It's a well-made, beautiful lighter, and it functions smoothly. Exactly as advertised.

I previously left a 3 star review on this product due to ignorance. My complaint was that the wind-guard didn't function well, but it's just the opposite, it functions fantastically.

Just make sure that you fray the wick considerably before use. The additional surface area gives you a bigger, stronger and more resilient flame when it comes to wind, especially when surrounded by the guard.

The order took almost a month to get to canada but I assure you, its worth the wait and I plan on purchasing another lighter from Thorens in the near future.

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I read around the internet a lot of people were leery of ordering from this site since it has been taken over by a Chinese manufacturing group. As of 6/16/25, I can confirm that the product (specifically the Gen 6 - Double Claw - STORM - Wave Reflection) arrived to my home in the US and is definitely worth the cost. It takes just as long as advertised for shipping as it took 10 days to arrive, but it is great construction and seems to be a solid product. I'm already looking into buying a second lighter.

Excellent

They advertise this as a Kerosene lighter however when I ask them where to buy the fuel they keep telling me to use Zipp Lighter fluid. I can get a 5 gallon container of Kerosene at Home Depot but what accessories are being used to transfer the fuel into a container that can pour into the small hole of the lighter. They have no accessories safe to hold Kerosene or recommendations. Don’t advertise it as a Kerosene lighter and tell your customers to use Zippo Lighter fluid. If I wanted a Zippo I would have bought that instead.