Reply With QuoteSorry I cannot really help with your specific question. However after over 40 years as a smoker (now ex) and having a number of Dunhill lighters, I would strongly recommend you look at DuPont range. Better in every way IMHO.
Hi anyone the forum know much about these lighters? Better to buy a vintage one over a new one?
Sorry I cannot really help with your specific question. However after over 40 years as a smoker (now ex) and having a number of Dunhill lighters, I would strongly recommend you look at DuPont range. Better in every way IMHO.
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I liked them so much I still have a couple kicking around decades after i stopped smoking. They are not hard to service, but will need some TLC if they've been standing. I'd look for a lightly used second hand one and a service kit.
If you buy vintage, you can take it to Dunhill who will send it back to the manufacturer in Switzerland for a major overhaul - including all new innards - it'll come back working to perfection. Last time I used this service it was a fixed price of around eighty quid.
Interesting. I think I have one of these (DuPont Gatsby?) sitting in one of the 'men’s drawers', nearly fell off the chair after a quick search brought up eBay prices. I’m sure mine cost nowhere near that, however I like to look after my stuff so will be looking to service/refurbishe mine, if I can find it.
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I’ve used a Ronson Premier for decades now and they are ultra reliable.
It helps that the service agent is in Coventry and charges less than £30 for a full refurb!
Hi
I brought a Dunhill Rollagas lighter off this forum about 4 years ago now, it was a 1992 model and cost if i remember £120 ! although i am not a big smoker i always liked them and decided to snap one up always been reliable i have had it serviced by a guy recommended by this forum , Alan Beardow
thebeardows@msn.com very good and quick service cost £30 and he can also replate them if the surface is worn , i prefer the older models just seem to have a nice used look
Cheers
Wayne
Thanks Wayne I ll message that guy for sure if I pick a used one up.
Originally Posted by arthurDALEY
I dont get much opportunity to show off my other collection so here goes . Hopefully will give you some ideas for a rollergas[IMG]
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This is just a small selection I have Cartier, St duponts and a few others. They are cheaper to collect than watches!
As below i can recommend Alan at the beardows, hes serviced most of these in the pics and I can also recommend Max for St Duponts hes on ebay, you can do the service yourself its not too hard and Alan will sell you a kit and any parts that you may need.
I will say if you are buying a old lighter fill it with gas but dont LIGHT IT !!!!, get a small bowl of tap water and put it underwater , if its leaking you will see bubbles this will stop you from a lighter blowing up and burning your hands!!!
If you do buy a vintage non serviced and decide to do the seals yourself and find your gas wont last more than a couple of days , its either a slightly loose o ring OR your needle valve will need a service. Alan will take care of all this but you will need to send him the lighter.
Please update with any pics if you get one, Im always interested to see other designs, theres bloody hundreds of them.
Here's mine. Bought new at Mappin & Webb Birmingham around 1980, serviced by Dunhill a couple of years ago. Today only used for lighting the weekend Romeo y Julieta or Monte Cristo.
Another piccie I'm quite proud of
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Here's mine. Bought new at Mappin & Webb Birmingham around 1980, serviced by Dunhill a couple of years ago. Today only used for lighting the weekend Romeo y Julieta or Monte Cristo.
Another piccie I'm quite proud of
Good choice. I also enjoy a weekend cigar and have a Rollagas lighter.
There is a whole thread on Dunhill lighters repair somewhere on here..
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Have 2 ligne 2 St Dupont, even if you don't smoke they are a lovely thing to hold in the hand, the lid opening and strike action is so nice. Dunhill's excellent too of course.
Wow that’s a amazing collection! How do you rate the new current models?I dont get much opportunity to show off my other collection so here goes . Hopefully will give you some ideas for a rollergas[IMG]
This is just a small selection I have Cartier, St duponts and a few others. They are cheaper to collect than watches!
As below i can recommend Alan at the beardows, hes serviced most of these in the pics and I can also recommend Max for St Duponts hes on ebay, you can do the service yourself its not too hard and Alan will sell you a kit and any parts that you may need.
I will say if you are buying a old lighter fill it with gas but dont LIGHT IT !!!!, get a small bowl of tap water and put it underwater , if its leaking you will see bubbles this will stop you from a lighter blowing up and burning your hands!!!
If you do buy a vintage non serviced and decide to do the seals yourself and find your gas wont last more than a couple of days , its either a slightly loose o ring OR your needle valve will need a service. Alan will take care of all this but you will need to send him the lighter.
Please update with any pics if you get one, Im always interested to see other designs, theres bloody hundreds of them.
The first picture is of a ltd edition ,map of the West end etched into Palladian . Shows the street where Dunhill is based
Its the only new rollergas I have. To be honest the older ones feel better to use and in the hand. The roller for striking the flint is smoother , the general view from other collectors seem to be that the newer model's are not as good .
I would still buy a newer lighter but only a ltd edition. There is a model that I'm after which is the Dunhill Gmt never seen one in the flesh, only in pics on the net.
Nice collection.I dont get much opportunity to show off my other collection so here goes . Hopefully will give you some ideas for a rollergas[IMG]
This is just a small selection I have Cartier, St duponts and a few others. They are cheaper to collect than watches!
As below i can recommend Alan at the beardows, hes serviced most of these in the pics and I can also recommend Max for St Duponts hes on ebay, you can do the service yourself its not too hard and Alan will sell you a kit and any parts that you may need.
I will say if you are buying a old lighter fill it with gas but dont LIGHT IT !!!!, get a small bowl of tap water and put it underwater , if its leaking you will see bubbles this will stop you from a lighter blowing up and burning your hands!!!
If you do buy a vintage non serviced and decide to do the seals yourself and find your gas wont last more than a couple of days , its either a slightly loose o ring OR your needle valve will need a service. Alan will take care of all this but you will need to send him the lighter.
Please update with any pics if you get one, Im always interested to see other designs, theres bloody hundreds of them.
I have the one in the centre of your fourth picture (a rough "hatched" effect) although mine has a square top, yours looks rounded. I had a silver one at one point but must have misplaced it. My dad has one also.
I was wondering if they have names or are they just referred to as serial numbers?
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