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<p>[QUOTE="Niczn, post: 4509732, member: 77399"]UPDATE: The lighter is genuine, after taking apart completely myself in order to inspect, clean and above all get an idea of the service/repair methods, I found various other serial numbers and even the mysterious initial of the individual that assembled the lighter, (as per the company video found on YouTube) which led me to conclude it is authentic. That being said, ST Dupont were very unhelpful, stating they couldn't verify it based on photos or serial numbers for security reasons, they recommended I contact auction houses for expert advise, (I figured the manufacturer would be the expert!) - None the less, my own research and efforts along with input on here and some people in the know has paid off and it is now a beautiful, clean, functional lighter once again!</p><p><br /></p><p>I've attached some photos of the clean up process, fortunately I ran into no issues, everything is in great working order, the gas nozzle was a little loose but that was it![ATTACH=full]395881[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395882[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Niczn, post: 4509732, member: 77399"]UPDATE: The lighter is genuine, after taking apart completely myself in order to inspect, clean and above all get an idea of the service/repair methods, I found various other serial numbers and even the mysterious initial of the individual that assembled the lighter, (as per the company video found on YouTube) which led me to conclude it is authentic. That being said, ST Dupont were very unhelpful, stating they couldn't verify it based on photos or serial numbers for security reasons, they recommended I contact auction houses for expert advise, (I figured the manufacturer would be the expert!) - None the less, my own research and efforts along with input on here and some people in the know has paid off and it is now a beautiful, clean, functional lighter once again! I've attached some photos of the clean up process, fortunately I ran into no issues, everything is in great working order, the gas nozzle was a little loose but that was it![ATTACH=full]395881[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395882[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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