Welcome to the EYES ONLY newsletter!

This week lots of car news: an Aston Martin DB12 Goldfinger Edition will be auctioned today at Christie’s, a DB5 was restored after sitting on the owner’s driveway for almost 50 years and a remastered Lotus Esprit was revealed.

Ian Fleming Publications has just introduced a James Bond Book Club - scroll down for the first book!

Martijn Mulder has revealed back-to-back location tours to Matera and Istanbul in May.

Today is a good day to get the Billy Reid SkyFall Bond jacket, it’s 20% OFF at Uncrate, only today, read more below.

And make sure to enter the new Bond Lifestyle contest for your chance to win a Michael Gillette Goldfinger print!

Once again, a big thank you to everyone who ordered the Bond Lifestyle cufflinks and items from The Vault. As we are nearing the holidays, deadlines for guaranteed Christmas delivery are approaching fast!

Enjoy!

Remmert van Braam
founder BOND LIFESTYLE

BOOKS

The James Bond Book Club

Ian Fleming Publications, the home of spy fiction, announces the launch of the James Bond Book Club.

The first James Bond Book Club selection is The Lifeline (get this book on Amazon).

SALE

20% OFF Billy Reid - TODAY ONLY

Today only*, save 20% on everything Billy Reid at Uncrate. That includes the Bond Peacoat, the Daniel Craig-worn piece from Skyfall.

Enter code BILLYREID at checkout to save on any item from Billy Reid at Uncrate, it'll give you over $179 in savings to look like Bond.

Promotion ends 11 December at 5PM Central.

Black Bond Peacoat

Navy Bond Peacoat

GIVEAWAY

Win a Goldfinger Screen Print

Bond Lifestyle offers you the chance to win a Limited Edition Goldfinger Screen Print by artist Michael Gillette! Answer the trivia question before midnight on 22 December 2025 to enter!

CARS

A modern remaster of the Lotus Esprit

Encor has unveiled the Encor Series 1, a modern carbon-fibre remaster of the Lotus Esprit - the wedge-shaped icon best known to Bond fans for its unforgettable appearance in The Spy Who Loved Me.

TRAVEL

New Bond location tours announced

On The Tracks of 007 announced two of the three location tours for 2026.

May 19-23 Operation Primo
Visit the locations of the spectacular No Time To Die pre-title sequence, including Matera, train station in Sapri and the coast.

May 24-28 Operation Krilencu
The second of the tours goes to Istanbul, the city featured in 1963’s From Russia With Love, but also had Bond return (though not really) in 1999’s The World Is Not Enough and in 2012’s SkyFall.

CARS

DB12 Goldfinger 0/60 for sale

Christie’s offered a unique Aston Martin DB12 Goldfinger 007 Special Edition during its Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time live auction on 11 December. All hammer proceeds from the lot will be donated to charity.

This example is Edition 0/60, the only DB12 Goldfinger Special Edition reserved for EON Productions.

CARS

Aston Martin DB5 from driveway rust to £1m dream

An Aston Martin DB5 bought for £900 in the early 1970s has just completed a full restoration at Aston Martin Works – realising the dream of its long-time owner and representing one of the most remarkable pieces of automotive appreciation in the process.

GIFT GUIDE

20 Year Anniversary Cufflinks

Check out David Zaritsky’s latest video with an unboxing of the cufflinks and an interview with yours truly.

Christmas delivery

US Customers: Make sure to order your cufflinks before December 16th to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas.

International orders: order before December 13th to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. IMPORTANT NOTE: Import duties will be charged for orders outside the USA and can be significant. Please contact Van Braam before placing an order from outside the United States.

VAN BRAAM

The Vault

The Vault offers a private curation of rare collectibles with cinematic heritage. Check out these rare items. More items were added, including Barton & Perreira sunglasses.

Kyle Barbeau (@easysmilesandexpensivewatches) shared some images of him in full Tomorrow Never Dies costume, including the Dunhill Cufflinks he recently acquired via The Vault.

Visit The Vault at vanbraam.com for more rare Bond items

ACCESSORIES

COOL-RAY sunglasses in tortoise

The original COOL-RAY N135 model from the 1960s is now also produced in a tortoise finish. The Tortoise version is available exclusively from The Ocularium and will ship on December 17th.

Also still available in black

AUCTION

PropStore Results

Some results from the recent Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in London: