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info The Persol brand was created in the 1920s in Turin Giuseppe Ratti who had been an optician in the family buisness and was experimenting with tinted lenses. This pair, the 009, was first made more than 50 years ago for...NASA. It was called the 4 lens model and we're guessing astronauts liked it due to the extra protection afforded by the side shields, these in the original Persol glass. This pair made in the 90s in Italy and has the familiar meflecto arms - a unique spring action hugging the sunglasses to your head - for when you are experiencing g-force, no doubt. We found it with prescription sun lenses which we changed to Polaroid brand lenses in (almost) the same tint as the original side shields. Persol was bought out by Luxottica in the 1990s and they have started making the 009 again, although we haven't handled one so we can't offer a comparison. They have also turned what was a famous sunglasses brand (For Sun) into an optical brand, which doesn't make sense really. But they did the same to Ray-Ban, similarly conflicting with the original name. — klasik |
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product code : k5394 : £ 145 1990s mock tortoise plastic frame marked PERSOL 009 FRAME ITALY KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik New replacement Polaroid lenses condition lenses : new - 10 frame : very good fit : very good size face : 150mm lens width : 57mm (marked on frame) lens height : 43mm arms : 125mm (marked on frame) lens spec uv transmission % : 1 light transmission (LTF) % : uv protection y/n : y |
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