I recently bought an IM Corona Old Boy "Sillem's" edition lighter. Looks like this one pictured, but the components (particularly noticeable in the screw for the flint compartment) are different from the picture. The picture below shows the screw as it is on my standard Old Boy, which is smaller and of a different design than the one I have now.
Everything is more robust. Even the caps and screws on the bottom of the lighter are bigger, with more heft. The spring mechanism and arm on the top are more beefed up and solid. Generally, everything is just bigger and more solid. I have another, standard Old Boy, and side by side, the difference is very much noticeable.
I don't think it is just down to it being silver plated, if the mechanism even is.
It works great. I'm just wondering if IM Corona has a different line of mechanism in production for this series. I wasn't expecting the mechanics to be any different. It's a nice surprise, but I think that maybe something has changed. Maybe these are older stock mechanisms? The quality of the mechanics appears to be much improved on this Sillem's edition. It opens with a different feeling, closes with a different feeling, and is just... well, solid.
I couldn't find anything online about this. They don't mention it at all, from the little information that is out there.
It would be nice if they made all of their lighters with this type of heft to the mechanics. It looks and feels like a much more solid lighter compared to the regular line.
Everything is more robust. Even the caps and screws on the bottom of the lighter are bigger, with more heft. The spring mechanism and arm on the top are more beefed up and solid. Generally, everything is just bigger and more solid. I have another, standard Old Boy, and side by side, the difference is very much noticeable.
I don't think it is just down to it being silver plated, if the mechanism even is.
It works great. I'm just wondering if IM Corona has a different line of mechanism in production for this series. I wasn't expecting the mechanics to be any different. It's a nice surprise, but I think that maybe something has changed. Maybe these are older stock mechanisms? The quality of the mechanics appears to be much improved on this Sillem's edition. It opens with a different feeling, closes with a different feeling, and is just... well, solid.
I couldn't find anything online about this. They don't mention it at all, from the little information that is out there.
It would be nice if they made all of their lighters with this type of heft to the mechanics. It looks and feels like a much more solid lighter compared to the regular line.