Simple question: How many pairs of prescription glasses do you own?
Simple question: How many pairs of prescription glasses do you own?
I have 2.
1.74 Seiko clear pair
Poly Drivewear Sunglass pair
Last edited by WFruit; 09-02-2010 at 02:47 PM.
There are rules. Knowing those are easy. There are exceptions to the rules. Knowing those are easy. Knowing when to use them is slightly less easy. There are exceptions to the exceptions. Knowing those is a little more tricky, and know when to use those is even more so. Our industry is FULL of all of the above.
With my current Rx-
1. Auto II Transitions
2. ID Lifestyle
3. Amplitude Hi-Def
4. Nupolar Gray
5. Nupolar Gray/full blue mirror (my favorite)
6. Precise Short
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
1 - general purpose D28 in my script
1 - nvo for borosilicate torch work
1 - distance only for off-hand (traditional glassblowing)
1 - nvo for soft glass torch work
You do traditional glassblowing? There's an awful lot of that going on here in WV. I'm just a few miles away from Blenko http://www.blenkoglass.com/ a few hours away from Fenton http://www.fentonartglass.com/
also a few hours away from my favorite one http://www.ronhinkle.com/online-gallery/indexHP.php . At Ron Hinkle, I visited and was talking to him about the old Devil's Fire design, which they do, and had him make me up a special paperweight in my colors while I watched. Had to promise not to tell anyone how they did it, but it isn't too hard to figure out. http://www.oldsouthjerseyglass.com/short%20articles.htm#DEVIL`S FIRE PAPERWEIGHTS
Now I have to get up there again as I have a neat idea for a new design for a paperweight. Also had a nice discussion with Ron about designing a special tool to insert unmelted color chips into the center of a melted ball of glass.
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
Yes I do -- but I have to go to a studio to do it -- the equipment (and energy) costs are far too high for an occasional blower like me.
I've been wondering about your avatar, is it a blown paperweight? I'll have to find pictures of my work to post some time.
I have zero! I had a back up pair on contacts but I lost my new pair and I am wearing those.Makes me sad :(
Last edited by DragonLensmanWV; 09-02-2010 at 06:21 PM.
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
I have 8 pair. Only 2 in sun wear. All others in Office lenses. I believe we sell what we wear, each of my 4 opticians and 2 receptionists as well have at least 3 all with current RX.
Patients always comment on our eyewear and opens their eyes to the need for multiple pair.
Staff is required to have current frames no discos and we must have 1 on the board.
like 20. Here are some of the lenses I have:
- Drivewear (not a big fan for cosmetic reasons. Great for practical use)
- Anti-fatigue
- Essilor SV 360
- Transitions
- Brown with mirror
- Brown without mirror
- Grey green
- A few non-RX suns
- Contacts
- Blue contacts
- Grey contacts
I have about 12 complete pairs in my current RX... but I have more lenses just for trying them out... I'd hate to count.
1 pair Progressive drivewear
1 pair prog polar sun
2 pair Gradal RDs
6 pair clear progressives (4 are digital progressives)
4 pair non Rx sunwear
1 pair non Rx drivewear
1. Sun nupolar brown with gold mirror
2. Clear Cr39 with Crizal
3. Cear Cr39 with my goto generic AR for crizal comparison, so far China:1 France:0
1 pair Maui Jim Grey SV poly
1 pair Maui Jim Brown SV poly
1 pair Tag Heuer Grey polarized NXT Autograph Attitude
1 pair Tag Heuer Grey polarized NXT SV
1 pair Jack Nicklaus poly Drivewear Autograph Attitude- I have never worn and hate the optics, got the same time as NXT and love them.
1 pair Chrome Hearts SV Trivex
1 pair Chrome Hearts Trivex Xtractive Autograph-
1 pair Lindberg solid gold Kodak unique clear Trivex
1 pair Lindberg solid gold Autograph Attitude trivex transitions
1 pair Gold & Wood SV trivex
1 pair Jack Nicklaus Autograph Attitude NXT grey transitions polarized with a high contrast purple mirror
1 Oakley in Navigator poly no ar- (tried to see the difference and the lens was terrrible and the only one that I did not like at all)
I want to be the first one to try all the new products and see what niche they may serve for us.
This does not include the drawer at work or home that has the old ones that should be donated.
Craig
4 suns, gray polorized with either flash silver mirror, black mirror, or crizal sun mirror. All backside AR.
4 pair intermediate SV ( I wear these the most)
2 pair NVO, set for about 12"
1 pair Shamir office
5 pair progressives, different designs incl. an Auto 2. ( I don't care for any of them)
1 pair sv distance with AR
1 pair SV Gray 3 readers
13 - all with different PALs (to "test drive"
Total personal frames includes about 15 diff pair but that includes 3 - 4 that my daughter has misplaced. I'll move a dresser or chest someday and there they'll be. But I have Three pair that I've been holding onto for dear life. I just keep re-lensing them. They're Armani's from like 1989. I got them new at the time and have worn them non-stop since then and they look like the day I got them. Man they don't make them like that anymore. Original screws and everything. Of course it doesn't hurt that they're owned by an ECP either.
"Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it." - Benjamin Franklin.
I just donated about 35 pair!
Current;
Optylux with Hoya lens
Optylux with Shamir lens
Momo Design Vintage (Transitions with Shamir)
Missioni Vintage (Hoya ID, brown lens)
FySCH- Transition with ???
Missioni Vintage (Shamir clear with Office)
Oliviero Contini )Classique) with Polarized lenses , don't remember
Plus about 10 more vintage styles I just can't seem to give up!
-4.50 +1.25 x 9
-4.25 +1.00 x 15 Add +2.25
PAL general purpose.
PAL general purpose as a backup (identical to the above).
PAL with the distance set to 36".
PAL with the distance set to 24".
SV sun.
Pal sun as a backup.
Numerous PALs cut to fit the above general purpose pairs (for evaluation purposes only).
In the loop- SV clear.
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
I currently have 26 pairs of prescription eyewear. I'm a high myope, so my last few prescription changes are all within tolerance of my current RX. Let's see if I can recall them all from memory:
12 Prodesign Denmark (1 sun) including 3 4612s and 2 4629s in different colors
3 Nikes (1 sun)
3 Jhane Barnes
1 Ted Baker
1 old classic Jeep Micro
1 Lacoste
1 Safilo Verge
1 Ooh La La de Paris
1 Ralph Lauren
1 Oga
1 Paulo Pilipe
I also have about 8 non-RX suns from our current vendors. You have to wear them to sell them!
I only have one in my current RX but about 10 in my last rx, Im here in Texas and none of the reps seem to be givng out vouchers even at the seminars anymore like they used to, I guess due to the economy?. My lab will give us 4 Opticians one pair a year, so Im told. How are you guys getting the vouchers?
Not enough. Mainly I just wear my rimless John Dear frames, and I'll be very sad when they die since I can't get them anymore. But I do have somewhere in the range of 5 pairs with my most up to date RX plus non-RX sunwear.
Bart Smith, continuing to be awesome since 1982 so that you don't have to.
Love is a duet, each voice complementing each other and making them sound better than they would alone, each voice at times stepping back and letting the other shine. We've got a pretty good duet going Tina.
On April 28th, I'll be marrying my best friend. I can't wait!
I have 3 currently
1 freeform Ti-Plate
1 memory metal, cant remember the brand
1 wiley X drill mount
and about 30+ pair of plano suns
its an amazing rare occasion i wear glasses, the freeforms have a plano +1.25 zeiss individual so i demo that while im at work.
i need some new glasses, not much catching my attention these days though.
In my current Rx I have 25, I also display about 75 of my old styles (from the last 30 years) in my office.
I came, I saw, I left
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