My favorite pair. Amazing vintage. $5 at a flea market. PERFECT. Looked for years for such sunglasses. CRUSHED over the weekend.
I have a pair of 1940's sunglasses that has belonged to my grandmother. I love them, but the glass makes them very heavy and a bit uncomfortable to wear for long periods.
They do. And you will get used to the weight of glass lenses over time.They look terrific on you!
Don't know why you wouldn't want to go with Ray Bay again. There are plenty of sellers of RayBan Aviators on Ebay for not much. e.g. right now I see a buy it now sale on the 3025 Classic Gold Green Ray Ban Aviators 55mm for less then $50.
i bought these sunglasses on ebay a while ago, still haven't got them yet, but I cant wait! I think they look similar to the ones in Public Enemies used by Johnny Depp, (besides the color) these were actually made in the 1920's!! What do you think?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-gre...s=63&clkid=2358845819605547652#ht_2377wt_1346
http://www.robbywells.com/images/Depp-shades-1.jpg
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Stefan[/QUOTthat guy has some incredible stuff. Don't know where he finds 'em. Some modern Japanese manufacturers have gone back to celluloid I read somewhere or was that acetate?.
Been wearing Ray-Bans for 45 years, in and out of the military, had a few broken frames, never a broken or even chipped lens. I wouldn't consider the risk of a shattered lens particularly high and anything likely to actually shatter one of those lenses would probably shatter my head as well. Just keep in mind that they are not safety glasses and don't use them as such.