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DocInChina
Made in Italy can mean:
1) assembled or partially completed in Italy
2) Materials from Italy
3) Most of the materials from Italy
4) 100% Made in Italy (possible)
5) The person in Italy doing the QC of the eyewear coming in from China. :D
Typically, the eyewear made in China for the brand name companies is better made. This also goes for clothing, electronics, sneakers, etc. Nike, Addidas, Puma, KSwiss, New Balance all contract out to other companies here to produce their product. In essence the big brand names are marketing/design companies outsourcing their work. When I was in the states last year I bought 2 pair of New Balance (made in China). I also bought similar product in China and the quality was the same to me as what I bought in the states. The same goes for eyewear.
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