PICTURES UP! Casino Royale Poker Cufflinks Order - 5244 Replicas

MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
edited March 2011 in James Bond Memorabilia, Collecting & Props
I contacted a company in the UK about making replicas of the S.T. Dupont 5244 cufflinks - A.K.A. the cufflinks Bond wore in Casino Royale playing poker.

Their starting price is £400 for bespoke cufflinks, but I contacted them and said with enough orders if we could get the price down to between £100-£200. I believe this is possible but I'm still waiting for confirmation. If you're willing to take part - providing the price is right - let me know in this thread. I'll try and take a count each day.

There's another thread in which I will try to get measurements and clear pictures, however this thread is primarily for numbers.

The cufflinks will be an exact copy (I hope) and in hallmarked sterling silver.

Just so we are clear, these are the cufflinks that are going to be reproduced:

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I'm in!
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Comments

  • Mister GreeneMister Greene Posts: 224MI6 Agent
    I'm in if the price is right
  • RANDRAND Posts: 124MI6 Agent
    Me too.

    Nice work Mac.
    Rand
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    For 9/12 we have:

    Mac
    Mister Greene
    RAND
  • PaperbillPaperbill FloridaPosts: 812MI6 Agent
    I am interested
  • trs007trs007 AmericaPosts: 102MI6 Agent
    Interested
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    I received an email from the bespoke cufflinks company saying that they would have no problem doing these cufflinks, but they mentioned nothing about price. So in my reply to them I did ask again.
  • toutbruntoutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent
    If the price is right, I am definitely in. But 600$ for basic not-platinum doesn't sound like a good deal. I bought the 40$ version on eBay, when I receive them I'll post pictures.
    If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    That's why I hope to get it down to between £100-£200 if we can buy in bulk. These sort of companies will make one off moulds and then throw them away. However with us, they will get plenty of uses out of the single mould.

    The $40 version is platinum-plated! These are solid sterling silver.
  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent
    I would be very interested in sterling silver if near the lower end of the estimate.
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    The Domino Effect wrote:
    I would be very interested in sterling silver if near the lower end of the estimate.

    I'll do my best!
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    For 10/12 we have:

    Mac
    Mister Greene
    RAND
    Paperbill
    trs007
    toutbrun
    The Domino Effect
  • nms75nms75 United KingdomPosts: 1,233MI6 Agent
    I would want to see close-up pics of the production pieces first before committing to an order. ;%

    NMS
    A sense of humour is no laughing matter!
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    Measurements have been sent to the company.

    Once one set is made (3-4 weeks) I'll post close up pictures and we can proceed from there.
  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent
    Thanks for your efforts, Mac. I look forward to seeing the results. Cheers!
  • ke02ewwke02eww USPosts: 2,063MI6 Agent
    Mac wrote:
    For 10/12 we have:

    Mac
    Mister Greene
    RAND
    Paperbill
    trs007
    toutbrun
    The Domino Effect

    sorry i'd be in...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og-f7G4FFYE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    ke02eww wrote:
    Mac wrote:
    For 10/12 we have:

    Mac
    Mister Greene
    RAND
    Paperbill
    trs007
    toutbrun
    The Domino Effect

    sorry i'd be in...

    Everyone can still join in! There's no limit.
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    For 12/12 we have:

    Mac
    Mister Greene
    RAND
    Paperbill
    trs007
    toutbrun
    The Domino Effect
    nms75
    ke02eww
  • Head of SectionHead of Section Northern NJPosts: 204MI6 Agent
    Count me in.
    "Resurrection."
  • toutbruntoutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent
    edited December 2010
    I bought a copy on eBay from seller Costumebase (50,000 sells), based in Singapore. Arrived in 2 weeks. About 35 USD.

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180290787152&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2508wt_893

    http://img600.imageshack.us/i/dsc08001.jpg/
    http://img404.imageshack.us/i/dsc08002y.jpg/

    http://b.imagehost.org/0139/DSC08003.jpg
    http://d.imagehost.org/0533/DSC08004.jpg

    However, the proportions are not good and they feel very cheap when you have them in your hands. The finish looks like plastic and looks like it's going to be scratched very soon. It screams cheap shiny plastic more than mat platinum metal quality. Still, for the price, I'd recommend them, but I can't wait to get something that looks more like it.
    If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    As the old saying goes: "You get what you pay for."

    I received an email from the cufflink company and they said that £150-£200 would be a very realistic pricing. Moreover, they said it would depend of the 'fitting' - the back of the cufflink that holds the shirt cuffs together. This is the one he proposed to use:

    RJ_swivels.jpg

    If people would rather go with the S.T. Dupont style of fitting, he can make a mould for that too.
  • toutbruntoutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent
    Were the real ones in solid silver, plated silver, plated platinum, solid platinum, or something else? Do they know what the finish woud look like? Because the first picture of the thread has some kind of a mat (not shiny) finish
    If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    The real ones were palladium to the best of my knowledge. At different angles the cufflinks look polished, so I would think all sides are and it's just the light.
  • EagleEagle UKPosts: 261MI6 Agent
    Tell me these won't have "007" on them... 8-)
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    Eagle wrote:
    Tell me these won't have "007" on them... 8-)

    No, of course they won't!
  • Dexter007Dexter007 Posts: 34MI6 Agent
    I'm in!
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    The real ones have brushed AND polished facets.
    ..................Asp9mmSIG-1-2.jpg...............
  • MacMac Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 143MI6 Agent
    Do you know what sides are brushed and what are polished? If so, I can email that to the cufflink maker.

    Thank you for the clear up.
  • toutbruntoutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    The real ones have brushed AND polished facets.

    Weren't they platinum plated also?
    If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
  • 007 and a half007 and a half LondonPosts: 595MI6 Agent
    toutbrun wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    The real ones have brushed AND polished facets.

    Weren't they platinum plated also?

    Paladium.
  • BLU8BLU8 Ontario, CanadaPosts: 418MI6 Agent
    toutbrun wrote:
    Were the real ones in solid silver, plated silver, plated platinum, solid platinum, or something else? Do they know what the finish woud look like? Because the first picture of the thread has some kind of a mat (not shiny) finish

    I believe that on the real S.T. Dupont cufflinks, different sides & faces have either a matte or shiny finish, so it is not uniform for the whole cufflink.

    EDIT: Nevermind, Asp9mm beat me to it. I probably should have noticed the second page of replies. Oops.
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