bentley cufflink question

[codieskid]

Hi everyone

I was just wondering if anyone had ever seen these cufflinks before?







I was selling them on ebay as I believed that they were official bentley cufflinks but the guy who won the auction has told me differently. I won them at a charity event so dont have any paperwork to prove their authenticity.

Any help identifying where these may have come from would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Trev

[Stu R]

http://www.bentleycollection.com/prodtype.asp?strP...

seems to be the only cufflinks in the collection, though perhaps they're an older model / discontinued.

your best bet would probably be to try and get in touch with them theirselves and see what they say, hard to tell in those pics but the finish quality doesn't seem to be on par with those on the website above?

[codieskid]

Yeah I looked at that site and assumed they were the same style as the type r cufflinks. The pictures aren't great and the cufflinks do appear to have a hallmark on the back which would indicate that they are silver. May have to give them a ring

[Macboy]

They are official Bentley cufflinks but were never sold to the public. They were used as press and dealer staff gifts to celebrate the launch of Continental GT. There are also R-Type Continental cufflinks which are a matched pair to these as the R-Type was also used at the launch of the GT. There are a number of silver model cars and logos which have been used as gifts but never been sold.

Cheers
Andy

[codieskid]

Wow, that's really interesting. Does that mean they are probably more collectable than other bentley cufflinks? Also how would I prove that they are official?

[Macboy]

Yes they are rare because they were only available as gifts. As to how you prove it....wouldn't like to say but have you checked the hallmark as I think they should have the Bentley Hallmark - they have their own for anything made of silver.