In Quantum of Solace, it's not a gizmo or Q invention that holds the key to the plot, but a piece of jewellery. Having designed two sets of earrings and a loveknot necklace for Eva Green's Vesper Lynd (above) to wear in the casino scene for Casino Royale, jeweller Sophie Harley was called upon once again. In Quantum of Solace, the beginning of which is set an hour after the climax of Casino Royale, the necklace makes another appearance.
"Obviously, the producers were very strict about revealing the plot,"
says Sophie, "But they told me that the necklace is the only thing that
Bond has left of Vesper Lynd's. In the trailer there is a shot of the
necklace on a table just as Camille (Olga) asks Bond: "Do you love
someone?". "I do," he replies.
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Sophie Harley's Bond necklace
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Is this the end of Bond as we knew him? Has he at
last found "enduring love" or will he stay true to form and give the
necklace to another girl?
"The producers did indicate that the necklace would be worn again in Quantum," says Sophie.
The original loveknot necklace can be bought for £1,939, as can the
original garnet drop earrings (£323 and £384) but there are also
cheaper designs based on the same shape, from £135. www.sophieharley.com; 020 7430 2070.