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THIS REPLICA RING COMMISSIONED FROM THE FASHIONABLE SIXTIES JEWELLER CHARLES DE TEMPLE, IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE GIVEN BY JAMES BOND [GEORGE LAZENBY] TO TERESA DI VICENZO/TRACY [DIANA RIGG] ON THE ONLY OCCASION IN ANY BOND FILM THAT THE BRITISH AGENT MARRIES. THE WORDS ON THE BAND ARE A REFERENCE TO THE TITLE SONG WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD, SUNG BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG, ARGUABLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SONG OF ANY BOND MOVIE. BOND'S OWN LAST WORDS IN THE FILM'S MOVING FINAL SEQUENCE ALSO ARE A REFERENCE TO THE SONG TITLE, WHEN CRADLING TRACY IN HIS ARMS AFTER SHE'S BEEN SHOT HE TOO SAYS 'WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD'