This fall James Bond, the most iconic secret agent in the history of cinema, turns 60 years old and everything is getting ready to live an anniversary at the height. Do you want to know how it will be? We tell you in Slazenger Heritage, your vintage sportswear store.
James Bond 60th Anniversary
It will be full of great events and winks to one of the most long-lived sagas of the seventh art. A celebration with auctions of items from the films and even a macro-concert hosted by the great Shirley Bassey, author of great themes of the saga as Goldfinger.
The movie Goldfinger (1964) was significant both for the James Bond series and for Slazenger, as it contains the famours golf scene where Sean Connery wears the Burgundy Legend Jumper when playing against Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), the villain in the movie.
Slazenger Heritage James Bond Jumper – Burgundy
The new official 007 site, reported the news and invited everyone to participate in the celebration and to follow the official channels of the James Bond 007 channel for more information about the date, the place and the celebration.
In addition, the official hashtag will be #Bond60 to upload photos and videos on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
James Bond 60th Anniversary Auction
The “Sixty Years of James Bond” event has featured an auction of 60 iconic lots celebrating all 25 films in the franchise.
The physical auction took place in London on September 28, while the online auction has been running from September 15 through James Bond Day, October 5.
Among the most coveted items were an Aston Martin DB5 belonging to No Time to Die and estimated to be worth £2 million. There were up to 25 lots from No Time to Die and another six representing each of the actors who have played the role of James Bond, agent 007: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
The top lot of the first auction was the Aston Martin DB5 replica, which sold for an impressive £2,922,000. The Swarovski crystal-mounted prop egg made by Asprey, London in the manner of Fabergé from the film Octopussy (1983), achieved £327,600, against a top pre-sale estimate of £10,000, to benefit UNICEF.
Other highlights at the James Bond auction included:
- The World Is Not Enough’s Q speedboat, which made £126,000.
- No Time To Die’s Aston Martin V8, which made £630,000.
- OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition, which sold for £226,800.
- No Time To Die Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE stunt motorcycle, which achieved £138,600 for the Severn Hospice.
The second James Bond Anniversary Online Auction remains open until James Bond Day, October 5 at 4pm (BST). With an additional 36 lots spanning all 25 Bond films, including posters, props, costumes and experiences.
Don’t miss your last chance to bid on one-of-a-kind collectibles and own a piece of Bond! More than 45 charities will benefit from the 61 lots offered in the official two-part charity auction.
And if you didn’t get one of the James Bond 60th anniversary auction lots don’t worry! At Slazenger Heritage you can find the iconic v-neck sweater James Bond wore in Goldfinder. The Slazenger Burgundy Golf Jumper was produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the the most famous secret service agent of the cinema. With license to kill.
