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To mark 60 years of Goldfinger, Fabergé has gone straight to the source of Bond’s most iconic obsession: gold, secrecy, and spectacle. In partnership with 007, the house has created a limited-edition egg unlike any in its long history — and surrounded it with a capsule of supporting pieces inspired by Octopussy, Goldfinger, and the thrill of concealment itself. What begins with a miniature vault ends with a ruby heart, a coiled octopus, and a knowing wink to one of cinema’s richest design legacies. This isn’t merchandise — it’s mythology, rendered in metal, diamonds and mechanics.
When Bond coolly asks, “Do you expect me to talk?”, Auric Goldfinger delivers his immortal reply: “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die!” It’s more than just a villainous quip — it encapsulates the high-stakes drama and obsession with control that defines the film. Fabergé’s Goldfinger Egg captures that same tension in physical form: a sealed vault, engineered with precision, hiding its secrets behind a gleaming façade. Like the film itself, the egg is a study in spectacle, danger, and the seductive lure of gold.
Film: Goldfinger (1964)
“This is gold, Mr Bond. All my life I’ve been in love with its colour… its brilliance, its divine heaviness.” With those words, Auric Goldfinger cemented his legacy not just as one of Bond’s most memorable villains, but as the cinematic embodiment of obsession. Sixty years on, Fabergé channels that fixation into its most ambitious cinematic objet yet.
The Goldfinger Egg is a fully operational miniature vault — built, not imagined — hand-crafted from 18k yellow gold and engineered with an entirely new mechanism created exclusively for this collaboration. Its riveted exterior mimics the geometry and weight of bullion, while a rotating white gold handle and six-pronged combination lock reveal a mechanical surprise: a hidden chamber stacked with gold bars, surrounded by 143 round brilliant-cut fancy intense yellow diamonds (2.96ct total). The egg stands atop a carved black nephrite base and a white gold stem adorned with 16 white diamonds (0.39ct total, F-G VS+), balancing material weight with visual stillness.
This is Fabergé’s second 007 egg, but its most technically ambitious. Every bolt, clasp, and angle has been custom engineered, marking the first time the house has produced a working vault mechanism at this scale. And yet, it remains unmistakably Fabergé — refined, symmetrical, and finished with theatrical precision. More than a tribute to a film, this piece tells the story of Goldfinger’s obsession through form, function, and calibrated excess. It’s the Fort Knox fantasy made physical — brilliant, deliberate, and divine in its heaviness.
“This is gold, Mr Bond. All my life I’ve been in love with its colour… its brilliance, its divine heaviness.”
Auric Goldfinger
The Fabergé x 007 Goldfinger Egg Objet, shown sealed with its intricate vault mechanism — a tribute to Fort Knox and Bond’s most iconic villain. Imagery courtesy of Fabergé.
Film: Goldfinger (1964)
This piece doesn’t just reference Goldfinger — it speaks to its core obsession. Shaped like a miniature vault in Fabergé form, the 18k yellow gold locket takes direct inspiration from the Fort Knox gold depository, reimagined here in egg form. Discreet on the outside, theatrical within, it opens to reveal a responsibly sourced heart-shaped Gemfields Mozambican ruby — the emotional and visual centrepiece of the design.
The ruby sits nestled in a pool of gold, deliberately ‘dripping’ with precious metal — a nod to the visual excess of the film and its title character’s infamous fetish. It also draws on the lyric made famous by Shirley Bassey’s voice: “He loves only gold.”
The locket’s bail carries another clever detail. It’s shaped like a capital ‘G’, styled in the same font as the signet ring Auric Goldfinger wears in the film. It’s a subtle yet deliberate tribute to the character, woven into the very structure of the piece.
Elegant and compact, the Goldfinger Surprise Locket distils the entire spirit of the film — greed, glamour, and precision — into one wearable story.
“He loves only gold.”
Shirley Bassey
Goldfinger Egg Safe Locket With Ruby Heart Surprise
Film: Octopussy (1983)
If the Goldfinger Egg is all vaults and mechanics, the Octopussy Egg Objet is where Fabergé lets loose — merging the house’s love of animal motifs with Bond’s most eccentric and stylistic film. Standing at 8.4cm tall, this is a limited-edition objet in every sense of the term: only 50 have been made, each one cast in 18k yellow gold and finished with a layer of deep green enamel, carefully matched to the original egg featured in the Octopussy film.
Beneath the lustrous surface lies something extraordinary — a dual-patterned engraving, where Fabergé’s signature guilloché gives way to a swirling mass of octopus tentacles. The effect is hypnotic: an interplay of light and shadow that mimics movement as you turn the egg in your hand. This engraving alone takes over a week to complete, with artisans using a single-point burin to etch the curving limbs with microscopic precision.
The egg is set with 183 white diamonds and two blue sapphires, which also appear on its custom stand — a silhouette echoing the Octopussy film prop, elevated here with gemstones. But the true spectacle lies inside.
At the centre of the shell is a gleaming 007 logo in gold, which marks the entry point to Fabergé’s signature surprise: an 18k yellow gold octopus curled inside the egg, its suckers pavé-set with white diamonds and its eyes in black diamond. It’s a tribute to the film’s mysterious female antagonist, but also to Peter Carl Fabergé himself — whose animal studies were among his most playful and beloved creations. This is not a simple film reference; it’s a layered homage, rich in texture, craft and tongue-in-cheek drama.
Limited Edition Guilloché Enamel Octopussy Egg Objet
Film: Octopussy (1983)
The same story, made wearable. This pendant version of the Octopussy egg pairs Fabergé’s enamel
Scaled down but no less elaborate, the Fabergé x 007 Special Edition Octopussy Egg Surprise Locket distils the essence of the film into a wearable jewel. Crafted in 18k yellow gold and suspended as a pendant, the locket mirrors the design of the original Octopussy film egg, while introducing Fabergé’s signature levels of micro-detail.
A geometric guilloché engraving plays beneath a rich green enamel surface — a direct visual match to the larger Octopussy Egg Objet — while a gold lattice overlay creates a floral-style trellis, pavé-set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires. It’s as much an homage to screen history as it is a study in symmetry and light play.
At the bail, Fabergé adds a discreet flourish for those paying attention: its rounded form echoes the letter “O” from the Octopussy film’s original title typography — a typographic reference hidden in plain sight.
In keeping with the house’s tradition of surprise-and-delight, the locket opens to reveal a miniature octopus crafted in 18k gold, nestled inside. Two black diamond eyes give it a knowing presence — a nod not only to the film’s namesake but to Peter Carl Fabergé’s historic menagerie of miniature animals. Compact, symbolic and sumptuously executed, the Octopussy Egg Locket is both a reference piece and a standalone jewel in its own right.
Special Edition Guilloché Enamel Octopussy Surprise Locket
Film: Octopussy (1983)
The Fabergé x 007 Octopussy Ring is more than just a jewel — it’s a statement. Cast in 18k brushed yellow gold, the ring depicts a sculptural octopus coiled around the finger, its limbs sweeping upward with calculated movement. Forty-eight round brilliant-cut white diamonds trace the suckers of its tentacles, creating a glinting path of light across the gold as the piece shifts with the hand. Two additional diamonds form its eyes, giving the creature a quiet intensity — watchful, elegant, and unmistakably Bond.
But, as with all things Fabergé, there’s more than meets the eye. On the inside of the band, hidden from view, sits a responsibly mined heart-shaped Mozambican ruby from Gemfields — a private indulgence meant only for the wearer. It’s a subtle, intimate touch, echoing Fabergé’s long-standing love of secrets and miniature storytelling.
A tribute to the Octopussy film’s enigmatic female lead — herself a symbol of control, beauty and danger — this is not a conventional cocktail ring. It’s armour, talisman and narrative in one: part Bond villain, part Fabergé fantasy.
The Fabergé x 007 Octopussy Ring in 18k brushed yellow gold, set with white and black diamonds — a sculptural tribute to Bond’s most enigmatic femme fatale.
Film: Octopussy (1983)
Not everything in Bond’s world explodes — some of it smoulders. And this time, Fabergé has captured that energy with its Guilloché Enamel Octopussy Cigar Case — a rare, cinematic nod to Octopussy’s opening scenes, when a single cigar conceals both a weapon and a secret identity.
Crafted in 18k yellow gold and blackened silver, this collectable accessory takes its colour and texture cues from the Octopussy Egg Objet and Locket, with a deep green guilloché enamel finish that reflects the same house technique used in its most storied creations. Octopus tentacles — this time laser engraved and lacquered in gold — wrap themselves around the curved case, forming a fluid, sinister frame reminiscent of the Bond villain’s reach.
It’s a tactile piece: cold metal, smooth enamel, and the gentle weight of something designed not just to be seen, but held. Inside, the case is finished in rich walnut wood and is fully functional — a rare crossover between objet, accessory and storytelling prop.
Though entirely modern, this is also a nod to the Fabergé of old: the time when tsars ordered cigar cases in gold, platinum and enamel, and secrets were often hidden in plain sight.
The Fabergé x 007 Octopussy Cigar Case in green guilloché enamel and 18k yellow gold — engraved with tentacles and finished with a 007 insignia. Imagery courtesy of Fabergé.
What Fabergé has done here is unusual: a luxury house not just borrowing from cinema, but entering into dialogue with it. These aren’t just Bond-themed novelties — they’re objets and jewels that play with symbolism, nostalgia and design history in equal measure. Whether it’s the vault-lust of Goldfinger, the feminine mystique of Octopussy, or a locket that hides more than sentiment, each piece walks the line between artefact and accessory.
This isn’t costume jewellery — it’s cultural commentary. Serious ideas rendered in enamel, gemstone and gold. Clever, deliberate, and, crucially, wearable.
Like any good mission, access is by request. The Fabergé x 007 collection is available by private enquiry through faberge.com and select Fabergé boutiques worldwide. Each piece — from the vault-inspired Goldfinger Egg Objet to the green-enamelled Octopussy locket — is strictly limited, with editions capped at 50 or fewer.
Want to see it in action?
View the video of the Goldfinger Egg surprise mechanism now on our Instagram, and scroll the full collection in the gallery below.
For further details or enquiries, visit faberge.com or 007store.com
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