Bond No 9 Gold Coast

The Bottle

Gold Coast gives Bond No. 9's waisted silhouette a rose-pink, high-gloss treatment. Circular NYC motifs repeat across the body, creating a playful pattern rather than a tidy central label, while asymmetrical shoulders and a sharply angled lower section make the shape more interesting than a standard hourglass. The broad cap is marked Gold Coast, giving the design a clear finish and visible name. It is flamboyant and slightly eccentric, with the kind of colour that belongs on display. Anyone expecting a quiet bottle will find this one decidedly attention-seeking.

Original or Clone

Gold Coast makes its strongest case through the combination of an unusually assertive bottle and credited authorship. Michel Almairac composed this fruity, rosy, aquatic fragrance, giving the original a specific source that an interpretation does not share. We have no resemblance measure for the tracked interpretation, so the evidence supports the original on identity and object appeal, not on resemblance or performance.