ray-ban
Rochester, New York, since 1937. 3 pieces in stock.
Ray-Ban, since 1937
Born in Rochester, New York
Tom Cruise wears Aviators. Sales are reported to rise by about forty percent.
French designer Alain Mikli designs the Onyx collection for Ray-Ban.
Bausch & Lomb issues a replica of the original Wayfarer with its RB-3 green lens, for the model's fortieth anniversary.
Luxottica buys Ray-Ban from Bausch & Lomb, in a sunglass deal worth about 640 million dollars.
Ray-Ban literally means banning the rays: the brand began as eye protection, not fashion.
The Wayfarer was designed in 1952 by Raymond Stegeman for Bausch & Lomb. Tom Cruise brought it back in Risky Business (1983). The Clubmaster takes the browline shape of the 1950s. Made while Ray-Ban still belonged to Bausch & Lomb, its American founder. The brand was sold to Luxottica in 1999.
Ray-Bans made by Bausch & Lomb, before the 1999 sale, carry a small BL etched in the glass lens. Later pairs carry RB. Inside the temples you usually find the model code, the colour code and three numbers for the size: lens width, bridge and temple length, in millimetres.
How can I tell a Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban?
Look for a small BL etched in the glass lens: Ray-Ban belonged to Bausch & Lomb until 1999. Pairs made later carry RB.
