The Goat Collection: Inspired by This Year's Chinese Zodiac
DESIGN / PRODUCT
March 10, 2015

The Goat Collection: Inspired by This Year's Chinese Zodiac


S.T. Dupont
World Limited Edition of 88 Haute Création Pieces


The Goat Collection, Inspired by This Year's Chinese Zodiac


From S.T. Dupont, the French luxury maison celebrating its 143rd anniversary, comes the Haute Création "Goat Exclusive Collection." This collection is a collaboration with French jewelry artist Philippe Tournaire, renowned for his powerful, structural, and distinctive creations, and is themed around the goat, this year's zodiac animal.

Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)






A Supreme Collection with Limited Worldwide Availability


The goat is the eighth animal in the Chinese zodiac. In China's long history, the number '8' is said to be a lucky number, believed to bring prosperity and peace. The goat is also revered as a powerful animal symbolizing ambition, and its preference for high places and climbing makes it a symbol of development and achievement.

This special collection, inspired by the zodiac, is meticulously crafted entirely by hand by artisans from the "Haute Création" division, established in 2013 to further pursue S.T. Dupont's exceptional quality and individuality.

The "Goat Exclusive Collection" in bronze with yellow gold finish is limited to 88 pieces worldwide. The lighters and writing instruments, finished in yellow gold with hand-applied patina, are adorned with symbols of good fortune. The "horseshoe silver" base represents prosperity in China and is traditionally displayed on Chinese New Year.

The Line 2 lighter, based on the Line 2 model, features a double flame and a design of skillfully stacked gold ingots. A goat is engraved on the surface alongside eight coins. The body of the writing instrument also features skillfully stacked gold ingots, with eight coins at the top, reflecting the lucky number. The largest coin on the goat's foreleg is delicately engraved with the Chinese character '福' (fú), meaning happiness.




S.T. Dupont | Goat Collection

S.T. Dupont | Goat Collection

S.T. Dupont | Goat Collection


The Pinnacle of S.T. Dupont's Craftsmanship


The "Goat Prestige Collection," crafted from bronze, genuine black lacquer, and finished with yellow gold, is limited to 288 pieces worldwide. Similar to the Exclusive Collection, it features hand-applied patina. The writing instrument's body is finished in genuine black lacquer, with delicately engraved gold ingots, eight coins, and a goat, topped with horseshoe silver.

The "Goat Premium Collection," featuring yellow gold engraving inlaid into genuine red lacquer, is limited to 888 pieces worldwide. This collection includes writing instruments and Line 2 lighters, embodying the expertise of S.T. Dupont's master engravers and lacquer specialists.

The largest coin on the lighter's goat foreleg is delicately engraved with the Chinese character '福' (fú), meaning happiness. Additionally, the side of the lighter is engraved with a mountain pattern, '青海波' (qīnghǎi bō), inspired by the ethnic motifs of China's Qinghai region.




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