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05-05-2013, 01:12 PM #1Predictably Unpredictiable
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Broken Glasses.....
I broke another set of Vuarnet sunglasses yesterday. i buy the nylon frames which are supposed to be very durable and difficult to break. I leaned over yesterday and they fell from my face, about 2 feet to the ground. The lenses are fine but the temple broke off the frame.
I was really upset when I realized that the last three pairs I have broke in the exact same place. Left side temple is broken on all three pairs of glasses. Since I am a lefty and remove them with my left hand, could it be that I weaken the frames by removing them by the left temple?
I wish there were another manufacturer that made glasses as dark as the Vuarnet. I was able to find replacement frames this time, but have no idea how to remove/install the lenses.
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05-05-2013, 01:44 PM #2Senior Member
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There is a variation on Murphy's law that says nice sunglasses get lost or broken. Cheap pairs last decades. I lost a pair of Smiths in less than a year, broke several pairs of Ray-Bans.
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05-05-2013, 02:04 PM #3Senior Member
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Jeff, the 1970s called. They want their Vuarnet sunglasses back!
Perhaps this is a sign that you should start buying some sunglasses that are a bit more modern style???Mvcrash likes this.He saw a lawyer killing a viper on a dunghill hard by his own stable; And the Devil smiled, for it put him in mind of Cain and his brother Abel.
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05-05-2013, 02:32 PM #4Pha Tat Luang
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Check out Oakley's Black Iridium lens it is very dark 10% light transmission. Oakley Sunglass Lens Tint | Oakley.com
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I use a pair of Oakley five military, works as good with combat gear as with a nice suit!
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Yea, I never buy expensive sun glasses for that reason.
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05-05-2013, 04:38 PM #7Predictably Unpredictiable
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Nope, they are new, not old stock or vintage. You can get Vuarnet outside the US. Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
Jeff, the 1970s called. They want their Vuarnet sunglasses back!
Perhaps this is a sign that you should start buying some sunglasses that are a bit more modern style???
Originally Posted by dustoff003
I'll give them a try.Thanks. Originally Posted by Lemur
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05-05-2013, 09:01 PM
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I just use those cheap paper things they give you when you go into a 3D movie theater. I still have the ones from some 1950s movie. They work great as sunglasses and make a fashion statement too.
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