The Spectacles Thread.

[oldbreadstinks]

any recommendations where to get lens fitted and buy contact lens in bulk around north east area? i have a prescription. thanks.

what prescription, product and price are you looking at?

 

[oldbreadstinks]

Tag Heuer track 7103 in SG retail is how much ah?

should be slightly above 620?

i noticed reflex more since they're classics

diff was around $20-30

 

[fourseasons2000]

I just ordered a Rimless. Golden circle series. Is your Rimless? Wow, Can last 6 years, u must be a careful user.


QUOTE=ohj81;72424188]Have you tried Silhouette? I have a pair for close to 6 yrs, still one of my favourite. Only change the lens cos the lens get scratched super easy.[/QUOTE]

 

[Citiguy]

Still have to go back service centre. Now at Outram, more out of the way.

I going to try ByWP next. Actually wanted to make a Oakley Transistor, luckily din.

Mine earsock also max half a year. Probably retiring my wiretap finally. It is starting to have pittings liao. =(

Why ByW, ohj81? Would like to know.

TIA.

 

[Seannie]

on top of that I look (according to a girl) like a murderous rapist.(once I stopped and thanked the girl who held the lift open for me and smiled and when you're not moving, your perspiration condenses on the lenses and fogs up just as I gave her eye to eye contact..... she cringed......zzzz......)

Yeah, so one must really choose their specs (especially take note of the shape & colour as well) carefully becos appearance still matters la, wrong specs wrong look and you give people the wrong type of impression and that makes a lot of difference to how other people assess you.

 

[Seannie]

then from there I realised my swissflex were originally supposed to be curled behind my head instead of bent behind my ears.
so for a lot of straight templed frames I started doing that and they stop slipping.

So your theory is that bending down the temple tips does not really help in preventing slippage but rather the bending inwards helps for you. But in my opinion, i think temple tips should not be bent too much inwards as well. Rather, it should be bent at the correct angle inwards. If you bent too much inwards, you will leave a gap between the temple tip & the back of your ears, minimising the contact area & thus lessening the grip. In other words, I feel that the temple tip should be flushed against our skull behind our ears to provide maxiumu grip on the contact area.

More importantly, i feel that the length to the temple bend (the distance between the frame front and the place where the temple starts to bend down around the ears) is the more critical crux of the slippage problem. The bend should start 2mm behind the place where the ear joins the head. If the bend starts in front of the ear or more than 2mm behind the ear, the spectacles will slide forwards. The person will need to keep pushing them back onto their face with their fingers.

I am still rather perplexed by the fitting triangle theory. I am still wondering whether the side bow is the most crucial factor because that is the place which is supposedly to create pressure at the ears (two points of the fitting triangle) and keep the spectacles firmly positioned on the person's head.

 

[Seannie]

the actual weight distrubution is behind the ears, and the frame must fit your head size so that you have the extra length to tuck it in(the thicker heavier part of the tips) to grip the head.
assuming the frame is suitable the weight should be distributed evenly left right and center so that you would not feel the weight at the front.
but take note, for those who are sensitive it make not help since it would then create other problems.

That is why nowadays i will only choose frames which have more curved temples having more side bow
rather than temples that extend straight from the frame front to the back of the ears. The reason is that the temple curved inwards as they extend back to my ears creating a grip at the sides of my head above my ears. Silhouette is too flexible, as such it could not provide enough grip at the side, and thats why many people feel silhouettes keep slipping off their face.

And i am one such sensitive person, so like you said, it makes no difference how the weight gets distributed, becos at the end of the day, most of the weight of my specs will still go to the nose due to the weight of my thicker lens (cant be helped). And the problem is aggravated by my oily face, making it even harder for specs to stay firmly in place.

 

[Seannie]

I feel lah, don't shoot me, double aspherical don't reduce weight that much since most who use it, desperate already , super thick not much to reduce.
but those high astig ones especially funny axis like 30 will feel more comfortable with less distortion. tia gong lens saleman say one about the distortion.

Yes, bi-aspheric dont help reduce weight by too much, maybe just by 2% overall. But it helps mre in reducing the thickness & improving clarity. And the distortion part is quite true, especially when you play games you see the objects more vividly "alive".

 

[xxllbb]

what prescription, product and price are you looking at?

i'm about 550/525 so looking for high index lens. no budget really, i'm visiting friends in singapore and it's much cheaper for me to get them done in singapore so after value for money.

contacts - i'm after acuvue 2.

 

[Seannie]

oakley I think you have to take bracket 8.1 or something.
the rest to me .... to light and fluffy , even though I like transistor. but head too big cannot wear.

ya, transistor hinges actually pokes into my head, too misfit, cannot make it for bigger heads, only suitable for people with egg-shaped heads.

 

[oldbreadstinks]

how come the price u quote, is cheaper with lens den without lens



Tag Heuer track 7103 in SG retail is how much ah?

at taka now, retail is 640 for 7101 , 720 for 7107

asked my friend he said dunno why got diff lol

 

[greatace]

Hi any bro can recommend where to get the frame cheaper for Oakley Prescription Glasses, OX8027 CROSSLINK?

Also which shop is cheaper to make the transition lens?? Thks!

 

[oldbreadstinks]

Hi any bro can recommend where to get the frame cheaper for Oakley Prescription Glasses, OX8027 CROSSLINK?

Also which shop is cheaper to make the transition lens?? Thks!

assuming you're going for basic level

photochromic should be $60-$180

depending on shop and brand.

transitions non branded not more than $128 .
retail prices
Kodak$228
hoya $240
essilor$228
Zeiss $320 Zeiss photofusion$280

find someone you trust. remember. the lower the price you pay the less you should expect where services are concerned.

 

[oldbreadstinks]

ya, transistor hinges actually pokes into my head, too misfit, cannot make it for bigger heads, only suitable for people with egg-shaped heads.

if you've already purchased the frame. ask your optician to move the legs out . there are 2 sizes for transistor. bigger ones naturally fit better. if the bigger one cannot be adjusted to your fit . its not for you.

 

[oldbreadstinks]

i'm about 550/525 so looking for high index lens. no budget really, i'm visiting friends in singapore and it's much cheaper for me to get them done in singapore so after value for money.

contacts - i'm after acuvue 2.

if coating smoothness is important, Nikon seecoat lenses are not bad if not restricted by price. though personally I tend to support Zeiss more for personal reasons .
if thickness is an issue try Japanese (hoya/Nikon/Seiko/tokai)lenses
double aspherical 1.67 for a full frame is darn thin

acuvue 2 might have to be ordered as most shops are slowly phrasing it out. no promotions for the last few years .

if no budgeting. I'll recommend Paris miki in takashimaya for their service, lens price is ok but their frame selection tend to go more for premium stuff.

capitol carries similar range of lenses but tokai is locally priced . while I can't say most outlets provide good service the company responses fast to feedback.

Eyechamp optometrist responses to feedback as well


and take note that you need to know what you're buying to ensure a good experience.

 

[oldbreadstinks]

So your theory is that bending down the temple tips does not really help in preventing slippage but rather the bending inwards helps for you. But in my opinion, i think temple tips should not be bent too much inwards as well. Rather, it should be bent at the correct angle inwards. If you bent too much inwards, you will leave a gap between the temple tip & the back of your ears, minimising the contact area & thus lessening the grip. In other words, I feel that the temple tip should be flushed against our skull behind our ears to provide maxiumu grip on the contact area.

More importantly, i feel that the length to the temple bend (the distance between the frame front and the place where the temple starts to bend down around the ears) is the more critical crux of the slippage problem. The bend should start 2mm behind the place where the ear joins the head. If the bend starts in front of the ear or more than 2mm behind the ear, the spectacles will slide forwards. The person will need to keep pushing them back onto their face with their fingers.

I am still rather perplexed by the fitting triangle theory. I am still wondering whether the side bow is the most crucial factor because that is the place which is supposedly to create pressure at the ears (two points of the fitting triangle) and keep the spectacles firmly positioned on the person's head.

bending in work on certain frames only and the wearer's sensitivity. as in all cases, enough is enough. it's like wearing clothes. unless you love nipples poking out. there's really no need to have them so thight.
not really what I call a theory, it's more about my personal exp.



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I think regarding your thoughts on the 2mm thing.. it's rather hard to maintain. I usually suggest it's best to use your natural wearing position and fit according to the user.

one of my friends believe very strongly in glass lenses due to the optical quality so she fitted all her kids with glass lenses.... while in theory glass does offer a better vision. fitting teenagers with glass lense contributed to them changing lenses often due to the material brittleness.
have also met those who just prefer the glasses to hover on the bridge or above the ears. it's against common sense to force adults to adapt and make the situation more uncomfortable.


fitting triangle theory... lol you know enough about glasses to sound like you're either obsessed with them or you're working in the optical trade.

it's like how a tripod works. you need all three legs.
and depending on how you adjust you can shift the weight around. and for those who don't mind it tighter it's possible to tighten the sides to make the glasses lighter
but the main idea is really just to make sure it's balanced

 

[sgt_hippo]

anyone knows hoya 1.6 lens kwong shin at brash basah will take how long to fit?

My deg is 4.5 right cyl 1 axis 180 , 1.5 left

 

[oldbreadstinks]

anyone knows hoya 1.6 lens kwong shin at brash basah will take how long to fit?

My deg is 4.5 right cyl 1 axis 180 , 1.5 left

(generally)stock lenses if the shop's edging the lenses themselves 1 day or two to order , another day to cut. and if they drag their feet or have more jobs that day, add another day
so you'll end up with a potential 2-5 working days to get the glasses done.
so the shop should tell you 1 week, and maybe call you if earlier.

(generally)sent to cut at lab depends on what date they request the glasses to be sent back.
a safe time period with no rush is usually minimum 2-3 working days.

a 300 diff, if you haven't done the glasses yet and don't might it being flatter(not curved)
you can consider doing 1.67 for the right side.
so that both sides looks to have the same thickness

btw, it's not impossible to rush the glasses out within a day for urgent cases if the timing is right. but it makes no sense to rush anything if you're already paying so much for a good pair of lenses

 

[oldbreadstinks]

Yes, bi-aspheric dont help reduce weight by too much, maybe just by 2% overall. But it helps mre in reducing the thickness & improving clarity. And the distortion part is quite true, especially when you play games you see the objects more vividly "alive".

I think the thickness part really applies more to those with really high myob.
-600 and above
never had a chance to see it but according to the salesman it works exceptionally well if your high astig comes with a rare axis like example 30 rather then those more common 180 or 90

 

[xxllbb]

if coating smoothness is important, Nikon seecoat lenses are not bad if not restricted by price. though personally I tend to support Zeiss more for personal reasons .
if thickness is an issue try Japanese (hoya/Nikon/Seiko/tokai)lenses
double aspherical 1.67 for a full frame is darn thin

acuvue 2 might have to be ordered as most shops are slowly phrasing it out. no promotions for the last few years .

if no budgeting. I'll recommend Paris miki in takashimaya for their service, lens price is ok but their frame selection tend to go more for premium stuff.

capitol carries similar range of lenses but tokai is locally priced . while I can't say most outlets provide good service the company responses fast to feedback.

Eyechamp optometrist responses to feedback as well


and take note that you need to know what you're buying to ensure a good experience.

thanks that was really helpful. i guess i'm after a light weight lens since my frame is on the heavy side already. what's the pro of having coating smoothness? and what is the usual turnaround time for fitting lens into a frame in singapore?

damn had no idea acuvue 2 is being phased out... btw, any idea whether a contact lens prescription is required to buy contacts in singapore? i have a spectacle lens prescription which is current but my contact lens prescription is not current, and the contact lens prescription has an expiry date which was two years ago.

my spectacles prescription is
-5.00
Cylinder -0.50
Axis 7

-5.75
Cylinder 0.50
Axis 130