Early Ray-Ban Chromax Driving sunglasses feature B&L Ray-Ban Chromax color contrast technology, an advanced technology lens designed to enahnce key outdoor colors such as green, amber and red, making them appear brighter and easier to see, while providing sharp, clear perception of details. Combining maximum function and 100% UV protection, Ray-Ban Chromax driving glasses are ideal for a wide variety of outdoor activties requiring accurate hand-eye coordintation such as golf, tennis, and driving. These 62mm Ray-Ban driving sunglasses have paddle ear stems making them easy to take on and off, and the 24k gold plated B&L Ray-Ban USA frame measuring approximately 5.5" temple to temple is the popular "General" style with top pearlized General bar. The Generals are a distinctive design feature of select vintage Ray-Bans, so named because General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines in World War II wearing them. Photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing this style of B&L Ray-Ban aviators for newspapers and magazines, and Americans instantly fell in love with the style which still endures today. The 62mm Chromax lenses measure approximately 2.5" x 2.0" at the widest points, and the right lens is laser etched Ray-Ban while both lenses are laser etched BL near the hinges. The top nose bridge is marked B&L Ray-Ban USA while the bottom nose bridge is marked B&L Ray-Ban 62 [] 14.

Item VS255 / Price: SOLD

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