Horn Glasses

[ThinkDerm]

Any recs where to get good real horn rimmed glasses from that are moderately priced ($500 or less).

Thank you!

 

[mistahlee]

I have three pair. All are made in Germany. Two are from Friederich's & Campbell, which has stores in Manhattan, West Palm Beach, Hamburg and Berlin. http://www.friedrichsundcampbell.de/ The other is branded Lunor. $500 sounds about right. Maybe a little more.

 

[89826]

Hoffman, a German firm. Made from the horns of water buffalo. A little hard to find in the US, but there are dealers. Ben Silver and Louis Boston used to have them. A little more than $500.

 

[ThinkDerm]

any other recs? thanks!

 

[hatguy]

http://www.morgenthalfrederics.com/

nice selection, but don't remember the cost

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Here is the link to Hoffman http://www.natural-eyewear.com/ and this could be of interest http://www.rogerpope.co.uk/?mm=1 Goodbye acerbate its been fun but after finding these sites I think I am in love. Anybody able to comment on durability of horn frames?

 

[Coldcava]

Originally Posted by hatguy

http://www.morgenthalfrederics.com/

nice selection, but don't remember the cost

Great call, but for their genuine horn collection (which are not highly detailed on their website - better to go to a Manhattan store), the frames are well over the $500 budget.

 

[cdmoore1855]

Try my mate Tom Davies.

www.tdtomdavies.com

He will have a retailer in Manhattan

I have a pair of his bespoke Horn frames.

 

[meister]

Ther is some manafacturer using Vietnamese buffalo horn. http://www.handicraft-vn.com/shop/na...c-157_125.html

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

I was at my optometrist today and he informed me that in particular there is no room for adjustment with horn. That the side arms once made can't be adjusted to fit, so I guess my question is

a) what are peoples experience like? could you have them adjusted?

b) did you have to go bespoke and have them individually fitted?

c) has the optometrist got it wrong?

advice would be appreciated, thanks

 

[legeartis]

Originally Posted by mistahlee

I have three pair. All are made in Germany. Two are from Friederich's & Campbell, which has stores in Manhattan, West Palm Beach, Hamburg and Berlin. http://www.friedrichsundcampbell.de/

I love these http://www.campbell-optik.de/campbel...202_col2_1.jpg (# 4 - model 1102)

No idea about the cost though...

 

[gandhi85]

you can find horn sun and optical frames by Saki for around $200-400 at go-optic.com and framesdirect.com

 

[Fishward]

Try Royal opticians on upper west side. www.royalopticians.com I have gotten a pair there stars at about $700.