****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
I love it! I named him "Fang". I drive a 1998, Chrome Yellow, Mustang Cobra convertible and I've been looking for a lighter like this for a while. Perfect!Firstly, this is a rating purely on the Zippo and its quality. From a collector, or user's standpoint, there is nothing wrong this Zippo. It works as well as any Zippo should, and I checked very carefully to ensure it wasn't a fake, because I had a lot of trouble finding any "real" pictures of it on the web. However if I had seen this Zippo in person, I probably would not have bought it. The Swarovski crystal eyes are not nearly as green as they look on the computer generated image. I know that there is a difference to be expected, but the eyes are more of a teal color. Now, i know nothing about jewelry, and I'm not saying anything negative about these crystals, as a matter of fact, it is more than likely that this is what "green" crystals look like. However, to the naked eyes, they certainly look more of a dark teal, definitely more of a blue than a green. At least to me. When I put it in the case next to my blue Swarovski Zippo, they eyes do look more green. The other comment I have to make about this lighter, is that if you are planning to make it a user, be careful. They crystal eyes are set pretty high up on the lighter and I noticed when i use my thumb to close it, it rubs against the left eye. The crystals seems pretty well affixed onto the lighter but if you keep putting pressure there, who knows, it might pop off. Anyways, quality as any Zippo, just the eyes were just not the shade of green I had expected.
