A while back I posted that I would be working on a review of currently available "Old Boy" knock-offs. Well, you can't really do that unless you can compare the knockoff to the original. Last week I had the good fortune to finally find a Dunhill Unique butane lighter at a reasonable price:
I can move forward with my comparisons now, although it will probably take me until some time this summer, when my work slows to a trickle and I have time to run some tests on butane volume and flame adjustment. As of now, I can tell you that the IM Corona Old Boy is a damned-near exact copy. There are a few glaring differences, like the fact that the Dunhill original lacks an integral tamper, and the IM Corona Old Boy isn't silver-plated, but the dimensions and build quality are very close.
Dunhill Unique Butane Lighter
That's the original. Not a pristine copy, but a nice, silver-plated example. I can move forward with my comparisons now, although it will probably take me until some time this summer, when my work slows to a trickle and I have time to run some tests on butane volume and flame adjustment. As of now, I can tell you that the IM Corona Old Boy is a damned-near exact copy. There are a few glaring differences, like the fact that the Dunhill original lacks an integral tamper, and the IM Corona Old Boy isn't silver-plated, but the dimensions and build quality are very close.
IM Corona Old Boy Butane Lighter
This will be fun!
