The Spectacles Thread.

[Seannie]

The titanium has been serving me since 2003, and I reckon it can go another 10 years (at least)!

Wow, if your titanium have lasted you for 10yrs and you expect to last for another 10 more, then i think mine could also last that long as well!

 

[Raptor1]

i seldom ask opticians much about prices nowadays. Becos quite standard. If they are selling at the retail price thats fine with me. I will just ask for a discount once after deciding on the frame & lenses and wont keep bargaining for a second price. The more important aspects im looking at are their service, the quality of the product they carry and ofcos the finished product.

For example, my optician can make sure that he/she do a proper job taking down my eye measurements, axis, PD & some other more technical terms which im not so familiar with and which i dont see other opticians elsewhere doing that. The end product when i received it can be prove of my optician's efforts and sincerity. Some opticians simply dont care whether the finished product can be passed on to customers or not. I ever experienced opticians who simply dont check the finished product at all when they receive from the lab and just pass on to customers like that. Sometimes i know that vision is not that perfect but i didnt want to make a fuss. Just pay for my glasses BUT never step back again in the future. No point to argue anyway. There are many types of opticians ard. Some care about sales, some care about profits, others care more about service. It just depends on what me as the consumer is looking for. And truthfully finding the right optician is really like finding a needle in the haystack.

I am very tempted to try your optician. Assuming its the one in chinatown, i wanted to drop by on Sunday, but realized on your post that wasn't open then

 

[Seannie]

I am very tempted to try your optician. Assuming its the one in chinatown, i wanted to drop by on Sunday, but realized on your post that wasn't open then

frankly what i think is good might not seem good to you. Everybody's measuring ruler is different. So dont carry too much hopes lest be disappointed. But anyway for sundays you need to call them for an appointment. Its just a newly-opened shop, not too many brands available. Unlike shinagawa maybe alot more frames to choose from? But i never been to shinagawa before, not sure how they treat customers?

 

[Seannie]

This memory Titanium .... If I understand correctly, it's beta-Titanium. You have P-Titanium, T-Titanium, Pure Titanium & beta-Titanium etc ..... Different composition of the metal with other metals. Google them ....

Gun Metal is another material you may want to have a look. This Japanese brand, Dan, makes some pretty outstanding frames from Gun Metal. DUN-69 is a peng solid model. Prices are reasonable too. Kwong Shin has them.

So which material do you think is the best?

 

[Seannie]

Seannie, would you kindly share or PM the address for your preferred optician? Did you get your ic!berlin there?

Nope i got my ic!berlins from 2 different shops, and i ended up not really liking them.

How about oldbreadstinks? Never thought of trying? He sounds like too good, provided 3 hrs of service to one customer as what he has said.

 

[fourseasons2000]

Seannie or anyone who has similar experience, please help to share your thoughts on this.

I have a pair of charmant Rimless which I m very happy with as the nose pad is v.comfy, cos it is the adadjustable kind.


Then I bought a silhouette, But the nose pad is v uuncomfortable as it is not adjustable, a little like tag heiress kind.

Can I change the nose pad to adjustable kind? Not sure if silhouette has adjustable nose pad? If not feel like swooping the two Co's the lens on my silhouette is more ex...photofusion.

 

[atypical]

So which material do you think is the best?

Personally, it's celluloid. Light, simply awesome colour - blackest black, wonderful translucence. When done right, the feel is organic and orgasmic! Wahahahahaha ....

A material not without flaws, but the beauty, to me, is irresistible!

 

[subaru24]

Looking for ic Berlin frame

Anyone wanna sell your ic Berlin frame please SMS me 90685768

Thanks

 

[Seannie]

Personally, it's celluloid. Light, simply awesome colour - blackest black, wonderful translucence. When done right, the feel is organic and orgasmic! Wahahahahaha ....

A material not without flaws, but the beauty, to me, is irresistible!

how about comfort? Im more concerned with the functionality, im looking for material that is flexible. Comparing with the japonism's temples, are they also made of plastic? You mentioned that Japonism hinges are rather flimsy unstable, do you mean that the hinges are not thick & strong enough to support the frame??

999.9's flexibilty lies in the hinges, while Dun's flexibility comes from the material of their Gummetal temples. Wonder if there are any other brands which also makes use of flexibility of the temples material rather than the hinges?

My opinion is that flex hinges still feel a bit stiff when compared with the auto-flex nature of the entire temple piece.

 

[Seannie]

Anyone wanna sell your ic Berlin frame please SMS me 90685768

Thanks

u never said what model you want.

Wasserflut you want? I intend to throw it away one of these days anyway.

 

[ohj81]

u never said what model you want.

Wasserflut you want? I intend to throw it away one of these days anyway.

Wasserflut looks small. If only it is a bit bigger, I don't mind you throw it at me.

 

[Seannie]

Wasserflut looks small. If only it is a bit bigger, I don't mind you throw it at me.

its not really small. Actiual size quite big.

 

[ohj81]

its not really small. Actiual size quite big.

If Subaru24 doesn't want it, please throw it at me. Maybe can give it a second life.

 

[stonesix]

just got myself back the spec. & lens, wondering how to tell from the marking that it is Hoya Nuluxe lens?
I saw one side has (-) mark however the other side has no marking, and anyone has experience of some blurriness when switch from spherical lens to Aspherical lens?
According to the salesman, i need to adapt to the new spec and its normal.

 

[Seannie]

just got myself back the spec. & lens, wondering how to tell from the marking that it is Hoya Nuluxe lens?
I saw one side has (-) mark however the other side has no marking, and anyone has experience of some blurriness when switch from spherical lens to Aspherical lens?
According to the salesman, i need to adapt to the new spec and its normal.

(-) stands for the letter H for Hoya.

If blurness still persists after some time, means its never adaptation problem. Its the optician's problem or lab problem.

What spec did you buy?

 

[stonesix]

Dun-2051...

Is there any way to check the defective lens other than telling them blur?
Because of the conflict of interest, it is very difficult to convince them while they are convincing me to adapt.

 

[subaru24]

IC! Berlin

u never said what model you want.

Wasserflut you want? I intend to throw it away one of these days anyway.

Hi bro,

Thanks alot for the kind offer,...

You intend to sell ?


Actually, as long its IC!Berlin, and not circular in shape, i am open to all offer...

Love the simplicity and the comfort of IC!Berlin.

Do let me know. i am very keen
90685768

 

[rain_myth]

faint. i didnt noe buy spec also nee so much 研究..

 

[2pm2am]

You are not evil it's just tat you can't understand my views from a consumer point of view. Icberlin hinge didn't break it just becomes twisted when I try to dismantle the frame from the lens. According to reliable sources, both from my optician and the founder of icberlin we can actually remove ourselves but after the hinges got twisted I realize that's not the case. Not sure whether its the inconsistency nature of the hinge mechanism or some other things. Anyway I'm not gg to pinpoint that icberlin is not good. I'm just saying from my OWN experience. Not everyone gg to have similar experiences anyway.

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those who can make the ic berlin hinge twisted are those who don't know how to dismatle and assemble the hinge. it may look very simple, actually it's very simple but if you don't know the technique then no matter what you do, u won't be able to assemble or dismantle it without damaging it.

 

[Seannie]

those who can make the ic berlin hinge twisted are those who don't know how to dismatle and assemble the hinge. it may look very simple, actually it's very simple but if you don't know the technique then no matter what you do, u won't be able to assemble or dismantle it without damaging it.

it really doesnt matter to me anymore la, anyway i have long given up on ic!berlin as the fitting not right for me. i guess many ple are also slowly shifting from the euro frames to the more asian frames due to the fitting. Whats past is past. I just take it as an experience. No hard feelings. Just got to let go.