<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="758" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="111"><img src="http://www.cigarpipe.net/upimage/200597141144.jpg" alt=""/></td><td width="647"><p><strong>如果英国是“抽烟斗之都”,那么法国的 St. Claude 区就是“造烟斗之都”了。不少一流的烟斗品牌,出自法国。实际上,法国烟斗很容易被忽略,因为它们的标价往往低于本身的价值。也不是说法国烟斗便宜,只是品牌不为人们所熟悉,因而常被忽略罢了。著名的法国烟斗品牌 Butz - Choquin(BC)就是在St. Claude 区成长的。创办于1858年的 Butz-Choquin,位于法国圣徒-克劳德(Saint-Claude),村庄坐落在Haut Jura山脉中心地区, 离瑞士边境不远。圣徒-克劳德是当地一个主要的工业城市同时也是世界“造烟斗之都”。 从Jean-Paul祖父开始 ,已经先后有四代人参与过公司的经营 ,目前公司的日常运作由Jean-Paul掌管。许多的法国烟斗店和烟斗客们都以Butz- Choquin品牌为荣。法国人充满了想象力,浪漫之都法国,在烟斗的设计中也融入了其特有的原素,时尚,经典,创造力在BC斗上被法国人极佳的融合。也是其成为屹立百年而不倒的重要因素。</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="758" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="652"><strong>Butz-Choquin, founded in 1858, is located in Saint-Claude, France, a village nestled in the heart of the Haut Jura Mountains, not far from the Swiss border. The soi-disant Pipe Capital of the World, Saint Claude is largely a single-industry town. Current president Jean-Paul Berrod represents the fourth generation to run the company since his great-grandfather founded it. Thousands of French smoke shops or tabacs proudly carry the Butz-Choquin brand, these pipes have only been available in the US since 1999.<br/></strong></td><td width="106"><img src="http://www.cigarpipe.net/upimage/200597141145.jpg" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#313031" border="0"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>