S.T. Dupont Limited Edition Lighters: Every Edition from 1989 to 2010
Every S.T. Dupont limited edition lighter from the Musées of 1989 to the Samurai of 2010, with the year, the model, how many were made and how to recognise one.
By Max Meijster Updated 15 October 2026 30 min read
In 1989 S.T. Dupont released its first limited edition, and since then dozens have followed: lighters in Chinese lacquer, platinum, diamonds and even meteorite, inspired by everything from the French Revolution to James Bond. Each was made in a fixed number, and each lighter carries its own number out of that total. For collectors they are some of the most interesting S.T. Dupont lighters there are.
A complete overview is hard to find, because the information is spread over old catalogues, auction archives and private collections. This guide brings it together: every limited edition with at least one lighter from 1989 to 2010, with the year, the lighter it is built on, the number made and the design. Editions with only pens, such as Les Éléments of 1995, are not included.
At a glance
- First edition: the Musées, 1989, four Ligne 2 lighters of 1,000 pieces each.
- 63 editions with a lighter, almost all from 1989 to 2010, most of them built on the Ligne 2.
- Largest run: the Picasso of 1998, 6,000 Ligne 1 lighters. Smallest: the solid gold Shanghai of 2009, 18 pieces.
- Table lighters: from 1996 many editions also had a Jeroboam table lighter, made in 50 to 707 pieces. See our guide to S.T. Dupont table lighters.
Every limited edition, 1989 to 2010
All 63 editions, in order of release after one whose date we do not know yet. Click an edition for the full description, the numbers and photos, or switch to Photos to look for your lighter by sight: click a photo and you land on that edition in the list. You can also search by name, year, model or design.
Date unknown
An edition we know too little about to place in the list yet. Do you know when it came out? Tell us.
Windsor
A limited edition we know little about. We have had one, numbered 0230/5000, so 5,000 were made, but we do not know the year it came out or the market it was made for, and there is very little about it online. If you have one with its box or papers, or know its story, we would love to hear from you.
- Year
- Date unknown
- Lighter
- Small Ligne 2
- Number made
- 5,000
- Design
- Silver finish with a panel of fine diamond point engraving between vertical lines
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1989
Musées
The very first S.T. Dupont limited edition, and a new idea at the time. Four Ligne 2 lighters in Chinese lacquer with rose or yellow gold pay tribute to the French Revolution of 1789. Each design was made in 1,000 numbered pieces, and the word “Musée” is engraved on the base of every lighter. Unlike later editions, the edition number of the Musées sits inside the cap.
- Year
- 1989
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 4 × 1,000
- Versions
- Vive la Liberté (beige lacquer, a man with a flag); Liberté (pale green, a cannon); Louis XVI (blue, sword and crown); La République Française (orange, revolutionary emblems)
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Révolution française
Made for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, all gold plated. One Ligne 1 BR carries a blue, white and red wave with fleurs de lis; a second Ligne 1 BR and a Ligne 2 have a mosaic pattern. Each of the three was made in 2,000 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1989
- Lighter
- Ligne 1 BR and Ligne 2
- Number made
- 3 × 2,000
- Versions
- Tricolore (Ligne 1 BR); Mosaic (Ligne 1 BR and Ligne 2)
- Also in the edition
- A matching pen
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1991
Mozart
Made for the 200th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791. Two Ligne 2 designs, each in 1,000 numbered pieces: one with a lacquered portrait medallion of Mozart, one engraved with the opening notes of his Requiem and his signature.
- Year
- 1991
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 2 × 1,000
- Versions
- Médaillon (lacquered portrait medallion); Requiem (the opening notes of the Requiem and his signature, engraved)
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Jubilé
Fifty years of the S.T. Dupont lighter: the first one was launched in 1941. The Jubilé is a replica of that first petrol lighter, decorated with vertical lines, in a silver or a gold finish of 1,500 numbered pieces each.
- Year
- 1991
- Lighter
- Petrol lighter
- Number made
- 2 × 1,500
- Versions
- Silver finish; gold finish
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1992
Columbus
Five hundred years after Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. A caravel and the date “1492” in gold are inlaid in black Chinese lacquer, on a lighter with a warm bronze tone. 3,000 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1992
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 3,000
- Design
- Black lacquer with a gold caravel
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Cohiba (first edition)
The first S.T. Dupont edition for Cohiba, the Cuban cigar brand. Glossy black Chinese lacquer with vertical gold plated bars, the Cohiba Indian head in gold on the front and the black and white checkerboard on the lid. Only 500 numbered pieces, far fewer than the Cohiba edition of 2003 it is often confused with.
- Year
- 1992
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 500
- Design
- Black lacquer with gold Cohiba motifs
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1993
Europa
Made for the union of twelve European countries in the European Union: deep blue Chinese lacquer with twelve gold stars, as on the European flag. 2,500 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1993
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 2,500
- Design
- Blue lacquer with gold stars
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Art Nouveau
A tribute to Art Nouveau and the architect Hector Guimard, known for the entrances of the Paris Métro. Curving gold arabesques over black or green Chinese lacquer. 4,000 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1993
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 4,000
- Versions
- Black lacquer; green lacquer
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1996
Art Déco
Inspired by the 1925 Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, where Art Deco got its name. Bold geometric motifs in red and black Chinese lacquer with gold. One of the first editions with a matching Jeroboam table lighter.
- Year
- 1996
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,500; 500 table
- Design
- Red and black lacquer
- Also in the edition
- Desk clock and pen
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Maharadjah
Inspired by a commission S.T. Dupont made for a Maharajah in the 1930s. Black and coromandel Chinese lacquer, red accents, mother of pearl inlays and gold trim. The lighter is the Maharadjah, a model with a mechanism of its own, and the first of the Superhammer editions.
- Year
- 1996
- Lighter
- Maharadjah; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,000; 500 table
- Design
- Black and coromandel lacquer with mother of pearl
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Rendez-vous
The mythical meeting of the sun and the moon. Two Ligne 2 lighters with celestial engravings: the sun in red lacquer and gold, the moon in blue lacquer and silver, 2,500 numbered pieces each.
- Year
- 1996
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2 × 2,500; 500 table
- Versions
- Sun (red lacquer and gold); Moon (blue lacquer and silver)
- Also in the edition
- Pen
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1997
Teatro
The theatre of the Commedia dell’arte: the masks of comedy and tragedy over red or black Chinese lacquer with gold. Built on the Maharadjah, like the edition of the year before.
- Year
- 1997
- Lighter
- Maharadjah; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2 × 2,500; 2 × 250 table
- Versions
- Red lacquer; black lacquer
- Also in the edition
- Pen
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Moscow 850th Anniversary
Made for the 850th anniversary of Moscow, together with the city, and sold only in Russia. Black Chinese lacquer with gold plating and Saint George, the patron saint of Moscow, slaying the dragon in high relief. 850 numbered pieces, one of the rarest regional editions.
- Year
- 1997
- Lighter
- Gatsby
- Number made
- 850
- Design
- Black lacquer with Saint George in gold
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Hong Kong, Return to the Motherland
The handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. Red and black Chinese lacquer with gold and the flags of China and Hong Kong; each lighter is engraved “Hong Kong”. 997 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1997
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 997
- Design
- Red and black lacquer with the flags of China and Hong Kong
- Also in the edition
- Matching pens
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Paul Garmirian
Made with the cigar connoisseur Paul Garmirian and sold only through the PG boutique in McLean, Virginia. Soirée is black, Matinée ivory Chinese lacquer, both with gold and red details and his signature engraved on the lid.
- Year
- 1997
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 300 Soirée; 500 Matinée
- Versions
- Soirée (black lacquer); Matinée (ivory lacquer), both with gold and red details
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1998
Picasso
Picasso’s faun, a figure that returns again and again in his work, engraved with his signature on black Chinese lacquer. With 6,000 pieces the largest edition in this guide. It came in a black lacquered box.
- Year
- 1998
- Lighter
- Ligne 1 (small BR); table lighter
- Number made
- 6,000; 500 table
- Design
- Black lacquer with the faun
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Nuevo Mundo
A tribute to the Inca civilisation, for whom gold was a gift of the sun. Gold sun motifs over midnight blue Chinese lacquer, with a blue spinel in the centre.
- Year
- 1998
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,000; 200 table
- Design
- Midnight blue lacquer with a blue spinel
- Also in the edition
- Pens
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Year of the Tiger
A zodiac edition made only for Asia. Red and black Chinese lacquer with gold plated trim and a tiger, the sign of power, courage and good fortune. 999 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1998
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 (Montparnasse)
- Number made
- 999
- Design
- Red and black lacquer with a tiger
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1999
Perspective 2000
Made for the new millennium: minimalist architectural engravings in polished metal with black Chinese lacquer inlays. Five lighters across three models, 2,000 numbered pieces each.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 1, Ligne 2 and Urban
- Number made
- 5 × 2,000
- Versions
- Black lacquer; brushed palladium
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Black Maharadjah
The last of the four Superhammer editions on the Maharadjah, after the Maharadjah of 1996 and the two Teatro of 1997: a Maharadjah in black lacquer with silver coloured fittings, 1,500 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Maharadjah
- Number made
- 1,500
- Design
- Black lacquer with silver coloured fittings
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In 1999 S.T. Dupont also made six lighters for the great Cuban cigar houses, the Habanera series: large Ligne 2 lighters with a double flame for cigars, 300 numbered pieces each, sold only through the cigar houses and never officially in the United States.
CuabaHabanera
One of six Habanera lighters for the great Cuban cigar houses, this one for Cuaba: gold plated, with red lacquer on the lid and green lacquer on the body. A large Ligne 2 with a double flame for cigars, 300 numbered pieces, sold only through the cigar houses with box and papers, never officially in the United States.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Gold plated with red lacquer on the lid and green lacquer on the body
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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PunchHabanera
The Habanera lighter for Punch: black and gold Chinese lacquer with a man in a nightcap enjoying a cigar beside his dog. The word “PUNCH” is engraved under the lacquer on the back. 300 numbered pieces with a double flame.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Black and gold lacquer with the Punch scene
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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Hoyo de MonterreyHabanera
The Habanera lighter for Hoyo de Monterrey, gold plated with red lacquer: a large Ligne 2 with a double flame, 300 numbered pieces, sold only through the cigar houses and not in the United States.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Gold plated with red lacquer
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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Vegas RobainaHabanera
The Habanera lighter for Vegas Robaina: cream Chinese lacquer with a tobacco plantation against soft hills. The encircled “R” logo and ribbon are lacquered on the back, and the lid is engraved on a guilloché machine. 300 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Cream lacquer with a tobacco plantation
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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Romeo y JulietaHabanera
The Habanera lighter for Romeo y Julieta, often called one of the most beautiful lacquered S.T. Dupont lighters. Black and red Chinese lacquer with Romeo climbing to Juliet’s balcony, and a red rose on the back. 300 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Black and red lacquer with the balcony scene
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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TrinidadHabanera
The Habanera lighter for Trinidad, the only one of the six without lacquer: fully gold plated. A large Ligne 2 with a double flame, 300 numbered pieces, sold only through the cigar houses and, like the other five, never officially in the United States.
- Year
- 1999
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Fully gold plated
- Series
- Habanera, 1999
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2000
Abstraction(s)
Abstract art of the early 20th century: bold geometric panels of red or black Chinese lacquer against clean engraved palladium lines. Three models, the Ligne 2, the Gatsby and the Urban, each in red and in black: six lighters of 2,500 numbered pieces each.
- Year
- 2000
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, Gatsby and Urban
- Number made
- 6 × 2,500
- Versions
- Red lacquer; black lacquer, on each of the three models
- Also in the edition
- Pen
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Night and Light
Light against dark: natural Brazilian diamonds or Indian onyx in minimalist geometric patterns that seem to float on a mirror palladium surface.
- Year
- 2000
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 and Line D
- Number made
- 2 × 500 diamond; 2 × 1,000 onyx
- Versions
- Diamond; onyx
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2001
Africa
The influence of African art on Western artists: bold geometric patterns with irregular guilloché lines, black onyx triangles and yellow gold plating. The table lighter was made in only 100 pieces.
- Year
- 2001
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 (both sizes); Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2 × 2,000; 100 table
- Design
- Yellow gold plated with black onyx
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Sky and Fire
Red against blue: rubies or sapphires, pavé set in a geometric motif on mirror platinum.
- Year
- 2001
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 and Line D
- Number made
- 2 × 1,000
- Versions
- Rubies; sapphires
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Solitaire
Sixty years of the S.T. Dupont lighter. A grid of large polished platinum squares, one of them set with a single diamond.
- Year
- 2001
- Lighter
- Ligne 1 and Ligne 2
- Number made
- 3,000 of each
- Design
- Platinum squares with one diamond
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60 Diamonds
The second edition for the 60th anniversary: a Ligne 2 with 60 pavé set diamonds, more than 3 carats in all, in rows on a platinum finish. Only 60 numbered pieces worldwide.
- Year
- 2001
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 60
- Design
- One version
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2002
Taj Mahal
The mausoleum Shah Jahan built as a symbol of love. Guilloché platinum, like white marble, with inlays of jade, onyx, coral and agate, green accents and mother of pearl lacquer, after the floral motifs of the building.
- Year
- 2002
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,000; 200 table
- Design
- Guilloché platinum with inlaid stones
- Also in the edition
- Pen
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Inspiration Nature
Three lighters in mirror platinum, each inlaid with a material from one kingdom of nature: mother of pearl, hematite or Macassar ebony, in bold geometric designs.
- Year
- 2002
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 3 × 2,000
- Versions
- Mother of pearl (animal kingdom); hematite (mineral world); Macassar ebony (plant world)
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Statue of Liberty
France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886. S.T. Dupont celebrated that friendship with green Chinese lacquer and platinum. Sold only in the United States, each piece numbered 1 to 350.
- Year
- 2002
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 350
- Design
- Green lacquer with platinum
- Also in the edition
- Fountain pen and rollerball, also 350 each
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2003
Art & Technique
The Bauhaus, the German school founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 to bring art and industry together. Black or black and red Chinese lacquer with bands of polished platinum, put together like a building set.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Ligne 2 table lighter
- Number made
- 4 × 2,000; 500 table
- Versions
- Black lacquer; black and red lacquer
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Andalusia
The mosaics of the Alhambra and the Mezquita in southern Spain. Platinum, Chinese lacquer in three tones of blue like azulejo tiles, and inlaid turquoise.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 3,000; 300 table
- Design
- Blue lacquer with turquoise
- Also in the edition
- Pen
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Saint Petersburg
Three hundred years of the city founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Platinum and Chinese lacquer, engraved with the city’s coat of arms and the golden spire of the Admiralty, over 70 metres high. Each piece numbered 1 to 300.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 and small Ligne 2
- Number made
- 300 of each
- Design
- Platinum with Chinese lacquer
- Also in the edition
- Two Olympio fountain pens and an Olympio ballpoint
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Leroy Neiman
A golfer in full swing, drawn for S.T. Dupont by the American artist Leroy Neiman, famous for his scenes of sport. Three greens of Chinese lacquer stand for the tee, the fairway and the putting green. Sold only in the United States; the table lighter is one of the smallest runs of all.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, small Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2 × 400; 50 table
- Design
- Three greens with a golfer
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Napoléon
The bicentenary of Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of the French. His profile and the imperial eagle, his emblem, in platinum or gold plate.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 2 × 1,500
- Versions
- Platinum; gold plated
- Also in the edition
- Olympio pens
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Mars
Particles of a meteorite set in red Chinese lacquer, like the surface of the red planet, with elliptical engravings that follow the orbits of the planets, on brushed palladium. 300 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 300
- Design
- Red lacquer with meteorite, brushed palladium
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Cohiba (second edition)
The second Cohiba edition: gold and dark yellow Chinese lacquer with the Indian head in gold on one side and the black and white Cohiba checkerboard on the lid. A double flame for cigars; 3,000 numbered pieces.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, double flame
- Number made
- 3,000
- Design
- Yellow lacquer with the Cohiba logo
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La Casa del Habano
For La Casa del Habano, the official shops for Cuban cigars. Black and red Chinese lacquer with gold, and a tobacco leaf on a square gold plate in the centre. 1,000 numbered pieces, not sold in the United States.
- Year
- 2003
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 1,000
- Design
- Black and red lacquer with a gold tobacco leaf
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2004
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol’s silkscreens of Elvis Presley (1964), Marilyn Monroe (1964) and his Self Portrait (1986). The number made of each follows the year of the work.
- Year
- 2004
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 1,964 Elvis; 1,964 Marilyn; 1,986 Self Portrait
- Versions
- Elvis Presley; Marilyn Monroe; Self Portrait
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Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt: Horus crowned with a falcon, Isis and Nephthys and the sacred scarab, in gold with Chinese lacquer and malachite inlays.
- Year
- 2004
- Lighter
- Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,575; 300 table
- Design
- Gold with lacquer and malachite
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James Bond 007
The Walther PPK and its bullet: diamond tip motifs and guilloché that recalls the trigger, in brushed palladium or satin black. The accessories had gadgets worthy of Q, such as time zone wheels and laser pointers.
- Year
- 2004
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, small Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 5,007; 707 table
- Versions
- Brushed palladium; satin black PVD
- Also in the edition
- Pens (3,007) and accessories
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Opus X (2004)
The first edition with the Fuente cigar family: deep red Chinese lacquer with gold and the Arturo Fuente Opus X logo on the front.
- Year
- 2004
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 650
- Design
- Red lacquer with the Opus X logo
- Also in the edition
- A red Limoges porcelain ashtray (350)
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2005
Diamond Drops
The Diamond Head pattern S.T. Dupont created in 1952, with vertical lines that end in about twenty real diamonds, on platinum. The number made recalls the year of the pattern.
- Year
- 2005
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 and Gatsby
- Number made
- 1,952
- Design
- Platinum with diamonds
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Diamond Rain
The Diamond Head pattern in its richest form: a Ligne 2 in solid white gold with rhodium details, set with 1,098 diamonds of 12.1 carats in all.
- Year
- 2005
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 352
- Design
- Solid white gold with 1,098 diamonds
- Also in the edition
- Olympio XL fountain pen with 677 diamonds (7.4 carats)
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Medici
Renaissance Florence and the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, built from 1420 to 1436. Lacquer in green, red and ivory with fine metalwork.
- Year
- 2005
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, small Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 3,420 large; 2,420 small; 420 table
- Design
- Lacquer in green, red and ivory
- Also in the edition
- Pens (2,420) and a desk clock (420)
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Shaman
The shamans of Native American culture, keepers of the balance between nature and spirit. Palladium with guilloché, white pearlescent lacquer and inlays of natural mother of pearl.
- Year
- 2005
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 2,929
- Design
- Palladium with white lacquer and mother of pearl
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Opus X (2005)
The second Fuente edition, a larger collection: a Ligne 2 in black palladium with the Opus X insignia in silver tones.
- Year
- 2005
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 650
- Design
- Black palladium with the Opus X logo
- Also in the edition
- Limoges ashtray, Jeroboam table lighter, cigar cutter and rollerball
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2006
Casino Royale
Made for the James Bond film Casino Royale, with the tuxedo as its theme: black lacquer and palladium.
- Year
- 2006
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, X.tend; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,007 Ligne 2; 3,007 X.tend; 307 table
- Design
- Black lacquer with palladium
- Also in the edition
- Ashtray, cigar cutter and USB key (707), humidor (307)
Do you know more about this lighter? A photo, the box, the papers or its story: we would love to hear about it.
Versailles
The Hall of Mirrors and the court of Louis XIV: gold plate with white lacquer and royal motifs, the fleur de lis and the sun.
- Year
- 2006
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, small Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 2,686; 686 table
- Design
- Gold plated with white lacquer
- Also in the edition
- Pens (1,686) and accessories (686)
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Vertigo II
The original Vertigo was not a limited edition but a regular S.T. Dupont design in lacquer with a pattern of squares. It was so popular that, after it was discontinued, S.T. Dupont brought it back in 2006 as the Vertigo II: a limited edition made only for the United States, in red and black lacquer with a diamond pattern instead of squares. A small run, like the Statue of Liberty of 2002.
- Year
- 2006
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 350
- Design
- Red and black lacquer in a diamond pattern
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Opus X (2006)
The third Fuente edition: white and red Chinese lacquer with gold plated trim and the Opus X emblem, the smallest of the three.
- Year
- 2006
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 450
- Design
- White and red lacquer with gold
- Also in the edition
- Jeroboam table lighter, fountain pen and rollerball, Limoges ashtrays, cigar cutter and a humidor
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2007
French Line
The great liners of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique: brushed steel plates, anthracite barrels, rivets and grid motifs from the ships’ architecture.
- Year
- 2007
- Lighter
- Ligne 2 and small Ligne 2
- Number made
- 1,864
- Design
- Brushed steel with anthracite and rivets
- Also in the edition
- Pens (in the 1,864) and accessories (864)
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New York 5th Avenue
The French decorators who furnished the apartments and offices of New York’s Upper East Side and 5th Avenue in the 1930s and 1940s. Gold arabesques on taupe and chocolate lacquer. 1,929 recalls the year of Lucien Tissot-Dupont’s first trip to New York.
- Year
- 2007
- Lighter
- Ligne 2, small Ligne 2; Jeroboam table lighter
- Number made
- 1,929; 329 table
- Versions
- Gold plated; solid white gold
- Also in the edition
- Humidor (329), ashtrays and cigar cutter (529)
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Trinacria
Sicily. Each lighter carries a hand painted ceramic miniature after one of the 295 ceramic steps of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte in Caltagirone, set in palladium. No two are the same.
- Year
- 2007
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 295, each unique
- Design
- Palladium with a hand painted ceramic
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2008
Place Vendôme
The Paris square of Louis XIV and Napoleon: octagonal symmetry and neoclassical façades in platinum with dark hematite inlays, and a Napoleon quotation engraved on the roller. A version in solid yellow gold with diamonds was made in only 35 pieces.
- Year
- 2008
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 1,810; 35 in gold
- Versions
- Platinum and hematite; solid yellow gold with diamonds (35)
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2009
Shanghai
Art Deco Shanghai of the 1920s and 1930s, where East met West. Black lacquer with yellow gold inlay, wave guilloché and eight citrines, the colour of the sun. A high jewellery version in solid gold with diamonds was made in 18 pieces, the smallest run in this guide.
- Year
- 2009
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 1,088; 18 in gold
- Versions
- Black lacquer with citrines; solid gold with diamonds (18)
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2010
Samurai
The samurai, bushido and the swords of the Edo period. Midnight blue Chinese lacquer, silver, engravings after samurai armour, the crest of a clan on the barrel and a garnet red cabochon like the knot on a katana hilt. 888 is a lucky number in Asia.
- Year
- 2010
- Lighter
- Ligne 2
- Number made
- 888
- Design
- Midnight blue lacquer with a garnet cabochon
- Also in the edition
- Fountain pen and a sword shaped paper knife, also 888
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How to recognise an S.T. Dupont limited edition
- Look for the edition number. Every lighter is numbered out of the total: four digits, a slash and the edition size. A few from our own workshop: Jubilé 0403/1500, Picasso 0065/6000, Medici 0549/3420, Maharadjah 1979/2000. The number is engraved on the base; only on the 1989 Musées does it sit inside the cap. It is the lighter’s serial number: limited editions carry no other serial number.
- Check the decoration. Each edition has its own design in lacquer, engraving or stones that does not appear on the regular collection. Some also carry a name, such as “Musée” on the base of the 1989 Musées or “Hong Kong” on the 1997 edition.
- Look at the box and papers. Limited editions came in their own presentation box with papers, often in the theme of the edition, like the black lacquered box of the Picasso.
- Identify the lighter underneath. Each edition is built on a regular model: mostly the Ligne 2, but also the Ligne 1, Gatsby, Line D, Urban, Maharadjah and the Jeroboam. Our guide to every S.T. Dupont model helps you tell them apart.
A number alone proves little. The number, the decoration, the base model and the papers should all match the edition. Our guide on how to spot a fake S.T. Dupont covers the rest, and for lacquered pictures with a Japanese look, see how to spot a fake maki-e lighter.
After 2010
S.T. Dupont has kept making limited editions every year. Two examples: for the Year of the Dragon in 2012 it made three collections, from eight Dragon Diamond sets with dragons sculpted by Philippe Tournaire to a Premium Ligne 2 numbered out of 888; and in 2023 it made a Declaration of Independence Ligne 2 of 176 pieces. We will add the editions after 2010 to this guide over time.
The rarest editions
The smallest runs of the editions above, lighters and table lighters together:
| Edition | Year | Made |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai, solid gold with diamonds | 2009 | 18 |
| Place Vendôme, solid gold with diamonds | 2008 | 35 |
| Leroy Neiman table lighter | 2003 | 50 |
| 60 Diamonds | 2001 | 60 |
| Africa table lighter | 2001 | 100 |
| Trinacria (each one unique) | 2007 | 295 |
| Habanera, per cigar house | 1999 | 300 |
| Mars | 2003 | 300 |
| Saint Petersburg, per size | 2003 | 300 |
| Paul Garmirian Soirée | 1997 | 300 |
| Statue of Liberty | 2002 | 350 |
| Vertigo II | 2006 | 350 |
| Diamond Rain | 2005 | 352 |
Buying a limited edition
A limited edition works exactly like the model it is built on, so it needs the same care and the same gas: the colour dot inside the refill cap shows which, and our S.T. Dupont gas refill guide explains it. Completeness matters for collectors: the original box, the papers and a number that matches them add to the value.
We service every lighter we sell and ship it empty, as the transport rules require. See the S.T. Dupont limited editions we have now, or browse our vintage Ligne 2 lighters.
Spotted a mistake or know an edition we are missing? Let us know, and we will add it.
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Questions collectors ask
How do I know if my S.T. Dupont is a limited edition?
Look for the edition number, for example 0403/1500, usually engraved on the base, together with a decoration that does not appear in the regular collection. The original box and papers confirm it.
What was the first S.T. Dupont limited edition?
The Musées of 1989: four Ligne 2 lighters in Chinese lacquer on the French Revolution, 1,000 numbered pieces of each design.
What is the rarest S.T. Dupont limited edition lighter?
Among the editions up to 2010, the solid gold Shanghai with diamonds (18 pieces, 2009) and the solid gold Place Vendôme (35 pieces, 2008), followed by the 60 Diamonds of 2001 (60 pieces).
Which gas does an S.T. Dupont limited edition use?
The same as the model it is built on, for example yellow for a regular Ligne 2 and green for a Gatsby. See our gas refill guide.
Are S.T. Dupont limited editions worth more than regular lighters?
Usually, yes, especially in small runs and complete with the original box and papers. Condition, completeness and how rare the edition is decide the price.
Which S.T. Dupont limited editions were made for cigar smokers?
The Cohiba editions of 1992 and 2003, the six Habanera lighters of 1999, the Paul Garmirian of 1997, La Casa del Habano of 2003 and the Opus X editions of 2004 to 2006.
Sources and further reading
- Pullman Gallery: S.T. Dupont Jeroboam Art Deco 1996 table lighter edition number 234 of 500 engraved on the base
- Kirby Allison: S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Napoleon Bonaparte limited edition released 2003, 1,500 pieces, numbered 651/1500
- Pens in Asia: S.T. Dupont 60th anniversary Solitaire lighter 2001, platinum, diamond in one square
- Luxuo: S.T. Dupont Year of the Dragon collection 2012 editions, Premium Ligne 2 numbered out of 888
- Cigar Coop: S.T. Dupont Declaration of Independence Line 2 lighter 2023, 176 pieces
