Glasses other than oakley?

[motoGP_fanatic]

More than s decade ago, a time I can't afford a pair of Oakley, I settled for a pair of red lens Cebe Athlon, and a pair of yellow smoked lens Carrera Joker, both on big discounted price on local shop here. Both are nice, used them a lot but gave them away after buying my very first Oakley pair. The pair I have a very small interest other than Oakley is the Ray Ban small size aviator. It's really classic and nice. I won't mind having a pair of that to add with my current 10 pair of Oakley.

Wow, can't believe I actually got the Ray-Ban I was babbling about more than a year ago. And the made in usa Bausch and Lomb non the less, in brand new condition, and a fraction of a price. Really got the Top Gun Tom Cruise vibe wearing it.

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[flyer]

Long before there was Oakley, there was RayBan.
I have had a succession of this model through decades, and at the time, they were the BEST for my application.

RayBan Outdoorsman, Black, G15, cable temples.
I wear these once a year or so, to remind me how far we've come with Oakley.
The cable temples mean these stay on your face at all times; even pulling G's.
The downside is, after the first 30 years of wearing them, you develop small calluses behind the earlobes...

 

[pjd1234]

Dieseltech got a bunch of rbans

 

[pjd1234]

I got these Maui Jim only because Spiderman and the lenses have webs ecthed in themView attachment 264729View attachment 264728

I like those dingo. With web markings on the lenses.

 

[pjd1234]

Liking these

 

[Mcm308]

I have a few pairs of Costas in the draw but after breaking 2 glass lenses, they stay in the draw!

 

[Dieseltech]

Dieseltech got a bunch of rbans

I probably have around 20 pairs that just set in my cabinet. Every once in a while I will pull out a pair of Wayfarers to wear. I still like them but keep telling myself they need to go on eBay so I can use the money for some X-Metals.

 

[Carrera1963]

Ray-Ban's equivalent to Prizm appears to be called Chromance: sunglasses chromance-lenses | USA

Be thankful the marketing team is not entirely shared...

 

[Litos]

Son was getting brutalized by the sun on the way home so I let him wear my XX...

Pulled my wife's Pink Raybans and wore them...

I like them, but I don't like them enough to buy myself a pair...

#xmetalsnobbery

 

[flyer]

The first pair of sunglasses I ever bought with my own pop-bottle money!
1965 Sea & Ski Girl Watchers.

The second pair I ever bought, 1968 RayBan Wayfarer.

Recent addition (a recommendation from my optometrist) Maui Jim Sandy Beach.
Superlative optics, and extremely comfortable, but impossible to keep the lenses clean.
Must be the static properties of the lenses...

Clayton + Franklin #501
The detail work on these is stunning, with etching surrounding each orbital, and down both arms.
Beautiful, heavily anti-reflective coated lenses, with pinned tortoise temple tips.

I love my Oakleys (58 and holding...), but there are some worthy competitors out there.