Welcome to the latest EYES ONLY newsletter.

This month Aston Martin celebrates 60 years since the DB5 was revealed, a new book was released by artist Jeff Marshall that features the women of James Bond and 007Store reveals the Ejector Seat Button Prop Replica.

Lots of auction news: the first of several auctions selling ‘the biggest James Bond collection in the world’ at OMEGA auctions, a Sotheby’s 70 years of Casino Royale auction and 007 Magazine’s first online silent auction with never-before-seen images.

And don’t forget to check out the latest additions to the Spotify playlist as well as the Q&A at the end of this newsletter.

Remmert van Braam
founder BOND LIFESTYLE

AUCTION

World's largest James Bond memorabilia collection heads to auction

A collection of James Bond memorabilia officially certified in the Guinness World Records Book as the world’s largest will head to OMEGA Auctions.

The collection will be sold in several auctions. The first auction, James Bond Collection - Part One, starts September 26th, 2023 at 13h00. For all lots, online bidding and auction info, visit the Omega Auctions website.

PROP REPLICA

Ejector Seat Button

The latest 007Store exclusive will have Bond fans jump out of their seats: the James Bond Goldfinger DB5 Ejector Seat Button Prop Replica - a numbered series of just 1,964.

CONTEST WINNER

007 The Armoury giveaway results

The contest has ended and here are the results!

The trivia question was: "What is the first movie in which James Bond uses the Walther P99 handgun?"

Multiple choice answers and percentage of people that selected it:
Tomorrow Never Dies 84,2%
Dr No 9,4%
GoldenEye 4,3%
Casino Royale 1,1%
Live And Let Die 0,6%
License to Kill 0,5%

The correct answer was: Tomorrow Never Dies (read more about the P99).

The winner of 007 The Armoury is Giorgio Mercanti from Italy, congratulations! And what a lucky guy, because Giorgio also won a Prop Store Catalog in the 52nd Bond Lifestyle contest in September 2019!

NEWS

Casting call for 007's Road To A Million Season 2

Before the first season of 007’s Road To A Million has premiered on Amazon Prime Video, the casting for Season 2 is already open.

If you’re interested, click here for the Application Form (UK residents only).

CARS

60 years of the Aston Martin DB5

September 2023 marks exactly 60 years since Aston Martin unveiled the DB5.

BOOKS

Beauty of Bond

The brand new book ‘Beauty of Bond’ celebrates 60 years of the 007 women with illustrations by artist Jeff Marshall.

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Shirley Bassey & Yello

The Bond Lifestyle EYES ONLY playlist on Spotify will be regularly updated with new Bond-related songs.

Just added: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - David Arnold feat. Propellerheads

Last newsletter I added a song by the Propellerheads, and this English electronic music duo also worked with David Arnold. Their version of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is probably the best song on David Arnold’s album Shaken And Stirred (but definitely check out that whole album).

Q. Which three Bond clothes or accessories do you wear the most?
A. I would have to say our SIS Long Sleeve Shirt and our Tracksuit - I try to work out 4-5 times a week and those items accompany me regularly to the gym.

Q. If you could keep only 1 item of your Bond collection, what would it be?
A. My Omega Seamaster 300m Goldeneye Watch - it's perfect for every single occasion.

Q. What is your most popular post/video?
A. We did a blog post that features David Zaritzky from The Bond Experience reviewing our SIS Tracksuit, it got a ton of traffic! His video has over 13k views and climbing!

Q. Which Bond location do you still want to visit?
A. Matera, Italy - say what you will about No Time To Die, that place looks breathtaking!

Q. If you could meet any Bond actor (even if they’re no longer with us), who would that be and why?
A. Sean Connery, he's just such an icon and I'd love to sit down for a drink with him and talk about the early days of Bond.

Q. Which Bond-related song do you want to add to the Bond Lifestyle Spotify Playlist?
A. Thunderball - everything about that song just screams Bond - the lyrics and tone are perfect.

Q. Rolex or Omega?
A. Omega.