When did S.T. Dupont change their lettering / logo / font?

[clickiechick]

Do any S.T. Dupont aficionados know when they transitioned from the more stylized "S" and "T" on their boxes and band engravings to the more streamlined design on the current models? Pictures below...the first is the current one, and the other one I'm not sure about when it was in use, or even if it still is in use.

 

[clickiechick]

Bump, and a follow up. If you have one of the pens with the more scrolled engraving, would you list it here or even attach a picture if you've got one?

[feiye]

I had a Dupont from '98 and it was the old ornate lettering (a golddust Olympio, prior to name change), another from 2002 (iridescent purple Fidelio, also prior to the name change) which had the same older style. All my other Duponts are 2004 and later and have the newer updated logo. So I'm thinking it was in 2003-2004 that the change occurred. Probably when they changed to the new naming system of Orpheo L, XL and Contemporary

Edited July 15, 2009 by feiye

[saintsimon]

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1589/bottleddb1bs8.jpg

To the left, there's the old 40 ml bottle which came in a red box. The new 50 ml bottle at the center comes in a black box.

The change might have happened in this decade, but I'm not sure.

My old Montparnasse FP, RB and BP and my Classique RB do have the old logo engraved.

[clickiechick]

Thanks Feiye and saintsimon!

 

 

I was trying to place one of the Orpheo/Olympios I have and thought it must be NOS, because of the scrolly lettering. I wasn't sure exactly how old the old stock was, however. Now I can peg it to at least pre-2004.

 

It's an interesting change, to say the least...not drastic enough to attract undue attention, with the change affecting only the logo's initials. I'd be curious to know if unauthorized replicas influenced the switch in any way.

[saintsimon]

I forgot my Dupont watch, which I have worn today.

The S.T. Dupont Geometrie rectangulaire watch has the old logo. I bought it about four or five years ago. So the old logo was used in the first half of this decade.

[Frits B]

I have a "Plume moyen modèle Olympio by S.T. Dupont série St Petersbourg", a LE of 300 issued in 2003 (bought mine in September 2003). Old style lettering on both box and pen.

[Susanna]

In 2004 they had the old logo.

In 2006 they had the new one.

 

Unfortunately I haven't any document or catalog for 2005, so I cannot check...

[clickiechick]

In 2004 they had the old logo.

In 2006 they had the new one.

 

Unfortunately I haven't any document or catalog for 2005, so I cannot check...

 

I would never even have thought about old catalogs, that's a great way to "document" brand changes and model tweaks, so to speak. Thanks for the extra verification, Susanna.

 

 

 

 

[fxchina]

In 2004 they had the old logo.

In 2006 they had the new one.

 

Unfortunately I haven't any document or catalog for 2005, so I cannot check...

 

well, look at this one...

 

catalogo_de_plumas_2005_2.pdf

 

This is the second page of 2005 catalog, which shows the logo (the new one) and the release date of this catalog (Apr. 2005), so can we conclude that it was year 2005 that Dupont changed its logo?