James Bond Sunglasses

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It seems strange that until relatively recently there were few examples of James Bond sunglasses for collectors to add to their portfolios, then suddenly in the space of a few films there were a whole handful of models from at least three different manufacturers.

In the books sunglasses rarely appear,Lunettes Carrera CHAMPION, so while we know the brand of watch, lighter, and even shampoo 007 favours we will never know his preferred brand of sunglasses – in fact probably the only time James Bond wears sunglasses is in the short story The Property of A Lady.
With the increased amount of placement in the movie industry it is perhaps surprising that this didn’t happen sooner, but in ############ Royale Daniel Craig wore the Persol 2244-S and Persol 2720-S models and in Quantum of Solace he wears Tom Ford 108 sunglasses.
Of course Daniel Craig wasn’t the first James Bond actor to wear sunglasses – Sean Connery wears some wayfarer style sunglasses in both From Russian With Love and Thunderball, but it was Pierce Brosnan who started the current trend.
Brosnan wears blue lensed X-ray specs in The World Is Not Enough – the glasses were off the shelf and the original lenses replaced with blue tinted ones instead – as well as a clear lensed Calvin Klein 718F in the banker’s office and CK 2007’s in the ski chase; he returned in Die Another Day, with Persol 2672-S.
So where does that leave us?
Unfortunately the sunglasses worn by Sean Connery haven’t been firmly identified, but Ray Ban or Persol of the right design should do; and Pierce Brosnan’s sunglasses are discontinued, although you can always try eBay.
Luckily the Persol and Tom Ford models are still available, so if you want to add James Bond sunglasses to your collection you still have a chance before they become unavailable and the prices rise to match.
Posted in James Bond Sunglasses on 25 Mar 2009