Gold cufflinks are the one piece of jewellery a man can wear without apology. In The World Is Not Enough, Pierce Brosnan’s Bond wears gold Dunhill cufflinks in several scenes, and one of the film’s wardrobe details is that he does not wear one pair: he wears two or three different Dunhill pairs. This page covers the gold pair, what makes the look work, and how to find something like it now.
In the film
In The World Is Not Enough (1999), Bond wears gold Dunhill cufflinks in several scenes, and one enthusiast forum links a pair to his grey suit. The sources we have agree on the maker but not the exact model, and one describes the pair as currently very hard to find and rarely appearing on eBay. We therefore treat this as a style page, not a page for one reference.
The details
Gold, kept plain. A good gold cufflink is small, smooth and quiet. It should look like part of the cuff and not like jewellery.
Dunhill’s marks. A pre-owned Dunhill pair we found listed in 18K yellow and white gold is stamped “dunhill” and “750”, the hallmark for 18K gold. That is the kind of marking to look for if you are buying second-hand.
Wearing it now
Gold cufflinks work with a white or pale blue double-cuff shirt and a dark suit, and they dress up a dinner suit just as well. Match them to your watch case or leave the watch plain steel; either is fine. Keep it to one metal on the wrist and cuff at a time, and do not wear a tie bar in a different one.
The simplest route is a pre-owned Dunhill pair in gold. Check the hallmarks, ask for photographs of the back of the links and the fastening, and confirm the weight before paying. If you want to buy new, Dunhill’s own range of cufflinks is on its US site, and the S.T. Dupont and Tom Ford pairs below are alternatives.
In the same spirit
These are alternatives, not the cufflinks from the film. The Tom Ford Cylinder Cufflinks in white gold are a plain, formal choice. The S.T. Dupont Diamond Head Square Cufflinks are another from our catalogue.
Specifications
| Maker | Dunhill |
|---|---|
| Metal | Gold (a pre-owned example we found is 18K yellow and white gold, stamped 750) |
| Availability | Exact pair not identified; found second-hand |
Dunhill’s current cufflinks are on its own cufflinks page.
Questions
Which cufflinks does Bond wear in The World Is Not Enough?
Several Dunhill pairs, including a gold one. The exact models are not identified.
Are they still sold?
We found no current listing for the film pair, and one source says they are very hard to find. Second-hand Dunhill pairs are the practical route.
For more from the film, see The World Is Not Enough and Pierce Brosnan’s Bond, or browse more accessories.
