Penny fit

[MinC13]

I’m debating taking the plunge into the world of X metals. The 2 frames that appeal to me most are the Penny and Mars. I couldn’t justify paying the latter’s price tag, so I’m leaning toward the penny. I have a fairly large head though, so I’m concerned about the fit. Any input is appreciated. Thanks

 

[gpstar]

The fit will be fine as the hinges allow to open very wide for any head sizes. However they are very small glasses (ie: not tall) and they will look like you are wearing children sunglasses if you have a large wide head.

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

Not to mention, debatable eye coverage.

 

[Serturbo]

Also if u wear the Penny’s and the spring hinge constantly has active tension on it , that will wear the hinge mechanism over time and cause it to break ..

Saw it all the time when I used to be an optician and people wore glasses that were too small .. they’d come in with broken temples and hinges that had to be replaced

The Mars doesn’t have a spring hinge so if you’re leaning more towards that size of x metal that would be the one to go to

The half X x metal frame also has spring hinges and those are notorious for breaking

 

[Dbninc]

How about the XX?

 

[MinC13]

How about the XX?

Thought about it. I actually prefer the juliet look to the XX. Even though I have a larger head, it’s more oblong than anything, so I don’t really like frames with larger orbitals

 

[Kingme]

I’m debating taking the plunge into the world of X metals. The 2 frames that appeal to me most are the Penny and Mars. I couldn’t justify paying the latter’s price tag, so I’m leaning toward the penny. I have a fairly large head though, so I’m concerned about the fit. Any input is appreciated. Thanks

Once you go X-metal, you’ve entered the rabbit hole Lol. —Penny is a little smaller than a Splice. Can’t really go wrong with any of the X-metals. I’m personally not a fan of XX though. Was too much weight directly on my nose bridge.

 

[Dbninc]

Once you go X-metal, you’ve entered the rabbit hole Lol. —Penny is a little smaller than a Splice. Can’t really go wrong with any of the X-metals. I’m personally not a fan of XX though. Was too much weight directly on my nose bridge.

But you wear R1 a lot, that’s heavier no?

 

[Jon the Don]

@Inkkoonce

 

[Kingme]

But you wear R1 a lot, that’s heavier no?

Yeah, R1’s are technically slightly heavier, but the weight distribution is a little different. Because it’s more wraparound, some of the weight goes to the ear stems. When I had an XX, it just felt like a lot of weight on the nose bridge area compared to the R1.