very RARE DUNHILLs
Dunhill gold jacket rollagas
It's been since 1997 since I was at Alfred Dunhill NY and I forget the name (JR Repairs?) but the only place we used to get parts and repairs in NYC was from a lighter/electric razor repair shop on 57th Street around 5th or 6th Avenue. They had an exclusive East Coast contract with Dunhill and some major brand razor company as well (Norelco?) if that helps. The owner's name I believe was Richie but I think his deal with Dunhill wouldn't allow him to sell parts to anyone else. There was another place in California who did a small fraction of the repair business whose name I've forgotten. Only these 2 were licensed to repair Dunhill lighters in the US at the time so only they could buy parts from the home office in London.
You might know that the 18k lighters were not made for the US market and 14k were exclusively for the USA. I did see a few banded style 18K lighters sold new in the NYC store and I believe the covers were 3rd party but I might be wrong. These were still Dunhill products FYI - there used to be an inside joke that Americans were happy with 14K gold because we don't have as much class as the British.
You might know that the 18k lighters were not made for the US market and 14k were exclusively for the USA. I did see a few banded style 18K lighters sold new in the NYC store and I believe the covers were 3rd party but I might be wrong. These were still Dunhill products FYI - there used to be an inside joke that Americans were happy with 14K gold because we don't have as much class as the British.