Dunhill: Dress with Horn (4103) (2021) Tobacco Pipe

Dunhill's "03" Billiard is truly the archetypal Billiard rendition, the English marque having produced it for well over a century, refining the shaping down to a science over the course of decades. This iteration, however, is not quite as traditional, and possesses a combination of features we've never seen before from the White Spot. This "4103" features a robust, softly rounded bowl that stands poised at the end of a trim shank fitted with a domed horn mount. Ebbing out from this mount is a sleek, tapered stem of black vulcanite, the slender aft portion keeping the weight quite light. Swathed in the inky black stain of the Dress finish, this pipe forgoes the silver band at the shank end in favor of the aforementioned horn mount, making for a truly singular example of high-quality English craftsmanship.

One of the most fashionable finishes in all of pipe making and one that inspired an entire aesthetic, Dunhill's Dress finish was first introduced in 1973 as the Black Briar — renamed "Dress" in 1979 with the addition of silver — and is meant to elegantly complement a tuxedo or similar formal wear, perfect for a night on the town. Characterized by its glossy, jet-black stain and sterling silver accent band, the Dress finish exudes class and imbues each pipe it adorns with a sense of refinement and sophistication. It's the progenitor of the term "dress pipe," now used to reference any black-and-silver pipe, and is one of the most distinctive finishes in all of pipedom.