The Spectacles Thread.

[xialankia]

neighbourhood shops as a general bah, shopping malls all quote around 800-900+

 

[rookierocky]

go there if u have too much money to spend..

ok. advice taken. cos i dont shop alo

 

[EmPtYsOuLz]

neighbourhood shops as a general bah, shopping malls all quote around 800-900+

hmm ok....shall look around the shops near my home
but they give me the impression that they dun bring in high end brands like oakley/tag heuer

seems like a lot of ppl visit optical shops in queensway...
any non chop carrot shops to recommend?

 

[xialankia]

hmm ok....shall look around the shops near my home
but they give me the impression that they dun bring in high end brands like oakley/tag heuer

seems like a lot of ppl visit optical shops in queensway...
any non chop carrot shops to recommend?

some will have la just that they might not have all the models on display and some chop carrot harder than the others=S , I'm quite sure most shops willing to order for you since I'm guessing they probably get from the same supplier?(correct me if I'm wrong) since most of the shops I went to were willing to order...
I went around quite a few shops in the East side and City before I bought mine.. you'll be surprised by the difference in quotation
Happy shopping I guess

 

[EmPtYsOuLz]

some will have la just that they might not have all the models on display and some chop carrot harder than the others=S , I'm quite sure most shops willing to order for you since I'm guessing they probably get from the same supplier?(correct me if I'm wrong) since most of the shops I went to were willing to order...
I went around quite a few shops in the East side and City before I bought mine.. you'll be surprised by the difference in quotation
Happy shopping I guess

alright thanks
btw did u post pictures of your 710X?

was looking at the tag heuer catalogue....seems more "sporty" than the 3000 series

 

[xialankia]

alright thanks
btw did u post pictures of your 710X?

was looking at the tag heuer catalogue....seems more "sporty" than the 3000 series

Nope, npgt! the last digit is the size of the lens i think,mine is prolly 7103 or 7104, I bought the "10000 other ppl in orchard have RED color" when I though I wanted brown initially>.< Dun need pics or even imagination bah=S
Only diff is the reflex 3000+ series cannot close the track 7000+ one can

 

[rookierocky]

any reputable and affordable shops to intro??

 

[Carnage]

Can get 7000 series at 600 at shopping malls.

 

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[EmPtYsOuLz]

Can get 7000 series at 600 at shopping malls.

with lens? or frame only
if with lens worth it leh

 

[EmPtYsOuLz]

Nope, npgt! the last digit is the size of the lens i think,mine is prolly 7103 or 7104, I bought the "10000 other ppl in orchard have RED color" when I though I wanted brown initially>.< Dun need pics or even imagination bah=S
Only diff is the reflex 3000+ series cannot close the track 7000+ one can

oic....i see minor design differences too...
think i'll get the 7103/4 since its portable (can keep in spec box)

 

[xialankia]

Can get 7000 series at 600 at shopping malls.

quite a good price if with lens man, but buy liaoz so no regrets=S *stabs myself*

 

[nagase_4]

where to get this kind of glasses?
ignore the lady pls...
haha

 

[evets]

was reading a Mag at Border today...cant wait to see the real thing...

new spectacle range by tag heuer..

 

[Carnage]

with lens? or frame only
if with lens worth it leh

Quoted with Essilor lenses.
Suntec Shopping Mall.

 

[Carnage]

Tag Huer has a new range. Omg, should I put off my purchase then?

 

[charleslin]

The new titanium one looks nice, sleek and not too sporty like my Reflex 3000 which I don't really like already.

 

[xialankia]

Quoted with Essilor lenses.
Suntec Shopping Mall.

Really ah? That was one of the places I went to check price too but I didn't try every shop.. tried 2-3 all quoted about 900=.= The big spec shop at ground floor the tags are kept in locked glass display somemore so mafan

 

[sillyting]

Would like ask is there any difference in doing specs with different optical shops? As I had been doing my specs with the same optical shop, eye sight have not been increasing. Lol any link?
Tks

 

[h0bbes]

I went to quite a few optical shops to try frames and get quotes for lenses, and was quite surprised to find the price of Essilor lenses varying by so much shop to shop. At all the shops, I asked for Essilor/Hoya (only a few carry Hoya lenses) 1.67 lenses with multi-coating, and these are the outright quotes I got without bargaining.

Queensway shop A: Essilor $120, Hoya $160, and salesperson recommended Hoya over Essilor, saying it's clearer.
Queensway shop B: Essilor $280
Queensway shop C: Hoya $150
Queensway shop D: Essilor $180

Katong shop: Essilor $140, Hoya around the same; didn't give me the exact price because the salesperson said Essilor is better as it has better coating.

Suntec megashop A: Essilor $280 before 20% discount
Suntec shop B: Essilor ~$230 (can't recall whether it's $228 or $238), Hoya $300+, and said there's not much difference between Essilor and Hoya.

Marina Square shop: Essilor $328 before 10% discount (!!!)

Would appreciate if anyone can advise on the following:

1) Are there different qualities of coating on the Essilor lenses which account for the price discrepancy?! Or some other lens feature which jacks up the price?! I expect the megashops/chain stores to be more expensive, but a difference of up to $175, if for the exact same lens, is crazy.

2) How's the quality of Essilor lenses compared to Hoya? I'm wondering if the Queensway shop A is pushing for Hoya only because it's more expensive.

3) Anyone tried Optical 88's in-house lens (I think it's called Deluxe) before? How's the quality? They are having a promotion whereby there's 38% off the first pair of frames and 48% off the next, pay full price for the first lens and get the lens for the second pair free, but the lens is their in-house lens brand. I'm considering this promo because I like a frame for which they're the sole distributor here, but I'm wary about the quality of their in-house lens.