Thunderball Sunglasses

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  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Elliott mentioned to me that they don't know if they will do another run. So doesn't sound like any time soon...
  • hstansburyhstansbury Posts: 9MI6 Agent
    Just received mine today. They look fantastic. Very 60s retro.

    However, I've had a headache since putting them on today. Am I crazy or is anyone else having this experience?
  • Arbogast 777Arbogast 777 Minneapolis Posts: 595MI6 Agent
    canoe2 wrote:
    Follow up with a "How can I miss it if I don't know what IT is!" vlog in which he somehow forces Eon execs to share the identity of those mystery items that still haunt us.

    Spectre dressing robe
    Venice polo

    Etc, etc ...

    There's one that bugs me every time I see it - on Bond's table in his flat there's a small ice bucket next to the MacCallan. I want it!!!
  • The Bond VivantThe Bond Vivant SeendPosts: 1,325MI6 Agent
    The SPECTRE dressing gown, I can reveal, was bought by Jany Temime, she told me at the SPECTRE Auction, in a Turkish shop in Pimlico. They only bought one, as they were all different, so they had to chance it, and pray that they had no accidents re continuity.
  • canoe2canoe2 Posts: 2,007MI6 Agent
    The SPECTRE dressing gown, I can reveal, was bought by Jany Temime, she told me at the SPECTRE Auction, in a Turkish shop in Pimlico. They only bought one, as they were all different, so they had to chance it, and pray that they had no accidents re continuity.

    Yay! So kadd and I were getting close with the hypothesis it was a bekasab chapan. Thank you sir!

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  • James BoldmanJames Boldman Amherst, MAPosts: 461MI6 Agent
    hstansbury wrote:
    Just received mine today. They look fantastic. Very 60s retro.

    However, I've had a headache since putting them on today. Am I crazy or is anyone else having this experience?
    Not at all! I've been driving all over New England from Maine to Cape Cod these past few days and loving every minute wearing the sunglasses.
  • The Bond VivantThe Bond Vivant SeendPosts: 1,325MI6 Agent
    Yup! I think they lined it, as well, but I was quite "refreshed" by the end of the evening, and I'm not sure!
    canoe2 wrote:
    The SPECTRE dressing gown, I can reveal, was bought by Jany Temime, she told me at the SPECTRE Auction, in a Turkish shop in Pimlico. They only bought one, as they were all different, so they had to chance it, and pray that they had no accidents re continuity.

    Yay! So kadd and I were getting close with the hypothesis it was a bekasab chapan. Thank you sir!

    uzbek-chapan.jpeg?zoom=4&resize=259%2C194
  • cyclones122cyclones122 Posts: 192MI6 Agent
    Looks like they are sold out now on the website. Glad I got my pair ordered yesterday! The buying power of the Bond community continues to amaze me. Even in a dead period between movies, these sell out rapidly. Good stuff Chaps! Hope everyone that wanted a pair got one! {[]
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Even the Michael Caine ones are almost sold out, but they are planning another run of those. The Sean ones were a one and done it seems.
  • SkippySkippy Posts: 446MI6 Agent
    As someone who had David Mason tailor for me when he was first starting out as Anthony Sinclair back in Sackville Street and has seen his business grow, I'm not sure I can fathom a business model where a product that isn't even marketed as a limited edition, but sells out in what...less than two weeks? (I think I got the promotion email the middle of this month)...but demand is doubtless still there for, yet the product discontinued :s

    David Z - I for one would still like to see a review of the sunglasses, even if you have to make clear that they are no longer available. Again, why an opportunity for free promotion of the brand - if not the sunglasses in question - would be suppressed beats me too ?:)
  • kaddkadd Posts: 917MI6 Agent
    Is it maybe a Curry & Paxton decision? ?:)
  • SkippySkippy Posts: 446MI6 Agent
    kadd wrote:
    Is it maybe a Curry & Paxton decision? ?:)

    Am I getting this wrong then... I thought David had obtained the name Curry & Paxton to trade with, just as he has with Anthony Sinclair? C&P don't actually exist anymore, so its not like Mason & Sons are being supplied by them ?:)
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Skippy wrote:
    kadd wrote:
    Is it maybe a Curry & Paxton decision? ?:)

    Am I getting this wrong then... I thought David had obtained the name Curry & Paxton to trade with, just as he has with Anthony Sinclair? C&P don't actually exist anymore, so its not like Mason & Sons are being supplied by them ?:)

    Correct. Mason & Sons owns Curry & Paxton.
    Visit my blog, Bond Suits
  • HalfMonk HalfHitmanHalfMonk HalfHitman USAPosts: 2,324MI6 Agent
    Does that mean Mason & Sons will be doing prescription frames? From the site, it sounds like they just have this ready-to-wear line from C&P:
    Today Curry & Paxton have returned, offering a fully bespoke service, with custom high-grade cellulose optical frames from world-renowned Italian manufacturer Mazzucchelli, and prescription lenses. To celebrate the relaunch of the company, Curry & Paxton are also offering a Ready-to-Wear sunglasses collection, exclusive to Mason & Sons, inspired by classic frames worn by some of the greatest icons of the 20th century.
  • UNCLE27UNCLE27 EnglandPosts: 1,114MI6 Agent
    On their Facebook page this morning Mason & Sons have announced that the SEAN Thunderball model sold out in 007 days but... They're planning to re-run this model next year. B-)

    I think they too have been surprised at the response to these.
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Yes. It was also announced on their Instagram. Seems like they reacted in the correct manner after all to the incredible demand of the sunglasses. Really happy to hear this.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    The Mantis wrote:
    Yes. It was also announced on their Instagram. Seems like they reacted in the correct manner after all to the incredible demand of the sunglasses. Really happy to hear this.

    Unlike Tom Ford, Mason & Sons exists for the customer and not for the sake of a designer.
    Visit my blog, Bond Suits
  • BlazenblazeBlazenblaze USAPosts: 55MI6 Agent
    Really upset I messed out on these. If anyone has a pair that they would like to sell please let me know!
  • Double-oh nineDouble-oh nine USAPosts: 60MI6 Agent
    The Mantis wrote:
    Yes. It was also announced on their Instagram. Seems like they reacted in the correct manner after all to the incredible demand of the sunglasses. Really happy to hear this.
    Very glad to read this~Thank you for the excellent news!
  • Double-oh nineDouble-oh nine USAPosts: 60MI6 Agent
    UNCLE27 wrote:
    On their Facebook page this morning Mason & Sons have announced that the SEAN Thunderball model sold out in 007 days but... They're planning to re-run this model next year. B-)

    I think they too have been surprised at the response to these.
    Thumbs aloft, lads!
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Your looking good DZ!
    Instagram - bondclothes007
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    It's the black hair dye.
  • Arbogast 777Arbogast 777 Minneapolis Posts: 595MI6 Agent
    I’m curious what you guys think about this (forgive my quick pics of my TV)...

    At the beginning of the beach scene, Connery is wearing the glasses we all know and love (notice the vertical white dots)...

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    But to my eyes he has a different pair on for the 2nd half of the scene. Those dots now look horizontal to me...

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    The shape looks different to me too, with the 2nd having a taller lens.
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