Vintage Ray Ban Expert

[Don Arif]

hi Barfy.

can you share the picture of yours temples..FYI. rayban also produced a special temples such as BL135 & BL 140.. BL 135 for 58mm & BL140 for 62mm. for arista temples, we can see the word Bl135 printed on it.

 

[mmafia1]

This is a good question that comes up a lot, I'll have a swap around with some of my pairs and let everyone know if they fit.

 

[oosterling]

cool thanks.

although...i just dont like mixing luxottica with true vintage but thats just me

 

[etdub]

Can you give me some information on these?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oajel4xzry9bjmb/file may 03, 12 50 56 pm.jpeg?dl=0

 

[jenna686]

Hello,
I have a pair of Vintage B&L Ray Bans and they are also stamped "Lynwood". I think it might be the name of the frame, but I can not find any information on the "lynwood" name in reference to Ray Ban. Do you have any information on these? Thanks,
Jenna

 

[barfy]

I believe these are B&L Ray Ban "Shooters" glasses. Usually came with 62mm Kalichrome lenses. The nose pieces attach to the frame closer to the bottom than regular sunglasses...which makes shooters ride high on the face. They were designed for water fowl hunters and skeet shooters who look skyward when firing.

 

[barfy]

Don Arif, I'll try to post a photo of the temples. Thanks for your interest.

 

[mmafia1]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-B-L...013?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19ff17ef15

If only I lived in the US...

 

[etdub]

What do you think a good asking price would be? The ear pieces are too long for me and they slide way down my nose.

 

[TimH]

Looking to replace / upgrade my 1987 B & L Ray Ban Wayfarer (bit tired now) with the modern day equivalent from Ray Ban but would like to know which is the most Classic / Original Wayfarer pattern? A number would be great please you experts.

 

[Altitudeup]

Hello i wanted to know if anyone can tell me what years were the RB clubmaster WO365 made??? their L&B and have A Gold Ray Ban symbol on the lenses, i would like to know how old they are thanks!

 

[mmafia1]



Looking to replace / upgrade my 1987 B & L Ray Ban Wayfarer (bit tired now) with the modern day equivalent from Ray Ban but would like to know which is the most Classic / Original Wayfarer pattern? A number would be great please you experts.

If you're looking for black it's the RB2140 901.

 

[TimH]

Thanks for the reply and think you have nailed it.
Best,
Tim

 

[Dearborn]



Hello i wanted to know if anyone can tell me what years were the RB clubmaster WO365 made??? their L&B and have A Gold Ray Ban symbol on the lenses,  i would like to know how old they are thanks!

W0365 Clubmasters were fist made in 1986. Only the 49mm version was made, with the W1114-1117 series being the "Clubmaster II", or the 51mm size.

If your clubmasters were made with the olympic G-15 golden sticker, then your clubmasters were made between roughly 1995-1997. If yours only have the circular rayban sticker, it was made in the 80s.

Also, which case do you have? If you have the "envelope" style case it's an older release.

 

[TimH]

I have a pair of these from the late eighties and only wish I had looked after them better although I still wear them and find the lenses to be superb.
If only we knew then what we know now eh?