You people….You damn people sent me down a damn rabbit hole and now….I have a Zorro 912 - Curved Lid - Polished Brass on its way to my mailbox!
This thread…I swear it almost moved me, I am the proud owner of a very…VERY optimized edc, the thing has been going on for close to 10 years and I am truly running out of things to optimize!
The lighter (I am a smoker) I currectly use is a lovely polished brass armor Zippo whith a nice patina on it and a few dings and dents which I’ve come to love on a brass lighter, but it always felt like a very vanilla choice, it is a Zippo after all.
Anyways this got me going on a hunt for something different, I’ve checked expensive stuff like DuPonts but…MEH…I have a solid silver Dunhill from my Great-grandfather, which is far classier than anything new and if I want to go fancy, a Heriloom is always a solid choice.
I’ve checked cheaper stuff like Douglass lighters and whilst very interesting, they are a tad too much for my tastes as I’ve always been drawn towards more streamlined shapes rather than a Steampunky feel.
And then I see this…A gorgeous Zippo-like lighter, that weights 3 times as much, with a perfectly indexing lid, flush integral hinges and machined from a solid block of brass??
A clear case of “Shut up and take my money!” for me.
I wanted one exactly like CRX’s titanium one but in brass, somehow that curve line on the lid pleases me greatly, and a lot more than a flat one…God only knows why…
The closest one I could find with a curved lid has a hinge setup that’s a little different, CRX’s one is defined by the sellers as a 3-hinge design, I went for the 5-hinge one, I doubt it will make any difference in daily use and I am seriously considering straight up copying CRX and getting a Carson Wararmor in titanium as apparently they are still available from some AE sellers
A bit long I know but this thread was truly a wonderful find for me, many thanks to everyone who posted, you made an obsessive madman happier…And now far more obessed
s. I will give my 2cents review with pictures and wahtever else anyone might like to see, as soon as it arrives, ETA 27 November at the latest, hopefully it’ll get here sooner XD