Weird that you are having a problem with yours, i own a le grand x montecristo and it works flawlessly You should take it to dupont to let it be get checked
I have the same DuPont Le Grand in gold finish and it works flawlessly. Something not adjusted right. Mine was adjusted for flame perfectly from purchase. Maybe the fuel you are using?
Found that $5 "Parike" lighter on Ali. Your video is one of the only ones showing it working. $5 to $1,500 for Le Grand is not even remotely comparable. I need a torch, and value function first, then form, then sound. To have your lighter not work every single time after e1,200 blows my mind. I also don't want to press the striker wheel "up" and have to hold it in an upward motion for any amount of time, the button looks like it works much better on the black & gold $5 lighter. I feel like these companies, DuPont or Apple (noticed the keyboard) build up a cult of personality where if you take a step back and ask "is this worth my money?" you may find other better alternatives out there. I don't even necessarily agree it's a scam--their target audience simply isn't you or me, it's those that think absolutely nothing of the price. This cohort would still demand that it works, though. I hope the return was successful.
Well said, I returned it without issues. I would have happily bought it for 300 euro, it’s just not worth the insane premium. Apple on the other hand, I make a living with a MacBook, I don’t mind the premium and they’ve never failed me.
I always wanted an ST Dupont lighter, white and yellow metal, I think it’s worth it. Certain luxury items you do have to get used to and learn to adjust to it, like non hacking seconds on Patek, Omega and Panerai watches knowing that cheaper Seikos can hack 🤣, or the fact that new Montblanc fountain pen nibs all need a little bit of tuning when you get it because I don’t know how they pass quality control. But in the end, when you master your product to your taste in my opinion is worth it after.
Disagree, if you have to learn to use it because its not “tuned” probably, and there is a product (lighter/pen) out there that functions better i will get that. When I pay for a premium product I dont expect to just “flex with the name” i expect it to work perfectly
@@ekstervogel9949 I like luxury things that last for generations, so I personalize with them. I like interacting with them every day. For example, luxury good year welt shoes, they are built in a way that within time your feet will soften the cork, the more you wear them the more comfortable they get. In addition, the more you polish / wax them overtime the better they look, specially with natural patina. Furthermore, sometimes I’ll even strip them to factory finish and color them myself. It’s not a brand flex, as most of the top shoe makers are not even known like that. For example, Antonio Meccariello, Norman Vilalta, Gaziano & Girling and others. To conclude, I like quality but not perfection since I like the personal aspect of things.
one thing is to improve your gadgets to your own style, another very different try to fix something just doesn’t work right, for e1200 i would expect nothing less than perfection on the lighter.
Which gas are you using?
If you have the flame too low on the Le grand it won’t spark the torch part
In this case it didn’t matter, the flame was high enough. But if you have the flame too low the air just blows it out.
Weird that you are having a problem with yours, i own a le grand x montecristo and it works flawlessly
You should take it to dupont to let it be get checked
Glad to hear yours is fine, enjoy it
I have the same DuPont Le Grand in gold finish and it works flawlessly. Something not adjusted right. Mine was adjusted for flame perfectly from purchase. Maybe the fuel you are using?
Found that $5 "Parike" lighter on Ali. Your video is one of the only ones showing it working. $5 to $1,500 for Le Grand is not even remotely comparable. I need a torch, and value function first, then form, then sound. To have your lighter not work every single time after e1,200 blows my mind. I also don't want to press the striker wheel "up" and have to hold it in an upward motion for any amount of time, the button looks like it works much better on the black & gold $5 lighter. I feel like these companies, DuPont or Apple (noticed the keyboard) build up a cult of personality where if you take a step back and ask "is this worth my money?" you may find other better alternatives out there.
I don't even necessarily agree it's a scam--their target audience simply isn't you or me, it's those that think absolutely nothing of the price. This cohort would still demand that it works, though. I hope the return was successful.
Well said, I returned it without issues. I would have happily bought it for 300 euro, it’s just not worth the insane premium.
Apple on the other hand, I make a living with a MacBook, I don’t mind the premium and they’ve never failed me.
@@F4stFr3ddyoh I like Apple products too, I guess I meant “the name carries weight irrespective of the item”.
I can't tell the difference between the 2 :( 12.5 x 40 = 500 so you can get about 13 cheep lighters for the price of the cheapest lighter S.T. sells.
We need those Ali express links good brother lol
was somwhat said that i have a hard time using duopnt style lighter as a lefthanded person
Greetings.
Do you have links for copy lighters ?
Search for “ping lighter”
@@F4stFr3ddy Ordered that 007 Spectre in black, Thanks!
Does that spectre clone require a butane filling adapter?
Nope, just fill it up
@@F4stFr3ddy Excellent, thanks!
I always wanted an ST Dupont lighter, white and yellow metal, I think it’s worth it. Certain luxury items you do have to get used to and learn to adjust to it, like non hacking seconds on Patek, Omega and Panerai watches knowing that cheaper Seikos can hack 🤣, or the fact that new Montblanc fountain pen nibs all need a little bit of tuning when you get it because I don’t know how they pass quality control. But in the end, when you master your product to your taste in my opinion is worth it after.
Interesting perspective and I do agree to it to a degree. Perhaps I just expected too much
Disagree, if you have to learn to use it because its not “tuned” probably, and there is a product (lighter/pen) out there that functions better i will get that. When I pay for a premium product I dont expect to just “flex with the name” i expect it to work perfectly
@@ekstervogel9949 I like luxury things that last for generations, so I personalize with them. I like interacting with them every day. For example, luxury good year welt shoes, they are built in a way that within time your feet will soften the cork, the more you wear them the more comfortable they get. In addition, the more you polish / wax them overtime the better they look, specially with natural patina. Furthermore, sometimes I’ll even strip them to factory finish and color them myself. It’s not a brand flex, as most of the top shoe makers are not even known like that. For example, Antonio Meccariello, Norman Vilalta, Gaziano & Girling and others. To conclude, I like quality but not perfection since I like the personal aspect of things.
one thing is to improve your gadgets to your own style, another very different try to fix something just doesn’t work right, for e1200 i would expect nothing less than perfection on the lighter.
Luxury does not equal quality. Its just a markup in many cases