From the moment the S.T.Dupont House was founded in 1872, Simon Tissot-Dupont magnified the finest and rarest of materials by producing luxurious accessories adorned with gold, diamonds, mother of pearl, Chinese lacquer or alligator. The founder of the brand, Simon Tissot-Dupont was born in Savoy in 1847. S.T. Dupont owes its initials to him. Simon founds a carriage company which is destroyed in a fire in 1872. Unabashed, the same year he bought a workshop which makes leather briefcases for diplomats and businessman.

Simon Tissot-Dupont originally founded a prestigious leather goods workshop, where he produced leather pieces bearing the initials of eminent figures of the time. His creations quickly found success amongst elegant Parisians.

Simon Tissot Dupont handed over his company to his sons in 1919, Lucien and Andre, who, trading under the name of Les Fils de S.T. Dupont (the Sons of S.T. Dupont) relaunched the activity. The activity was focused on high quality travel cases and accessories. Highly qualified craftsmen were called upon and patents were taken out to protect industrial secrets. Two hundred and fifty workers and 17 separate traders were involved in the manufacture, such as goldsmiths, woodworkers, engravers, leather craftsmen, lacquer workers, locksmiths, etc.

S.T. Dupont transferred its workshops from rue Dieu in Paris back to the family´s hometown of Faverges in Savoy in 1924.

In 1929 Lucien Tissot Dupont was invited to New York by Louis Cartier to present his travel cases in their 5th Avenue shop. On the ship going to New York he learns about the Cash and the ensuing panic on Wall Street. Upon his return to Paris, in response to this crisis, he decides to move even further upmarket and cater to clients unaffected by the Crash.

In 1935, the Tissot-Dupont brothers hired a Russian Lacquerer and S.T.Dupont became the custodian of a closely guarded secret: the process of applying Chinese lacquer to metal. Drawing on his expertise as a goldsmith, the trunk maker created the pocket gas lighter in 1941. The last trunk, in lavender blue morocco leather, was made in 1947 for England´s Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, to celebrate her wedding.

In 1952, its patented gas lighter proved hugely successful. The society´s elite and those in the know would easily recognize it by the sound it makes, the famous "cling". In 1973, the brand brought its innovative talents to bear with the creation of the first luxury ball point pen, which was beautifully streamlined and made of solid gold. A reference in the area of design, it was sold at the MoMA in New York. In 1976, S.T.Dupont went back to its roots and returned to its original vocation: leather goods craftsmanship.

In 1971, ST Dupont was purchased by Gillette. The company bought 48% of its stocks. However, the brand would not last with Gillete too long, in 1987 it was eventually sold to Dickinson Concepts Ltd.

Dupont became supplier to kings, emperors, maharajahs, ambassadors, and bankers. Up to 10 exceptional travel cases are turned out of the workshops every month. The master craftsmen work on the most noble of materials: crocodile skin, gold and silver, ivory, and tortoiseshell. S.T. Dupont becomes supplier to the establishment: kings, emperors, maharajahs, ambassadors, and bankers are its clients.

Today, S.T.Dupont´s luxurious accessories continue to call upon the finest materials and the rarest know-how, with the craftsmen constantly trying perfect the mastering of their expertise. To date, it is the only House that has mastered the ancient technique of Chinese Lacquering. At this time, Dupont produces lighters, pens, wallets, watches, and of course, fragrances. The first S.T. Dupont fragrance for men and women was created in 1998 and was extremely successful.