Perique, I agree relocations in general don't bode well. Stanwell seems to have done alright because they relocated to Italy with its own long tradition of pipe making. Pipe workshops that move to, or back to France similarly benefit from the pre-existing culture and the expertise of the craftsmen. Denmark still has stellar crafts people and manufacturers -- Nording and Johansen (Johs) just to name two. But tradition and culture in each nation is part of the romance of tobacco pipes and something is lost when makers move around. Falcon from the U.S. to England. Jobey from France, to England, to the U.S., back to France. And so on. Some say Dunhill has its briar carved in Italy; I don't know, but it doesn't sound particularly improbable, and that certainly isn't what I'd be looking for in a Dunhill pipe. I'd just buy a Ser Jacopo or other fine Italian brand.