The Spectacles Thread.

[atypical]

^ If you focus on the make/material quality and workmanship, size and fit, you can look beyond brands. I have frames from S$100 - $1600, and the latest ones I saw at Uniqlo are S$20, very nicely done. Why not?

 

[wong0084]

Depends on what model you select and our face structure and also how adjustment is done on the frame.

Oakley's sport models are all plastic, how to adjust the frame?

 

[Kenneth C]

Oakley's sport models are all plastic, how to adjust the frame?

Must select a model that fits our face structure. There are some frames / models that are not suitable for Asians.

 

[Seannie]

the bold words i agree. it is just like buying other branded goods. once you start, you cant stop...

oh no, thats bad, but why is tat so? If so, does it mean tat im just gg to keep buying branded frames & when will i stop??

 

[Seannie]

I had a bad experience many years ago with Tag Heuer frame. It was not comfortable at all. I was initially skeptical about purchasing a new Tag frame. However, wearing it for a month, I realised that the new frame fit me very well and very comfortable and light after some adjustment.

Looking at my current pair of Tag - workmanship is acceptable. Again, it depends on individual. What is Ok to me may be considered as shoddy to others.

does tat mean i'll just have to accept the flaws of the branded frames & goods that i buy? sometimes i dont even noe how the flaws came about, whether it is the manufacturer's fault, the optical people or the way of handling, it goes thru so many places.

actually, for so many years, i cant really find frames tat is truly comfortable. Comfortable or not, just have to wear it & don think abt it cos the more i think abt it, seems like the worse it can get. Just like if u don really look closely at yur tag frame, it seems alright but take a second closer look & u'll start to find flaws with it which disgusts u.

 

[Seannie]

^ If you focus on the make/material quality and workmanship, size and fit, you can look beyond brands. I have frames from S$100 - $1600, and the latest ones I saw at Uniqlo are S$20, very nicely done. Why not?

Do you actually mean to say that if we focus on the brand & we can practically throw all other factors like quality & workmanship out of the window, including our $.

 

[bacon]

there is 1.76 also.

So the thinnest grade of hi-index plastic lens is now 1.76?
With my degree of myopia at about 800+ whats the average price I should be paying? Don't want to be over-paying. Thanks

 

[atypical]

Do you actually mean to say that if we focus on the brand & we can practically throw all other factors like quality & workmanship out of the window, including our $.

Which part of my statement makes you interpret in this opposite way?

 

[Seannie]

i still have not found the best brand yet and its costing me alot of $$

 

[atypical]

Friend, there is no such frame as the best brand/make. My best frame is not the most expensive and not most branded.

I bet you don't even know your size. Frame size, I mean.

 

[tpmmark]

i rem reading some post here earlier tat crizal lens does not comes wif a card. so does tat means tat they r fake? cos i saw the advertisement on tv and it state tat crizal lens comes wif it.
any advice?
thanks guys.

 

[DaRkXiDe]

i rem reading some post here earlier tat crizal lens does not comes wif a card. so does tat means tat they r fake? cos i saw the advertisement on tv and it state tat crizal lens comes wif it.
any advice?
thanks guys.

They do come with a card. Another way to check if your lens is from crizal is to blow on the lens. You should see the word crizal on it tho not all there lenses will have the word.

 

[tpmmark]

They do come with a card. Another way to check if your lens is from crizal is to blow on the lens. You should see the word crizal on it tho not all there lenses will have the word.

ok sure, tats a gd way of telling if they r fake. will check mine when it arrive next wk..
i hope

 

[Eon Rachel]

where got sell nice cheap spectacles? Poor student no $

 

[2pm2am]

So the thinnest grade of hi-index plastic lens is now 1.76?
With my degree of myopia at about 800+ whats the average price I should be paying? Don't want to be over-paying. Thanks

I believe they range from $300 up depending on brand and type. Besides getting the thinnest lens, frame selection is also very important. No point getting a big frame and then use the thinnest lens.

 

[Kenneth C]

does tat mean i'll just have to accept the flaws of the branded frames & goods that i buy? sometimes i dont even noe how the flaws came about, whether it is the manufacturer's fault, the optical people or the way of handling, it goes thru so many places.

actually, for so many years, i cant really find frames tat is truly comfortable. Comfortable or not, just have to wear it & don think abt it cos the more i think abt it, seems like the worse it can get. Just like if u don really look closely at yur tag frame, it seems alright but take a second closer look & u'll start to find flaws with it which disgusts u.

Maybe my expectation differs greatly from you. Regardless whether I examine closely or from far, I do not see any poor workmanship.

Bottom-line - buy what you are willing and able to pay for and what is comfortable.

 

[ahboy82]

oh no, thats bad, but why is tat so? If so, does it mean tat im just gg to keep buying branded frames & when will i stop??

No la u still have to feel comfortable and feel good wearing it, and also can afford it. Dun chase after something which you find hard to afford, or something which you just listen to ppl say good then u just buy it even though u dun feel that "good" as per what other ppl say. As long as you can find a pair of frames which u think u will feel good in, and u can accept paying that price for it, it is fine.

For me i generally have 2 pairs of specs. Before making my current and very recent branded specs, I was wearing army specs (less than 100bucks) for work for about 3 years. Decided recently to make a new pair of specs for myself after my colleagues say i look TOOT in the army specs. Looks more professional also with my new pair of specs. As for the army specs, well they will be relegated to when i go back every year to chiong sua (reservist). Cant be wearing my few hundred bucks worth of specs to army, even though I see other ppl doing it. I am still not in their league yet

SO you see, the main point I want to make is you are yourself. You can seek advice from all the ppl here but ultimately you shd feel good yourself with the price and brand and design and whatever other factors for that pair of specs that you want to make.

Good luck in your spec hunting process!

 

[atypical]

@Seannie, I gai seow you this frame > Dita New Yorker. No-horse-run, go check it out.

 

[san333]

@ Seannie,

Agree with you that the tag heuer quality is far from perfect. The workmanship is really poor.
If I look closer at my frame, looks like they not properly paste the rubber to the titanium. Hence, I will see a lot of gap. My frame is tag spring rubber, btw. Hopefully, it feel comfortable to use. Nice fitting and the temple really flexible.

That's why right now I would like to try oakley transistor or thirteen frame. But, when I try in the shop, the temple feel to tight. Not feel comfortable at all.

 

[Tudo88]

Hi guys,will queensway sell fake oakley frame?somehow,their price alwayse seems to be lower than other retailers elsewhere.please advice me!