Prometheus offers a full collection of accessories for cigar lovers: ashtrays, cutters, humidors, leather cases, lighters, and more.  Our sister company, God of Fire, Inc., even offers cigars: Angelenos, Fuente Aged Selection, God of Fire, and Sencillo.  However, in 1992, we started out as a lighter company and the lighter segment of our business has a very special place in our heart.  The history of Prometheus lighters represents cutting-edge designs and groundbreaking innovations.  We pride ourselves in that our Prometheus lighters are built to last and can be repaired. They are not disposable products. No matter how many years you have used them, please send them to Prometheus Service Center if you would like us to perform repair work.
   
Almost 18 years have passed since the inception of the Prometheus brand. But everyone at Prometheus is still very passionate about making lighters and excited about continuing our tradition of innovation and creative design.
      
In the below, we would like to share the happy experience of two of our Prometheus users.

It's so great to have my favorite lighter back and working like new.

I have two Prometheus lighters (Churchill and Sledge S), both given to me by my wife five years ago. I love using these lighters because they work so well, and of course have great sentimental value as well.

Recently, my Sledge S stopped working. I didn't want to throw away something I cherish so much. That's why I was so happy to find out that Prometheus lighters can be repaired and that Prometheus Service Center was willing to repair them!

It's so great to have my favorite lighter back and working like new.

I believe very much in the sentiment that we live in a disposable world full of "things." Perhaps, it is our fault as consumers. We constantly push for the latest, cheapest, and newest thing out with no regard for quality or even need. Obviously, this practice isn't ecologically sound, and I think it saps a little bit of our souls, too.

It is getting harder and harder to find people who can appreciate true craftsmanship. I've always believed that you do not have to understand art to appreciate it and this concept carries over to quality of work as well as materials. When you can feel the love that was put into something, it is no longer disposable.

Thank you very much for fixing my lighter and making such a well-crafted, quality product!

Stan Kaplan
Los Angeles, California

Stan Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Speedcraft Composites (www.speedcraftcomposites.com) which wraps the parts of high-end automobiles with carbon fiber, and repairs damaged carbon fiber parts.

After 8 years, this Prometheus lighter is still going strong and it can even be repaired.

When Wayne Sanders received a Prometheus Legend lighter 8 years ago as a gift from his employees, he never realized how much he would come to love it or still be using it a decade later. "Up until then the only lighter I'd ever used was a Bic," he said. "I don't know that I would have bought myself a lighter as expensive as the Legend, but now I could never go back."

"The flame's so powerful you can weld with it," he continued. "You can be in a hurricane or in a desert and it still lights your cigar. That's important to me. You can pay $20 for a cigar and it's all wasted if you don't get a good light."

Sanders found that unlike the inexpensive lighters he'd been using, his Legend could be serviced at a local dealer. Eight years later, with just a bit of occasional maintenance, it was still working. Finally, though, it seemed his favorite lighter's service was at an end.

"A local repairman told me 'Your lighter is toast,'" he said. "But it occurred to me that most premium products can be serviced. So I contacted Prometheus to see if they could fix it, and they said, 'Sure, just send the lighter.'" A few weeks later, his repaired lighter was back on the golf course with him, working just like new.

Sanders, the owner of Coaches Choice (www.coacheschoiceonline.com), a sports and corporate apparel company in Fargo, North Dakota, is glad to have his Legend back: "Whether it's golf or deer hunting or whatever, that lighter has always been a highlight for the group. My buddies are always asking to use it."