S.T. Dupont Gatsby — Gold, Pointe de Diamant
A vintage S.T. Dupont Gatsby in gold-plate, engine-turned in the Pointe de Diamant pattern.
The Gatsby arrived in 1989 as a more compact reading of the Ligne 2, with two vertical bands running down the right of the case in line with the roller, and the S.T. Dupont name on the face — the 1980s being a decade comfortable with saying who made a thing. It is named for the Fitzgerald novel.
Pointe de Diamant is the diamond tip: the metal is cut in a close lattice of four-sided points, each one catching the light from a slightly different angle, so the case reads as a shifting texture rather than a pattern of lines. It is the hardest of the engine-turned finishes to photograph and the best of them in the hand.
Condition is fair, and worth being plain about: this one has been carried and shows it. The gold plate is worn, and the diamond work is softened where a hand and a pocket have been in contact with it for years. What it does have is a perfect cling — the note the lid makes on opening is as sharp as any we have handled. If you want a Gatsby to use rather than a Gatsby to look at, this is the cheapest way into one.
No box or papers with this one. It is photographed lit: it lights and holds a flame.
More in our Pointe de Diamant S.T. Dupont Lighters. For the background, see our S.T. Dupont Reference Numbers: Decoder and Index.