I’ve always had sort of a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that all these Bonds are along the same timeline, even as a kid (maybe harder for me because there was 20 films and therefor more to reconcile).
Yeah, but Gogol’s appearance in the Living Daylights ties Dalton in with Moore, and Moore’s leaving flowers on his wife’s grave ties him to Lazenby, who was tied to Connery since Connery sought revenge on Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever. The age and appearance makes no sense of course, but I guess that’s the consequence of a several decade long series.
Also Moore is tied to Connery in “Live and Let Die” via Quarrel Jr. and to Lazenby via comments by Anya in “The Spy Who Loved Me” about Bond’s tragic marriage. Dalton is also connected to Lazenby to yet another comment about Bond’s deceased wife by Moore’s Felix Lighter from “Live and Let Die”. Lazenby is very heavily connected to Connery via Bond’s nostalgic desk emptying scene in OHMSS.