Dunhill: Ruby Bark (5201) (2023) Tobacco Pipe

The first shape on Dunhill's systematized shape chart, the "01" is a classic straight Apple rendition, marked by a reserved and rounded bowl with just the right amount of substance. This Group 5 example exudes the archetypal proportions for which The White Spot is renowned, fitted to a sleek saddle stem, dressed in the Ruby Bark sandblast, and accented with silver.

Dunhill's Ruby Bark finish is one that's gone through a fairly extensive evolution since its inception in 1972. It began as the Redbark and has always remained a red-stained sandblast, but the color was brightened a few years after its introduction before Dunhill returned to the original, darker hue in 1976. Eventually, though, the Redbark was discontinued in 1987. After a hiatus of several decades, the same ruby-stained sandblast was reimagined in the form of today's Ruby Bark finish, adding to the rich, crisp aesthetic accents of sterling silver for a colorful presentation that still retains a high level of formality.