The Brands That Make James Bond
“All of the styles that have been provided for Bond are Goodyear-welted,” says Philippa Jones, export manager and fifth-generation family member at Crockett & Jones. “It’s a technique widely known to produce very comfortable and durable shoes – I suspect the latter being more important in this particular case.”
Requiring over 200 operations spread out over an 8-10 week period, each pair of Crockett & Jones shoes and boots is testament to steely determination – a fitting choice of footwear for a man who, for the greater good, often finds himself sprinting on top of train carriages or, you know, tobogganing down the side of a mountain in a cello case.
Omega
If there’s one thing James Bond understands, it’s the importance of a good watch. And while we can’t tell you where to find one with an in-built buzz saw, integrated detonator or laser beam functionality, we can suggest you look to Swiss luxury watch brand Omega’s world-renowned Seamaster if you want to tap a little of 007’s timeless style.
Although it was Rolex that Bond creator Ian Fleming named as the British spy’s favored watch brand in 1963 novel On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, every Bond film since GoldenEye (1995) has featured a variation of the carefully crafted and subtly detailed Seamaster.
Expect to see Omega’s latest special edition, the Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition, grace Daniel Craig’s wrist in No Time To Die.
Persol
Whether a ring camera (1985’s A View To A Kill), car invisibility cloak (Die Another Day) or bagpipe flamethrower (The World Is Not Enough), Bond’s success has been built on his arsenal of (admittedly sometimes outlandish) gadgets.
No surprise then, that his chosen eyewear label is known for its effortless marriage of sophisticated technology and peerless style. Persol, founded in Turin, Italy in 1917, has made its name on eyewear built for purpose – whether that’s an ambitious expedition in The Himalayas or a Russian space mission.