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questanteros: James Bond’s wristwatch from Thunderball bought at carboot sale for £25. The prop, one of the many gadgets used by 007 during his 50 years on screen, was key to the plot of the film as it helped the secret agent locate stolen atomic weapons during underwater scenes in the 1965 film. The Breitling watch was picked up for £25, but is now to be sold by Christie’s in London with an estimated price of up to £60,000. The Top Time model by the luxury Swiss watch firm was the first watch Bond moviegoers had seen being adapted by Q’s team of boffins in the 007 film series. It is one of a number of items that are given to Bond by Q, who was played by Desmond Llewelyn, when he heads over to Nassau. One of the hands of the watch shows the strength of radioactivity. Sir Sean Connery, who played the agent, uses it during the film’s famous aquatic scenes on a mission to find two Nato bombs that were stolen by the evil organisation Spectre. Sean Connery appeared in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 The basic watch was originally made by Breitling in 1962, then adapted by the James Bond art department, and was the only one produced for Thunderball. It is thought it had been passed on by someone who worked at Pinewood Studios, where much of the movie was made. The auction house, which will offer the watch at its South Kensington saleroom in a Pop Culture sale on June 26, had little information about the car boot sale. Christie’s said of the forthcoming auction: “This is a great opportunity for collectors to acquire a unique piece of James Bond memorabilia.”
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Loakes. Team these with the jeans featured on Friday.
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Daniel Craig takes a DB5 around the Nurbergring to celebrate Aston Martin’s centenary
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The best style moments of David Beckham

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VW design
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The Correct Evening Attire The dinner jacket (or Tuxedo as it’s known in the United States) was the invention of the then Prince of Wales around 1865. It was based on a smoking jacket, in a rich black died wool and sported silk faced lapels. The manufacturer was probably Henry Poole, the Prince’s trusted Savile Row tailors. The American’s accredit the jacket to tobacco heir; Griswold “Grizzy” Lorillard who first wore the jacket to a function he attended in a country club in Tuxedo Park, just outside New York. However, he is quoted as asking the same Savile Row tailor to make him a jacket “like that worn by the Prince of Wales” making him only the second person to wear one and not its creator. A design classic By the 1920s the dinner jacket had replaced the tail coat in all but the most formal occasions. The Duke of Windsor, himself a trend-setter, popularised a double breasted version that had a distinct shawl-collar to it. However, the man who is synonymous with the dinner suit is Ian Flemming’s character creation; James Bond. Sean Connery made his début as Bond in the 1963 film Dr. No and instantly became the epitome of suave sophistication. Those first celluloid images have now taken on iconic status and few men donning a dinner jacket for the first time cannot resist the temptation of clasping their hands in the shape of a gun and acting out the title sequence. The other man who made it cool to wear the jacket was Andy Warhol who’s unique sense of style saw him team it with Levi 501’s, a practice that is once again fashionable. Purchasing Very few men get this right, but if you do you will stand head and shoulders above your peers, look more sophisticated, worldly wise, rich and ultimately more attractive (and who doesn’t want to be that?). Most people when attending a black tie function want to add their own personal style to the dinner suit, and, in doing so, break some of the golden rules of formal dressing. All too often they will purchase bright coloured bow-ties, jazzy waistcoats or lerish cummerbunds in an attempt to look more stylish. The truth, however, is that any deviation from that of tradition will have the opposite effect and possibly bring attention of the wrong kind to the wearer. Bowties that look as if they may light up and spin round at any moment are not very James Bond, are they? Likewise, steer clear of any accessories that might make you look like the cabaret act or bingo caller. Instead opt for simple black and white. The bowtie itself should always be a real one, the ready-tied variety that fasten with Velcro simply don’t cut it. Ensure that you learn how to tie a bowtie properly before the event. You’ll be glad you did at the end of the evening when you can undo it and leave in casually around your neck. The second biggest mistake is that of purchasing a wing collar shirt to wear with a black tie, this is simply bad form. The wing collar shirt should only ever be worn with a white tie and tails, never with a dinner jacket. The correct shirt has a full, turned down, collar and can be either plain or with a pleated front. The Knowledge A true man knows how to tie a bowtie Having money doesn’t necessarily mean you have style.
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