PCA 2023: Les Fines Lames

At last year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show, Les Fines Lames shared a booth space with German Engineered Cigars, but this year the company spread its own wings in more ways than one. Not only did Les Fines Lames have its own booth, but the company also brought a multitude of new products to show off to existing and potential clients alike.

That aforementioned booth was a respectable size, dominated by a backdrop with photographs of different products, along with tables in the middle of the booth for people to sit and discuss business and lighted glass displays in front. Les Fines Lames had been getting some buzz during the show—I had talked to multiple people who brought up the company’s new Le Tag products before actually showing up to cover the booth—so it was no surprise to see a mass of people clustered around the company’s displays almost every time I walked by.

Les Fines Lames also announced another piece of major news during the PCA show, namely that the company had entered into a distribution agreement with Oliva Cigar Co. that will see Oliva’s sales force be able to offer Les Fines Lames’ products to retailers across the country. In addition, Vandermarliere Family of Cigars—Oliva’s parent—has invested in Les Fines Lames.

Les Fines Lames Le Tag T100

The release of the Punch Bracelets made it clear that Les Fines Lames knows how to design wearable cigar cutters, so when I heard that the company was showing off a pair of “dog tag” cutters that were designed to be worn as necklaces, I was not exactly shocked. However, I was not prepared for just how well-thought-out the new Le Tag cutters would be.

The first of the two incarnations of the Le Tag is the T100, which—although it shares a name—apparently has nothing to do with the Titleist golf club. This cutter is actually made up of two separate pieces attached to a chain: the back “tag” is the single guillotine cutter made with 14c28n steel, while the front “tag” is nothing more than an ornamental piece made in the same size as the cutter. Each version will feature a different artistic pattern or design, including one with a depiction of a classic car on a Cuban street. According to the company, this version can cut cigars up to 70 ring gauge.

MSRP: $250

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: October 2023

Les Fines Lames Le Tag T135

The other main new product from the company at this year’s PCA Show, the Le Tag T135 is another wearable cigar cutter, again designed to look like a set of dog tags.

This larger and more affordable option—compared to the T100 above—is also a single guillotine cutter, but there is no design on the front “tag,” or is there any gold plating, although it does have different color options on the handle of the blade.

Jourdan told me he thought the cutter could cut cigars up to 100 ring gauge—it certainly looked like it could—but to make sure, I visited the Aganorsa Leaf booth, where Terence Reilly, vp of sales and marketing, let me try it out on of his company’s new JFR Lunatic Maduro 10 x 100 cigars. While it turned out that the cutter could not quite cut a 100-ring gauge cigar, everyone agreed that a 90-ring gauge stick would be no issue at all.

MSRP: $80

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: October 2023

New Le Petit by Les Fines Lines Colorways

As with all of the previous versions of the Le Petit, these newest additions to the company’s portfolio are piedmont-style folding knives made in Thiers, France and with 14C28N stainless steel blades. The company has released more than 50 different incarnations of the cutter, all of which come enclosed in exterior handles that are made with a variety of different materials.

Le Petit by Les Fines Lames PCA Exclusive

This exclusive version of the company’s Le Petit cutter can only be purchased from the Product Hub section of the PCA website.

MSRP: $159

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: July 2023

Le Petit by Les Fines Lames Momento Mori

This incarnation of the Le Petit is adorned with tiny, slightly creepy skulls.

MSRP: $159

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: July 2023

Le Petit by Les Fines Lames Bourbon Barrel

This cigar knife features a body made from barrels that previously held bourbon, while the blade is engraved with a representation of a distillery.

MSRP: $159

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

New Les Fines Lines Punch Bracelet Colorways

First released in 2021, the Les Fines Lines Punch Bracelet is a bead bracelet made with a connector that contains a 7mm punch cutter. There have been many different versions released in the past three years, but these newest additions released at this year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show feature an adjustable cord, meaning that the size of the bracelet can be adjusted for each individual user.

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet PCA Exclusive

This exclusive PCA VIP version of the Punch Bracelet was included as gifts in the welcome package given to members who paid for the “Stay to Play” package during the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show in July. This version is limited to 500 pieces and is designed with an exclusive PCA charm.

MSRP: n/a

Production: 500 Pieces

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Azul Ring

This cutter is designed with both sodalite and onyx stone beads.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Caribe I

This bracelet includes a silver charm to go with its red, white and blue color scheme.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Caribe II

The blue and white beads that make up this bracelet are accented by a silver charm.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Cola

One of 19 bracelets included in this pricing level, the Cola is once again designed with a 7mm punch made of 316L stainless steel.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Colorado Ring III

This bracelet includes both 10mm and 8mm beads along with silver rings.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Oscuro Matte Skull I

This bracelet cutter is made with silver skull spacers, matte black onyx beads and classic black onyx beads.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Turquoise Skull

This version features 8mm turquoise, black onyx and matte black onyx beads along with two silver skull spacers.

MSRP: $98

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Verde Cobre Skull

Made with 8mm malachite and hematite beads along with silver skull spacers.

MSRP: $118

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Mercurio Ring I

The design of this punch bracelet includes hematite and matte black onyx stone beads along with two spacers.

MSRP: $118

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Mercurio Ring II

Designed with both hematite and matte black onyx stone beads as well as two separate spacing rings.

MSRP: $118

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Oscuro Skull II

This punch bracelet is made with 8mm back onyx beads and 10mm tiger eye beads, as well as two silver skulls.

MSRP: $118

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Noche Gold Ring

This blue and gold bracelet also includes a gold ring built into the design.

MSRP: $198

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Verde Cobre Gold Ring

This version of the Punch Bracelet is made 8mm malachite beads along with a gold punch and a gold ring spacer.

MSRP: $198

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Mercurio Gold Ring

This incarnation of the punch bracelet is made with hematite beads and two golden spacers.

MSRP: $198

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Oscuro Gold Ring

There is only one model in the most expensive tier, and it is made with an Oscuro Gold Ring, larger beads and multiple gold accents.

MSRP: $258

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Oscuro Gold Skull II

This punch bracelet features 8mm Carnelian beads, golden skull spacers and a golden punch.

MSRP: $228

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet Sangre Gold Skull

This cutter 8mm carnelian beads, golden skull spacers and a golden punch.

MSRP: $228

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: June 2023

Brooks Whittington

I have been smoking cigars for over eight years. A documentary wedding photographer by trade, I spent seven years as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram. I started the cigar blog SmokingStogie in 2008 after realizing that there was a need for a cigar blog with better photographs and more in-depth information about each release. SmokingStogie quickly became one of the more influential cigar blogs on the internet, known for reviewing preproduction, prerelease, rare, extremely hard-to-find and expensive cigars. I am a co-founder of halfwheel and now serve as an editor for halfwheel.