S.T. Dupont Maxijet Lighter — Chrome Grid

The S.T. Dupont Maxijet in chrome grid is the maison's working torch: a single blue jet in a rounded body 2.6 inches tall and 2.2 ounces, with a thumb-push ignition under the cap, and a fine grid cut across the chrome so it does not slip in the hand. It is the lighter for counsel who want the tool rather than the jewel, and want it from the same house.

The Maxijet is what you buy when the lighter is equipment first. The flame is one torch, aimed and adjustable; the maison's promise is "efficient lighting in all conditions" and "the perfect companion for cigar smokers". It is also, by the maison's own after-sales terms, a lighter it replaces rather than repairs: a Maxijet that fails under warranty is exchanged for an identical one. We think that is the honest way to run a torch, and we say so here rather than in the small print.

A torch is the light for a terrace and a wide ring gauge, and the light you cannot take on an aircraft. It takes the maison's black butane refill and ships empty.

Specifications

• Maker: S.T. Dupont
• Model: Maxijet
• Flame: Single torch (blue) flame; thumb-push ignition
• Material: Chrome-finished metal
• Finish: Chrome with a textured grid pattern
• Dimensions: 2.6 × 1.5 × 0.5 in (65.5 × 37.5 × 13.5 mm)
• Weight: 2.2 oz (63 g)
• Fuel: Butane; S.T. Dupont black refill (ref. 000430); ships unfueled
• Warranty: Two years from S.T. Dupont — this model is replaced, not repaired; plus our Thirty-Day Assurance
• Travel: Torch lighters may not be carried aboard aircraft

Questions we are asked

Is a single jet enough for a wide cigar? Yes, with a few more seconds on the foot than a triple jet would take. What a single jet gives back is a flame you can aim at one edge, and a tank that lasts.

Can I fly with it? No. Torch lighters may not be carried aboard aircraft, so this is the one to leave at the law office rather than pack.

Can it be repaired? S.T. Dupont replaces rather than repairs this model: its after-sales terms state that a defective Minijet, Maxijet or Slim 7 is exchanged for an identical one. We would rather you knew that before buying than after.

What fuel does it take? Any triple-refined butane will light it; the maison specifies its own black refill (ref. 000430) for the torch models. It ships empty, as every lighter we sell does.

Deciding between cutters, lighters, humidors, and ashtrays? Read A Cigar, Counselor?.

Built as a tool. For the same jet in a body flat enough for a shirt pocket, see the Slim 7; for the same lighter in matte black, the Maxijet in matte black; for a torch with the maison's lacquer and hinge, the Biggy.

Barrister & Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from S.T. Dupont, the Paris maison that has made leather cases since 1872 and lighters since 1941, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister & Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.

Why we carry it. S.T. Dupont began where we did. Simon Tissot-Dupont opened a Paris workshop in 1872 making document cases, briefcases, and travel trunks for diplomats and businessmen — objects whose quality lived in hinges, locks, frames, and fittings. The lighter, four decades on, was the same discipline applied to a smaller object. The workshop has been at Faverges in the Haute-Savoie since 1924, took in its first master lacquerer in 1935, and holds the French state's Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant designation for living heritage craft. We sell leather cases for a living. So did they, first.

Warranty. This Product carries S.T. Dupont's two-year warranty against manufacturing defects, and Barrister & Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Lighters ship unfueled, and torch lighters may not be carried aboard aircraft. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our Warranty Policy.

Returns. A lighter may be returned within thirty days if it is unused and in its original packaging. Every lighter ships unfueled; once butane has been added it is Final Sale and cannot be returned or exchanged, except where it arrives damaged, defective, or materially different from its description. Full terms are in our Returns & Exchanges Policy.