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#1 2007-12-18 00:54:24
- sta123
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Hornrimmed glasses
Could anyone recommend a good place to get hornrimmed glasses. I don't need real tortoise shell. Sorry for all the posts I just have lots of questions. Thanks.
#2 2007-12-20 19:19:07
- Cruz Diez
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Re: Hornrimmed glasses
^ I can recommend City Optix in San Francisco, whose service I've found exceptional. They have an expert in horn who learned the trade in Germany and is truly a perfectionist in mounting your prescription and adapting the frame to your face. They have a bespoke service for horn rims from the top maker in Germany and carry very exclusive stuff like onono by IC! Berlin.
#3 2007-12-20 19:25:47
- Connemara
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Re: Hornrimmed glasses
Anglo-American makes some amazing horn-rimmed frames.
#4 2007-12-21 03:59:36
- bandofoutsiders
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Re: Hornrimmed glasses
www.shuron.com check out the 'Ronsir' line. I have a vintage pair in tortoise and a new pair from the website. Needless to say the vintage ones are better. They're inexpensive, classic looking, and Shuron will ship anywhere in the world via DHL.
#5 2007-12-22 12:01:17
- Horace
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Re: Hornrimmed glasses
Chums,
my ol' pals the Prenners at Benjy Silver make many a frame to admire. Personally, I like the ol' P-3. No longer are they easy to find.
It seems that Focusers is the only place that still stocks round-shaped rimless frames. I am not planning to invest, but after bearing witness to a colleague who made the move from horn-rims to these frames, I gotta say: they're pretty damned classic. 1920s and 30s-era trad, eh?
http://www.focusers.com/perfectrounds.html
Cheers,
H.
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