank. Keep them coming!
Yes its better than Zippo.
I collect lighters and I have to say, thank you for bringing this to my attention. I'd love it if you showed off some more unique and cool pieces as time goes on.
Zorro makes great quality lighters of countless different des8ns. They are a quality lighter manufacturer. Fairly priced too!
I have 5 genuine Zippos. The two main issues for me: poor hinges and fuel evaporation. Major issues for me. Which is why I haven't used my Zippos in over 10 years and will probably not ever buy one again.
From the looks of the Zorro it looks like it was designed to be a desk lighter for a business executive
I love both lighters but recently I started using a 1960's imco triplex super 6700, and tbh the fuel last like 3 times longer in imco lighters. Seems like Zippo and zippo style lighters are terrible for fuel evaporation. I must say I love the candle feature on an imco lighter too. It's great for lots of things. Just slides out from the bottom. Awesome video
True BUT somehow the ignition got very unreliable on mine and I don't know why. Still using the same flintstones and the thing burning (like in a candle, too lazy to google rn) is still good...
Yeah impos are legit I have a silver and gold one
Can you keep zorro lit for many minutes without setting it completely on fire like zippo? I don't smoke, but I want to use zippo style lighter as a mini torch, because you don't need to push a button all the time like in cheap lighters.
5:51 "Both watches are incredible" :) Your habits are strong :) Nice ones! Cheers!
😂😂👍
I have a bunch of zippos and switched to their butane inserts almost five years ago. The issue for me is the inserts are very touchy. They work when they want to. They are cheap pieces of garbage.
I bought the Zorro brass lighter and I purchased their butane insert as well and I have to say this is the best lighter I’ve ever had. The butane insert works every time in any temperature. The lighter itself does have a nice heft to it that you quickly get used to. Trying to go back to the zippo is impossible for me.
The misalignment is a common flaw in that model mine is the same. Armored or armor Zippos have extra case thickness and better top alignment. I can't comment to the zorros, never owned one. They do, however, make gaskets for Zippos. This and appropriate wick trimming and adjustment do a lot to combat the leaks.
I have a polished brass Zorro 902 which is about the same size as a regular Zippo and slightly heavier than an armored Zippo. It has a 5 barrel hinge that is attached in exacly the same way as a Zippo's but there is no play in the lid whatsoever. It does not have gaskets like the 912 or 915 but the fuel doesn't evaporate as quickly as with most of my Zippos - my Zippo armor gives it a run for it's money though. It cost less than a third of the cost of a plain, regular Zippo here in the UK. The 902 is the one to go for if you want something that is almost identical to a Zippo but better.
Where did you buy it
Great video! Could you do a follow up on how long the fuel lasts before it evaporates? I'm curious if fuel still leaks out through the wick.
I got the lighter sometime in December and used it as a table lighter and recharged it yesterday for the first time after the initial fueling.
It didn't need to, it was still working, i just did it cause i was fueling my zippo.
I have a feeling it can take months between charges 😂😂
I've had a bunch of zippos over the years, love how they look but man, I really hated them because of the f***ing leaking issue, I'm not a smoker, I tend to use my lighters for other purpouses so I don't use them as frecuently and when I try to use them after just a few days and then realize is out of fuel after a full charge and just being used once is BS, I've been sticking with butane for years now, but after this video I may give Zorro a chance
Nice I haven’t heard of them before. I definitely have a lighter fetish, going to have to check them out.
For EDC try the S.T. DuPont Minijet series. Incredible build quality and just the right size to feel really good in the hand but disappears in the pocket with no bulge.
I like it but there expensive 😟
I have been around zippo lighters since I was a kid. I've bought and acquired a few of them myself. They are 'beautiful', but leak gas like a sleeping dog. I'd never carry one regularly because they just aren't great lighters in 2024, so many better and less expensive options.
The Zorro looks great, and I'm interested. At least as a desktop lighter to start out with. I'm currently carrying some rando Chinese butane lighter. Best lighter I've had, smokes Colibri. The body is a smoked transparent sturdy plastic. There's a very positive fuel view with low light. The downside of butane lighters is sometimes pressure builds in the the tank, so it won't take more fuel (until the pressure is bled off) and it can be hard to see on other lighters that there's no fuel and new fuel isn't being taken.
I've had several Zippos and I love them but besides the brand history I prefer Zorro at the moment. It's a better bang for the buck and as a smoker who actually used the thing I found it slightly more reliable in keeping the fuel. The Zippo doesn't closes as good after I did some tricks.
I bought a rubber seal for the bottom of my zippo. It stops evaporation by a bit, but not completely. I get about twice the time out of every refill with it though
The 3 barrel hinge Zorro is considerably lighter than the barrel 5 hinge.
zorro wheel more soft and clickable than zippo wheel....so, I combine it, zippo case + zorro insert, and the result is incredible...
Try a Douglass Field L. Not a Zippo style...
But an Extremely Extremely beautiful, useful, and flawless design
以現代的製造技術而言，當然會有許許多多類似的產品可以製作的比Zippo還要更好，但重點不在這裡，重點是，Zippo本身就是一個傳統、傳奇、典範，代表著傳承和紀錄著歴史，當然，即使Zippo這個字本身亦為如此！
I bought a brand new Zorro for € 1,80 at my local Chinese store, can't complain at all, perfect and costs nothing
I once had, or maybe still do, a ZipOne lighter got from a street vendor in Pohang, Republic of Korea in1988.
Amazing video, thanks friend! Zorro will be my next! Regards from Brazil.
I got this zorro 912 with no. 03681
True ultimate lighter 👍🏻
Hi! Are the inserts interchangeable? Can I put my zippo pipe insert in the Zorro case?
yes they are but zorro also makes pipe inserts!
We don't use zippo for how it performs, we use it for the history in your hands.
Interesting, it looks good, and it seems to be made well. Nice alignment. Do a six month review of both lighters as time will tell.🍻
Will do!!!
Will you do an update?
5:51 "Both WATCHES" 🤣 You are definitely WATCH Geek 😉
😂😂
The Zorro seems a touch bigger than the Zippo. I carry my Zippo in a Zippo leather belt pouch. Would a Zorro fit in the Zippo pouch?
You can use it to signal search-and-rescue aircraft, too!
Are the inserts really interchangeable? That opens-up possibilities of swapping-in an arc-lighter. Not even slightly iconic, but also not likely to leak all over and leave a welt. Which is why my Zippo lives on the bookcase 🙄
And so what if it's shiny? You can mod it! Scotch-Brite pad and a system to keep the stroke aligned and you're off to the races. You could mask it and leave high-polish bezels. We all adore a good bezel 😊 Happy New Year
Apparently they are, but between this and the classic Zippo, mine is a 1941, which is slightly different so they aren't in my case
I've collected Zorro lighters I don't have a lot of them because they're relatively new, so I'm still collecting them because they are nice but I have quite a collection of the tried and true King of lighters, The USA based Zippo lighters, specially from WWII. I mean, Zippo is proven to be 2nd to none, seeing they're not a young company either. but have always been replicated...to this day. Your father and his father can attest to this, so can Zorro's lineage, too. Sooo....
Hope it's not the last one on a subject. I honestly LOLed 😆on a part about "self defence".
Keep up good work! 👍
Pozdravi iz Poljske 👋
ZIPPO will NEVER be beaten.❤🎉😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
They are rubbish evaporate even when you don't use them the hinge brake and wobble even the butaine inserts don't light half the time.
Yeah, I bought the butane insert for my Zippo and just love it.
Same with Imco lighters - the 'fakes' are better for half the price 😅 They lack the feeling of having a piece of history in your pocket but as a tool they are a very good option
I believe it's 912S model. More chunky one, no?
Evaporation doest mean anything if you use your lighter everyday. A Zippo - or a Zorro, for that matter - isn't meant to go days or weeks without being used.
Dude, you need to get that ring resized.
I can practically hear your circulation being cut off...
I’m happy with a Zippo, people don’t buy them to be super high end, lots of other nicer high end lighters out there…
Even the clones of zippos that zorro make are higher quality then zippos in my opinion. At least 3 times as thick whilst maintaining the classic zippo look. The design is near enough identical yet because of the tighter seal around the inserts the fluid takes much longer to evapourate. Even the cams on them are better.
I can't find these 912 rounded tops anywhere. Any idea why?
Zorro used to be the cheapo knockoff zippo you’d win at a carnival game when I was 10-12 years old yet now they’re the better option😂
@WatchGeek
Thanks for this video! I really like this Zorro lighter. Yesterday, i ordered a rounded 912 (Complete Brass/War Armor) for 30 Bucks from Aliexpress.
I don't care about brand. It's just a name and by the way...this seems to be much better than a Zippo, which i own for about 20 years, but never was satisfied with it (Fuel empty after a few days, bad strokes...)
I also have big hands and so this 912 could fit perfect😂
ok strange question but can these lighters be engraved?? (im sure they can but i would like to be sure ^^ )
Yes
Nice!! That hinge is beautiful.👌
I don't know if it's true but I heard that Zorro begin from Hongkong division of Ronson... So they are not your typical cheap lighter producer from China...
I've heard the same 😁👍
At 5:52: "Both watches are...". I thought this was about comparing LIGHTERS?!! 😂
do you have the store link?
The hinge on zippo are def a weakness.
Great looking watches!
So it's a heavy lighter. As opposed to a lighter lighter with the Zippo 🤔
Can Zippo flints and wicks be used for Zorro lighters as well?
ofc its just a wick and flint, same reason why zippo fluid would also work
Zorro is a grand seiko
Zippo is classic i love it 😎👍
Both watches are amazing 😂 can definitely tell its a watch channel 😀 👍 😉
😂😂👍
I have collected Zippo lighters since the 60s, the oldest one I have belonged to my great grandfather, he bought it in 1927 the year my father was born. I have never heard of the ZORRO lighters before. Where could I find one?
thank you
if it is an issue to carry daily it isn't better.
Brass knuckles ?
6:12 can’t stop laughing 🤣
I can't find that model
Had my dad's old zippo for years. And quite frankly they're crap. Fuel leaks out / evaporates. I've had other lighters with seals, etc, and they're just much better.
I OWN BOTH BRANDS ,I STAY WITH ZIPPO
Very nice lighters! Too bad they aren’t solar and multi band 6 😂😂😂
✌🏼😎👍🏼
😂😂👍
The Zorro is like a Pagani.
Next time get it straight from Zorro.
I've been so impressed I have several now. The heavy ones are super armoured, but the regular ones are about the same as Zippo. Just much, much better made.... 🤗
(I've been collecting Zippo for years- I feel dirty.....BUT ZORRO ARE BETTER! 🫥)
“Heavy” try a ST Du Pont
zippo is more like a toyota n zorro is like a porche
0:49 Zorro actually has this heavy-duty model as well as a lighter (🥁🥢☀️) Zippo type of case.
5:50 the power of habits ⌚
Haha true
Zorro is awsome
A nice lighter but too heavy. Make one the same size and weight of the Zippo and then you'll impress me.
Sounds like DuPont lighter
try exotac titanlight
I have stopped buying zippo, it has declined in quality to much
Hey anyone knows what is the difference between zorro (any reference) and a zorro same reference with the letter S?
I think the S is "shiny" so they come with mirror finish
S for Zorro is like “Armor” for Zippo. S probably stands for Shield. S models have thicker case walls.
Sounds like dupont ping
That looks like a 902 not a 912
I ordered a 912S and it's advertised weight of 210g
Looks like a 912 (not s) that has 5 hinges instead of 3 because it’s the 1941 replica style with the curved top. The non-curved top 912 only has 3 hinges 🍻
@@bobbyfischer13 Yeah I got that wrong. I went a little nuts and ordered 902, 902s, 912, and 912s so I'll figure out which I prefer.
Duponts are the goats
because what you are holding is not a zippo my friend.
okay okay we all know you have rolexes
This is good
Are you guys joking? Zorro looks exactly like Zippo copy. You can not compare them. Zippo is the original.
A lighter that doesn't hold its gas is worthless.
@@FloatingLeaf1111 Mine works just fine thank you. Zippo yes, zorro, pass.
That's a zorro 912s not a 912 , 150 g like a tank
this is Zorro 912.weight 150 gr.zorro 912 s 210 gr. or zorro 915.
Hey can you explain the difference between zorro references... 912 and 912s what is the s series different from the regular 912?
@@fabricesimon9706 ZORRO 912S Heavy Armor 210g Thick, 912 is 150 g., the s is a bit to big to carry around
@@peterbenbow3832 thanks a tone I for a moment figured s was for small but it appears to be the other way around. Thanks again for your help have a good one
Both are less reliable and more cumbersome than even the cheapest disposable gas lighter
Tombstone !
Nice
Zippo butane insert fixed leaks...if this cost more than a zippo why bother looking
Ain't no way your pants are so comically loose this is going to weigh them down. 💀
I bought a Star one and it’s not good lol it’ll tide me over til I can buy a legit Zippo lol
You can use a zippo as a weapon too. Just need a can of axe
Zippo is Better ! 😁
A lighter as a weapon💀 a strong fist is way stronger
You dont wear a lighter