The first occasion we find James Bond wearing sunglasses is in From Russia With Love; after 007 finds Tania in his bed back at the hotel, he arranges to meet her the following day and tails her into a mosque to ensure she isn’t being followed. As he peels himself away from the back of a guided tour, Bond approaches the camera wearing what look like tortoiseshell sunglasses with brown lenses – on the Ultimate Edition DVD these scenes can be found at 53m 56s and 57m 31s. The shape is similar to Ray Ban Wayfarers, but there is no close-up to aid further identification.

The next James Bond sunglasses to appear are in Thunderball, perhaps unsurprising considering the tropical location. When confronting Domino with the news of her brother’s death, Bond hands her his wristwatch and dog tags; but more to the point, he is wearing black famed Wayfarer style sunglasses, although this time we can be certain they are not Ray Bans.

There are a couple of good shots on the Ultimate Edition DVD – at 1h 35m 32s and 1h 35m 50s – where you can see the hinge details.

Rather than being horizontally orientated bars on the front of the frame – as per Ray Bans – the hinge seems to be attached to the frame with two single points on each side, which are vertically orientated – if you’ve got the Blu-Ray edition of Thunderball then you should be able to see this more clearly and if you have an opinion as to what make of sunglasses these are please get in contact or leave a comment below.