"the 1950s, aviator sunglasses were a part of the cultural style, mimicking military style. Aviator sunglasses Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that were developed by Bausch & Lomb. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator style sunglasses. They are characterised by dark, often reflective lenses having an area two or three times of area of the eyeball, and very thin metal frames with double or triple bridge (so-called ″bullet hole″) and bayonet earpieces or flexible cable temples that hook behind the ears. The original design featured G-15"
"solder joint. Navy pilots and Army helicopter pilots both wear Randolph's matte chrome 52mm Aviators. In 2011, Randolph Engineering also began production of the Michael Bastian Signature Series. Today products are sold in over 400 retailers globally and compete with brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley. Randolph Engineering Randolph Engineering, Inc., located in Randolph, Massachusetts, manufactures and sells Made in the USA sunglasses, shooting eyewear, and prescription frames. Randolph Engineering, Inc. is also the prime contractor for aviator sunglasses to the United States military. Jan Waszkiewicz and Stanley Zaleski formed the company in 1972 in Randolph, MA where the company remains"
"flight glasses for the U.S. Department of Defense. With 68 employees, 200,000 pairs of sunglasses were made for the Navy, Air Force, and Army that year. Since that time they have provided eyewear for many government agencies ranging from sunglasses for air force pilots to eyewear for submarine personnel. In the early 1990s sales were expanded to offer their products to the consumer marketplace. By August 2008, the company had expanded its eyewear offerings to include other specialty lines of sunglasses for police, security personnel, outdoor sports enthusiasts and other sight critical occupations and outdoor enthusiasts. Presently the company supplies"
"Ray-Ban Ray-Ban is an italian brand of sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1937 by the American company Bausch & Lomb. The brand is known for their Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian eyewear conglomerate, Luxottica Group, for a reported US$640 million. In 1929, US Army Air Corps Colonel John A. Macready worked with Bausch & Lomb, a Rochester, New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would reduce the distraction for pilots caused by the intense blue and white hues of the sky. Specifically, MacCready was concerned"
"but slightly convex. The design attempts to cover the entire range of the human eye and prevent as much light as possible from entering the eye from any angle. Aviator sunglasses, or ""pilot's glasses"", were originally developed in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb for pilots to protect their eyes while flying, thus the name aviator. This style of sunglasses is credited with being one of the first popularized style of sunglasses to be developed. In its military usage, the sunglasses replaced the outmoded flight goggles used previously, as they were lighter, thinner, and “more elegantly designed”. Writing about the transition"
"Luxottica Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear company and the world's largest company in the eyewear industry. It is based in Milan, Italy. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Its best known brands are Ray-Ban, Persol, and Oakley. Luxottica also makes sunglasses and prescription frames for designer brands such as Chanel, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Miu Miu, DKNY, and Tory Burch. In January 2017, Luxottica announced a"
"Ranger Series, and Rx Series. Sunglasses Shooting Glasses Randolph Engineering produces shooting eyewear, sunglasses, and prescription eyewear. Their products come in a variety of lens and frame styles, the most popular being the traditional aviator style. Each pair of sunglasses is made nearly entirely by hand in a detailed 200 step process. An average of 53,000 pairs of glasses are produced per month. All manufacturing processes take place at the company's 22,000-square-foot facility in the United States. Randolph Engineering also produces their own high-strength solder flux, and every pair of their glasses comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee for every"
"Vuarnet Vuarnet () is an eyewear brand based in France, owned and manufactured by Sporoptic Pouilloux, S.A. The brand was developed from the invention of the Skilynx lens in 1957 by French opticians Roger Pouilloux and Joseph Hatchiguian. The sunglasses were originally marketed under the name ""Skilynx Acier"", and were provided to the French Ski Team. After alpine ski racer Jean Vuarnet of France won the gold medal in the Downhill at the 1960 Winter Olympics, an agreement was reached in 1961 to market the sunglasses using his last name as the brand name. Vuarnet as a company was an"
"prevent pressure marks caused by the weight of the lens or frame on the cheeks. People with large noses may need a low nose bridge on their sunglasses. People with medium noses may need a low or medium nose bridge. People with small noses may need sunglasses with high nose bridges to allow clearance. The following types are not all mutually exclusive; glasses may be in Aviator style with mirrored lenses, for example. Aviator sunglasses feature oversize teardrop-shaped lenses and a thin metal frame. The design was introduced in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb for issue to U.S. military aviators."
"and law enforcement eye protection. Oakley M Frame sunglasses are included as part of the U.S. Army's Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL), and have been assigned a NSN number for ordering through military supply channels. The company has also built at least one 'golf hovercraft', intended as an all terrain replacement for conventional golf carts, in partnership with the professional golfer, Bubba Watson. Oakley, Inc. Oakley, Inc., based in Lake Forest, California, and a subsidiary of Italian company Luxottica based in Milan, designs, develops and manufactures sports performance equipment and lifestyle pieces including sunglasses, sports visors, ski/snowboard goggles, watches, apparel,"
"crystal lens to filter harmful light from the wearer's eye. Persol Persol is an Italian luxury eyewear brand specializing in the manufacturing of sunglasses and optical frames. It is one of the oldest eyewear companies in the world and is currently owned by the Luxottica group. The name is derived from the Italian ""per il sole"", meaning ""for the sun"". Formed in 1917 by Giuseppe Ratti, Persol originally catered to pilots and sports drivers. Presently, the company is famous for its durable sports sunglasses. Its trademark is the silver arrow (often referred to as the ""Supreme Arrow""), and several of"
"was acquired by Luxottica Group for US$640 million. Ray-Ban's most popular sunglasses are the Wayfarer and Aviator models. During the 1950s, Ray-Ban released the Echelon (Caravan), which had a squarer frame. In 1965, the Olympian I and II were introduced; they became popular when Peter Fonda wore them in the 1969 film ""Easy Rider"". The company has also produced special edition lines, such as The General in 1987, bearing similarity to the original aviators worn by General Douglas MacArthur during the Second World War. Ray-Ban Ray-Ban is an italian brand of sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1937 by the American"
"and Wayfarers were outcompeted by wraparound frames. During the slump of the 1990s, Ray-Ban's parent company, Bausch & Lomb was facing pressure from competitors like Oakley. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold Ray-Ban to Luxottica Group S.p.A. of Italy for $640 million. In 2001, the Wayfarer underwent a significant redesign (RB2132), with the frames made smaller and less angular, and changed from acetate to a lighter injected plastic. The changes were intended to update the frames' style during a period of unpopularity and to make them easier to wear (the frames' previous tilt made them impossible to perch on top"
"the military with a variety of glasses and frames including contracts with the Defense Logistics Agencyworth $9 million each. The current contract is valued at $38,662,664 and was issued on December 23, 2011. In 2011, the company had approximately $8 million in sales. All glasses are made at the U.S. location in Randolph, Massachusetts using only a handful of international components. Sales are handled through their website, large retailers and world-wide distributors. Randolph Engineering has positioned itself as a vendor to other Air Forces around the world including Australia, Belgium, Israel, and Jordan. The Alliance for the Commonwealth and the"
"frames account for ~10% of sales worldwide and ~20% in the United States. Euromonitor International estimates that Luxottica's market share is 14% worldwide, and the second-largest company in the industry, Essilor, has a 13% market share. The third-largest player is Johnson & Johnson, with a 3.9% market share. As of October 2018, Luxottica and Essilor have merged into a single company, EssilorLuxottica, representing almost a billion pairs of lenses and frames sold annually. The HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has also criticized the company in the show’s feature on corporate consolidation. In December 2013, Luxottica Group paid"
"Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ""For the unrelated British telescope manufacturer, go to Orion Optics"" Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is an American retail company that sells telescopes, binoculars and accessories online and in-store for astronomy and birdwatching. It was founded in 1975 and has corporate offices in Watsonville, California with a retail store in Cupertino, California. A large proportion of its products are manufactured by the Chinese company Synta for the Orion brand name. Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ships its products to the United States and over 20 other countries. Orion puts out a semi-quarterly mail-order catalog as well as email"
"Safilo Group Safilo Group S.p.A. (acronym of ""Società Anonima Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali"") is an Italian company that designs, produces and distributes prescription frames, sunglasses, sports eyewear, ski goggles and helmets, and cycling helmets under its own five house brands and 32 licensed brands. Their products are primarily manufactured in three Italian facilities with an additional plant in Slovenia, one in United States and one in China, and are marketed in 130 countries worldwide. , it was the second largest optical frame and sunglasses company after Luxottica. It was in 1878 that a manufacturing site was first opened to produce"
"Sunglass Hut Sunglass Hut is an international retailer of sunglasses and sunglass accessories founded in Miami, Florida, United States, in 1971. Sunglass Hut is part of the Italian-based Luxottica Group, the world’s largest eyewear company. As of December 31, 2008, the Luxottica Group operated 2,286 stores worldwide, most of those as part of the Sunglass Hut brand. Sunglass Hut stores are located in the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Brazil, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, the Middle East including Israel, and India. The first Sunglass Hut store opened in 1971 when"
"eyeglasses under the following licensed fashion and sport brands as well as several house brands: Marchon Eyewear Marchon Eyewear is a United States-based manufacturer and distributor of eyewear and sunglasses. Founded in 1983, the company's portfolio includes several licensed brands in addition to its own house brands. The company is headquartered in Long Island, NY, and also operates offices in 18 other countries, with manufacturing in Italy, Japan, and China. The company acquired OfficeMate Software Solutions in 1994, which produces eyecare-specific practice management software. In August 2008, the company was acquired by VSP, a major vision insurance company. Marchon is"
"Luxottica announced in April 1995 that it had reached an agreement to purchase U.S. Shoe for $1.4 billion. LensCrafters LensCrafters is an American retailer of prescription eyewear and prescription sunglasses, and the largest optical chain in the United States, with about 90 stores in California alone. It was founded in 1983 in the U.S. and has subsequently expanded to over 850 stores in Canada, the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Hong Kong. The stores usually feature independent optometrists on-site or in an adjacent store. The company has its corporate headquarters in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. LensCrafters, Sunglass"
"are marketed as the ED80 (80 mm or objective at f/7.5), ED100 (100mm or at f/9) and ED120 (120mm or at f/7.5). Orion also sells binoculars for astronomical and terrestrial observing, microscopes and monocular spotting scopes of the type used by birdwatchers and marksmen. Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ""For the unrelated British telescope manufacturer, go to Orion Optics"" Orion Telescopes & Binoculars is an American retail company that sells telescopes, binoculars and accessories online and in-store for astronomy and birdwatching. It was founded in 1975 and has corporate offices in Watsonville, California with a retail store in Cupertino, California. A"
"Persol Persol is an Italian luxury eyewear brand specializing in the manufacturing of sunglasses and optical frames. It is one of the oldest eyewear companies in the world and is currently owned by the Luxottica group. The name is derived from the Italian ""per il sole"", meaning ""for the sun"". Formed in 1917 by Giuseppe Ratti, Persol originally catered to pilots and sports drivers. Presently, the company is famous for its durable sports sunglasses. Its trademark is the silver arrow (often referred to as the ""Supreme Arrow""), and several of the company's glasses feature this symbol. In 1917 Giuseppe Ratti,"
"Abbott Medical Optics Abbott Medical Optics Inc. earlier known as Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (also known as AMO) is a global medical supply company. Products in the ophthalmic surgical line include intraocular lenses, laser vision correction systems, phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastics, microkeratomes and related products used in cataract and refractive surgery. AMO is based in Santa Ana, California, and employs approximately 4,200 worldwide. The company has operations in 24 countries and markets products in approximately 60 countries. In February 27, 2017, Abbott Medical Optics has changed its name to Johnson & Johnson Vision following its $4.3 billion acquisition by Johnson &"
"LensCrafters LensCrafters is an American retailer of prescription eyewear and prescription sunglasses, and the largest optical chain in the United States, with about 90 stores in California alone. It was founded in 1983 in the U.S. and has subsequently expanded to over 850 stores in Canada, the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Hong Kong. The stores usually feature independent optometrists on-site or in an adjacent store. The company has its corporate headquarters in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut International and Pearle Vision are all wholly owned subsidiaries of Italy-based Luxottica, the largest eyewear company in"
"owns EyeMed Vision Care, a managed vision care organization in the United States. As of 2014, it is the second largest vision benefits company in the United States. The company has been criticised for the high price of its brand-name glasses, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, and several others. A 2012 ""60 Minutes"" segment focused on whether the company's extensive holdings in the industry were used to keep prices high. Luxottica owns not only a large portfolio of brands (over a dozen) such as Ray-Ban and Oakley but also retailers such as Sunglass Hut and Oliver Peoples, the optical departments at"
"Signet Armorlite Signet Armorlite, Inc., an optical company owned by Essilor, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary since incorporation. The headquarters, U.S. distribution center and lens technology center, Signetek, are located in San Marcos, California. Glass lenses and molds are designed and produced at Crossbows Optical, a wholly owned subsidiary located in Northern Ireland. European product distribution is achieved through two distribution centers and four optical laboratories located in England, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. Signet Armorlite holds worldwide distribution for KODAK Lenses and is an Authorized Distributor for 3M Optical Supplies in the United States. In 1947, Signet Armorlite (SA)"
"Marchon Eyewear Marchon Eyewear is a United States-based manufacturer and distributor of eyewear and sunglasses. Founded in 1983, the company's portfolio includes several licensed brands in addition to its own house brands. The company is headquartered in Long Island, NY, and also operates offices in 18 other countries, with manufacturing in Italy, Japan, and China. The company acquired OfficeMate Software Solutions in 1994, which produces eyecare-specific practice management software. In August 2008, the company was acquired by VSP, a major vision insurance company. Marchon is led by President Nicola Zotta, who has been with the company since 2009. Marchon manufactures"
"Orgreen Optics Orgreen Optics is a Danish eyewear company based in Copenhagen. They are most commonly known for their colour combinations, Danish design and titanium frames made in Japanese factories Orgreen was founded in 1997 by Henrik Orgreen, Tobias Wandrup and Gregers Fastrup and was originally a sunglasses brand. In 2002 the brand launched their first collection of prescription frames and today, Orgreen produces both optical frames, sunglasses and snow goggles. The company has retailers in more than 50 countries worldwide with HQ situated in Copenhagen They currently have one flagship store located in Copenhagen, where customers will be able"
"article of Wikipedia. Here the non-Adaptall versions: Tou Five Star was the commercial brand from Toyo Optics; some lenses are labeled as Toyo Optics, Toyo Five Star or Tou Five Star. They were manufactured between 1967 and sometime around 1980, when the company seems to have changed its focus to video lenses. Vologda Optical-and-Mechanical Plant. Zenitar is a Russian lens brand, made by KMZ. Most Zenitar lenses are also available in M42-mount. Some of these are sold as K-mount lenses but use an adapter. Pentax K-mount The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the ""PK-mount"", is a bayonet lens mount"
"Essilor Essilor International S.A. is a French-based international ophthalmic optics company that designs, manufactures and markets lenses to correct or protect eyesight. Its headquarters is based in Charenton-le-Pont (near Paris), France. Essilor is quoted on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange. It is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 share index. Essilor is responsible for creating Varilux, the world's first progressive lens which corrects presbyopia and allows clear vision in the wearer's near, intermediate and far vision. The company formed from the merger of ophthalmic firms ""Essel"" and ""Silor"" in 1972. Its activities are largely focused on research and development."
"Kaenon Polarized Kaenon is a luxury performance eyewear brand based in Newport Beach, CA. The company was founded in 2001 by elite sailors, and brothers, Steve and Darren Rosenberg. Specializing in performance sunglasses, all Kaenon Polarized sunglasses feature the company's proprietary SR-91 polarized lens material. The Kaenon sunglass line features three categories: Luxury Performance, Lifestyle Performance and Kore Performance. Both metal alloy and TR-90 frames are offered and are manufactured in Italy. Since the brand manufactures functional sunglasses, the majority of frames offered feature an 8 base curve radius. They have recently added many 6 base curve radius styles to"
"Swarovski Optik Swarovski Optik is a division of the Swarovski group of companies, manufacturing high-quality optical instruments. Its headquarters are in Absam, Tyrol, Austria. Wilhelm Swarovski began producing binoculars in 1935, and this business expanded during World War II. The modern company developed from the Swarovski binocular production factory, and was established as a separate optical company in 1949. It specialises in the development and manufacturing of long-range optical instruments in the premium segment of the market, including binoculars, telescopes (spotting scopes), rifle scopes, range finders and night sight devices. The turnover in 2010 was 94 million euro (2009: 87"
"Safilo Group’s revenues were up 6.8% over 2009, with net sales at €1,079.9 million or €1.1 billion. Sales have been determined by prescription frames (38%), sunglasses (54.3%) and sport and other products (7.7%). Safilo’s products are primarily sold to wholesale clients through approximately 1000,000 points of sale in about 130 countries in the world. Safilo Group Safilo Group S.p.A. (acronym of ""Società Anonima Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali"") is an Italian company that designs, produces and distributes prescription frames, sunglasses, sports eyewear, ski goggles and helmets, and cycling helmets under its own five house brands and 32 licensed brands. Their products"