In 1872, Simon Tissot-Dupont moved to Paris from his native French Alps to found what would become on of France’s finest leather goods manufacturers, producing luxury leather document cases. It was on the rue Dieu that Monsieur Tissot-Dupont established, along with his two sons, their workshops and showroom.

In 1935, the Tissot-Dupont brothers hired a Russian lacquerer and S.T. Dupont became a custodian of a closely guarded secret: the process of applying the Chinese lacquer to metal. At the request of the Maharaja of Patiala, S.T. Dupont created the first luxury petrol lighter as an accessory for the traveling case ordered by His Majesty.It was later, in 1941 that the brand chose to commercialize the lighter as an alternative to the traveling cases which had become difficult to produce during the Second World War.

In 1952, S.T. Dupont launched another innovation and quickly became a veritable symbol of French Luxury: The first Gas Luxury Lighter. In 1973, brand broth its innovative talents to bear with the creation of the first luxury ball point pen, which was made of solid gold inspired by a special request made by Mrs. Jackie Kennedy. This svelte and elegant model, now known as “The Classique” incorporated the very best of S.T. In 2011, S.T. Dupont reconfirmed its role as royal purveyor with order made by the French President for a writing case as a wedding gift for Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.