The newest limited edition offering from S.T Dupont is the 1001 Nights collection. Shipping soon, 1001 Nights range includes a Ligne 2 lighter, Neo-Classique President fountain pen or roller ball pen, and a writing kit comprised of a pen holder, inkwell, and letter opener (pictured).

Inspired by Persian culture and architecture, the 1001 Nights range exudes ornate, oriental decoration. The pieces are adorned with a deep blue placed lacquer and pale gold. A gold powder effect intensifies and embellishes the deepness and clarity of the blue lacquer, giving the illusion of a celestial vault crowned with stars.

The lighter will retail for $3,000, the fountain pen for $3,200, roller ball for $3,100, and the writing set for $5,000.

A "Diamond" version of each writing kit is offered as well, intended for those that prefer not to be seen with a set that sells for less than $36,000!

Kottke.org passes us along to a blogger who took photographs of the feet of a variety of a cigars. It's not something a cigar smoker would usually take time to look at; I've enjoyed cigars for the better part of 16 years now and I'm not sure I've ever gazed, longingly, into the foot of a cigar. Now...I'm not sure I'll be able to pick up another cigar and not check out it's foot...

We recently had to complete a photo shoot for an advertisement that will run nationally in a couple months. To realistically depict the desk of the modern gentleman -- which includes a number of heirloom-quality products from the likes of S.T. Dupont, El Casco, Agresti, Visconti, Mulholland Brothers, and William Henry Studio -- we felt a lit cigar was essential. But not just any cigar; something delicious and rare (and legal in the United States).

Reaching into the humidor of rare cigars, I thought a Fuente Fuente Opus X Rising Sun would accomplish the task, but it had to be partially smoked. Clearly, we couldn't force an employee to smoke a cigar against his/her will, so I had to step up, clip it, light it, and smoke it for the good of the company.

The things I do sometimes...

While many in our industry look to Italy, England, or New York for the latest in fashion, for the past year and a half, I have regularly kept tabs on Pulaski, Wisconsin. Why Pulaski? Because it is from there that the Magnificent Bastard hands down pronouncements and advice related to all of things we sell: clothing, accessories, liquor, golf, and today: cigars.

The site is worth a read to see if you agree with most of his opinions. Personally, I'd say I stronly agree with about 90% of his posts, and only slightly disagree with 10% which is not bad considering we both have very strong opinions on things. He has written the seminal work on sleeve-rolling, a solid list of faux-pas that can turn you into a "toolbag", and when he puts his mind to Photoshop he develops some handy charts and decision trees to make his point. Areas where I disagree include my belief that Oakleys can be worn on a golf course, linen is great if you know what you're getting into, and over-the-calf socks are preferred to mid-calfs everyday of the week except weekends. 

I reached out to the bastard - I hope I can call him that - about a year ago, but never heard back. He never calls; he never writes. But what can you expect from a bastard? His site has a blogroll of 60+ stores, but for reasons unknown to us, there is no link to onthefly.com, or our Sale items. A boy can dream...

If I'm going to promote movies that aren't even being shot yet, I might as well link to a trailer for a movie coming soon: Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Stars Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams. From the trailer, it seems to bear little resemblance to the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novels, but I will (1) go back and re-read one with an eye out for fist-fights, and (2) keep an open mind. If the movie attracts to new fans to the detective, surely that can't be a bad thing. 

(h/t kottke.org)

In the interests of transparency, here were my ballpark assumptions: 

A typical Double Corona is almost 8 inches long
A typical Double Corona takes about 90 minutes to smoke assuming a reasonable pace
The cigar mentioned below is 1704 inches
More controversially, I assumed there were 12 inches in a foot, and 60 minutes in an hour

All that math in order to justify posting this item from Luxist about a new world record for rolling the longest cigar at 142 feet. Previous record? 67 feet. Goal for next record? 6 miles. I'm still crunching the numbers on how long that would take to smoke. Stand by...