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| That I use? Rayban Wayfarers I bought in 1999, which replaced the Wayfarers I broke that year, which I bought in 1984.
I have other Raybans fro 1984- Wings, Outdoorsman, Boleros. Others I can't recall, all from 1984. |
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| I've got a pair of Ray Ban Ambermatics that I used for duck hunting that I have had since the mid'70s.
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| Posts: 261 | Location: Kiawah Island, SC | Registered: July 25, 2011 |  
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| I have a pair of black frame RAY BAN Aviator sunglasses that I bought in 1981. Three years ago I bought an updated version but they don't feel the same.
SPORTSMAN'S WAREHOUSE has a good selection of inexpensive sunglasses. I buy a couple of pairs of those every couple of years to wear on the acreage. Not such a big loss if they get lost or scratched. |
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| Anywhere from two to five years for the lenses, until my prescription changes enough to replace the lenses. I might or might not re-use the frame, depending on how well I like it and its condition.
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| I had a pair of Baush and Lomb sunglasses I had for about 20 years. The frames just crumbled one day. Since then, nothing more than a couple of years.
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| I have a set of Ray Ban Wayfarers from the early 80's, guessing 82 or so, bright red, with BUDWEISER on one side, got them out of the catalog Bud used to send out annually, wore them just the other day
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| Posts: 10818 | Location: Beach VA,not VA Beach | Registered: July 17, 2007 |  
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| I have a pair of Rayban Aviators my uncle gave me in 71 or 72 when he was teaching me to fly.
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| I have 2 pair RayBan shooting glasses since the late 50s. One green lens for rifle use. One yellow lens. Also have a daily use RayBan old enough to have the springy ear bows I got in the early 70s. Also have an American Optical Blues Bros glasses I found the day RFK flew into town the week before he was ....... Now my favorite daily wear set are Maui Jims in brown lenses
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| Posts: 6533 | Location: Oregon | Registered: September 01, 2001 |  
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| I have a set of Ray-Ban "Classic" metal aviator frames in gold that I use for my prescription sunglasses. I've had those frames for at least 25 years, if not 30. I've changed the prescription lenses in them probably 2 or 3 times through the years with the classic green G-15 lens. They've been GREAT sunglasses for driving and casual wear when I'm not wearing my contacts. I always wear contacts when flying, so my sunglasses of choice are Serengeti's with "Drivers" lenses. They "wrap around" my eyes, as opposed to a "straight" Ray Ban frame, and offer protection from peripheral light/glare...helps see the instrument panel better. The last model I bought was the Velocity in 2017 because I left my original pair from 2000-ish on the flight deck and no one EVER returns anything that's not theirs...
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| I have two pair of Arnette Aviators from 1995, still going strong.
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| OAKLEY Bottle Rockets with amber Fire lenses. Had a bad fall about a year ago that really scratched the lenses, called Revent Optical and they sent me a new set of lenses, they are easy to install. They are my daily wear sun glasses.
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| Posts: 552 | Location: Gulf Coast of SW Florida | Registered: August 13, 2008 |  
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| Ray-Ban Aviators (I was a cop) and Wayfarers are 20+ years old. Gargoyles (Clint looked cool in them, I tried to) are 20+. Maui Jim 20+. Costa Del Mar 10+. My current daily wear are safety sunglasses from SafetyGlasses USA. Which enable me to keep my high $$$ shades safe from wear and loss.
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| quote: Originally posted by UTsig: I've got Costa Del Mar's from the early/mid '90s, wore them last night.
You wore them last night? Are you 106 miles from Chicago? You must have a full tank of gas and a half pack of cigarettes too.
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| Posts: 7727 | Location: Pueblo, CO | Registered: July 03, 2005 |  
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| I have one of the original Serenghetti Drivers from around 1980. I also have a pair of early Maui Jim's (late 80s?) and a pair of Juarnets I found at Mammoth Mountain in 1984 |
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