Welcome to the second ‘EYES ONLY’ newsletter. 

In case you missed the previous one: from now on the Bond Lifestyle newsletter is called ‘EYES ONLY’ and features an updated design and more newsletter-exclusive content.

This week a new Limited Edition Hardcover version of 007 The Armoury, a guide to Bond’s weapons, has been released and I’m able to offer you an exclusive 25% OFF coupon (valid for a week only!).

Speaking of Bond’s guns: in September, a screen-used Walther P99 prop from Tomorrow Never Dies will be auctioned at Julien’s.

Bentley and The Little Car Company have released a road-legal 85% scale Bentley Blower (read more below for the Bond connection).

And scroll down all the way to the end for updates on the Spotify playlist and a Q&A with Mark from Dresstothrill007.

Enjoy!

Remmert van Braam
founder BOND LIFESTYLE

AUCTION

Walther P99 Tomorrow Never Dies

Julien’s Auctions will offer a Walther P99 pistol prop used in Tomorrow Never Dies in the “Legends: Hollywood & Royalty" auction on 7 - 9 September.

25% OFF

Hardcover Limited Edition 007 The Armoury

007 The Armoury, a guide to the weapons of James Bond, is now available as a hardcover Limited Edition with a slipcase. The book is limited to 500, hand-numbered copies and features bonus material.

GET 25% OFF with code “BONDLIFE25”

Code valid for one week only - ends on August 30, 2023 (or earlier, only 80 copies will be sold with this discount). Enter code at Amazon USA checkout in the Payment Method box.

or read more here

You also have a chance to WIN this book if you enter the contest
(read more below).

CONTEST

Win 007 The Armoury Limited Edition Hardcover

Bond Lifestyle offers you the chance to win a Limited Edition hardcover of the 007 The Armoury, an unofficial guide to weapons in James Bond films! Answer the trivia question before midnight on September 8th 2023 to enter.

Previous Contest Results

Winners of the Bond Lifestyle Vuarnet contest:
Nils Knotter from The Netherlands wins Vuarnet Edge 1613 sunglasses.
Douglas McGregor from the UK wins Vuarnet Legend 06 sunglasses.
Congratulations!

The Trivia question was: "What is the brand of the black shirt worn by James Bond during the meeting with Felix Leiter and Logan Ash in the bar in Jamaica in the movie No Time To Die?"
The correct answer was: Tommy Bahamas.

People in the contest could also select which Vuarnet model they wanted to win and here are the percentages:
Vuarnet Legend 06: 52.69% vs Vuarnet Edge 1613: 47.31%
(These percentages are SO close to the last Vuarnet contest: 52.56% vs 47.44%)

AUCTION UPDATE

Aston Martin V8 "The Living Daylights"

It seems that the Aston Martin V8 used in the filming of The Living Daylights did not sell at the RM Sotheby's Monterey Sale last week. The expected sale price was $1.4m - $1.8m, but the car is currently listed as “Price Upon Request”.

CARS

Bentley Blower by The Little Car Company

The Little Car Company (which previously made the Aston Martin DB5 No Time To Die model), has released an 85% scale recreation of the Bentley Blower, their first road-legal model ever. In the first James Bond novels, 007 drove a ‘battleship grey’ Bentley Blower and Ian Fleming was famously photographed in a Bentley Blower for his Life Magazine cover.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Dunhill Unique Silver Lighter

In the 1989 movie Licence To Kill (1989) James Bond (Timothy Dalton) receives a Dunhill lighter from his good friend Felix Leiter and his wife Della on their wedding day.

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Teacha Dee

Do you need some inspirational Bond music?
Follow the Bond Lifestyle EYES ONLY playlist on Spotify.
This list will be regularly updated with new Bond-related songs, selected by the Bond Community. If YOU have a suggestion, send me a message!

New song: Rastafari Way - Teacha Dee

In the movie No Time To Die we hear this song only for a few seconds, but it’s a great song to get into a Jamaican vibe. To learn more about this song and other songs in the movie, read this article. Jamaica is where Ian Fleming wrote his Bond novels, and the movies Dr. No, Live And Let Die and No Time To Die were filmed on the island. So turn up the bass in the car and play this song to feel like an ultra-cool Bond on his way to meet Felix Leiter.

Q. Which three Bond clothes or accessories do you wear the most?
A. My 1997 Omega Seamaster gets worn every day, I own quite a few Sunspel Rivera Polos which are on rotation and I’m a huge fan of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille scent. Again it gets worn on most nights out.

Q. If you could keep only 1 item of your Bond collection, what would it be?
A. A framed collection of the first 5 Bonds autographs. Makes me smile every time I see it.

Q. What is your most popular post/video?
A. I created some AI artwork of what the new Bond may look like and that went crazy.

Q. Which Bond location do you still want to visit?
A. The Bahamas is at the top of my list. When I do it though… it will be done right and in style.

Q. If you could meet any Bond actor (even if they’re no longer with us), who would that be and why?
A. I never got to meet Sir Roger… I would have loved to have had dinner with the legend and enjoy some of the stories that didn’t make the books. I’m sure there were many that would raise an eyebrow or two.

Q. Which Bond-related song do you want to add to the Bond Lifestyle Spotify Playlist?
A. “Wine with Stacey” - It has to be the ultimate Bond Chillax tune… I just love this track and makes me hungry for quiche for some reason.

Q. Rolex or Omega?
A. Absolutely Omega. I only own two… the 1997 Bond Seamaster and a solid gold 1970s Seamaster with a leather strap which was passed down to me… Both are classics and priceless to me.