Italian Job 1969

[philw696]

I see Iain Tyrell has just got a pair.

Renauld® Sunglasses

Renauld

renauld.co.uk

 

[Oneball]

Have you seen the price?

 

[midlifecrisis]

And then you sit on them...crunch....

 

[GeoffCapes]

Have you seen the price?

I spent £250 on a pair a few years ago and thought I was pushing the boat out massively!

These are taking the p*ss!

The only problem. They do look good.....

 

[midlifecrisis]

They only look good if you are sat in a Miura before enterring a tunnel with a sudden stop...

 

[Oneball]

I’m a bit out of touch, I was going to say I’ve got a pair of American Optical Pilots. They were the orginal supplier to the USAF and are what all the Gemini astronauts are wearing in photos they were only £50. Seems there £180 nowadays

 

[zagatoes30]

Rarely wear sunglasses, certainly wouldn't entertain numbers like these but I did treat myself when last in the US to pick up a couple pairs much cheaper than they would have been here

 

[Ewan]

Mine arrived today. The build quality is second to none - they are simply a lovely, handmade Italian item.

 

[Silvercat]

Mine arrived today. The build quality is second to none - they are simply a lovely, handmade Italian item.View attachment 74416

You could probably get a pair in Bangkok for a tenner and with polarised lenses to.

 

[CatmanV2]

They do look rather lovely. I'm unlikely to spend that much, but my varifocals weren't much less than the gold ones. The black ones are nearly reasonable.

Enjoy, Ewan

C

 

[eight]

HOW MUCH?

 

[Hurricane52]

Talking of Italian loveliness, I’ve enjoyed Persols for the past 30 years and have ended up with a pair for each car. I like their history - Italy must have had some cool pilots wearing them since they started in 1917

Finally succumbed to reading glasses on my fiftieth and had some Persol frames converted.

Now to find an Hispano-Suiza and a matching pair of Ratti era glasses...

 

[Oneball]

Mine arrived today. The build quality is second to none - they are simply a lovely, handmade Italian item.View attachment 74416

The question is are you going to look like Rassano Brazzi in them or is the usual thing that happens when an Englishman dresses like an Italian going to happen and you end up looking like Peter Stringfellow?

 

[hashluck]

I love these. If I click through from the link the actual price seems a lot lower (£750 on home page £375 when I click on them) - am I missing something?

 

[hashluck]

I love these. If I click through from the link the actual price seems a lot lower (£750 on home page £375 when I click on them) - am I missing something?

Answering my own question, yes I am. The lower figure is the deposit!

 

[Ewan]

Be quick - I ordered mine 3 months ago and have number 118 of 150, so there can’t be many left (though it will depend on which model/colour you choose).

 

[hashluck]

Be quick - I ordered mine 3 months ago and have number 118 of 150, so there can’t be many left (though it will depend on which model/colour you choose).

Dammit! I went for it, I figured they were about the same price as my fiancees new bifocals and I don't wear prescription lenses so fair is far and all that. Gone for Silver with Blu Victory, er sorry Matisse Blue lenses

 

[Ewan]

Same spec as mine! And welcome to Club Renauld

 

[Andyk]

I see Iain Tyrell has just got a pair.

Renauld® Sunglasses

Renauld

renauld.co.uk

Open the link and thought .....they look cool and could repace my Ray-Bans........Then saw the price...!!!!.....Surely no sunglasses are worth nearly £1000.....Taking the rise.

 

[Ewan]

They are expensive. But so are lots of the nicer things things in life. Be that £200k for 5 years at Eton, £100k for a Maserati, £50k for a Patek watch or £10k for a Hermes handbag. Of course, less expensive options of all of the above are available for all those that don’t see the value in them.

Of course, it would be better if I looked cool whilst wearing them. But looking cool isn’t something that happens to me!