The Vuarnet sunglasses brand was developed in association with the invention of the revolutionary Vuarnet Skilynx lens in 1957 by French opticians Roger Pouilloux and Joseph Hatchiguian. The sunglasses were originally marketed under the name Skilynx Acier and were provided to the French ski team. After alpine ski racer Jean Vuarnet of France won the gold medal in the Downhill at the 1960 Winter Olympics, an agreement was reached to market the sunglasses using his last name as the brand name. Vuarnet later became an official corporate sponsor of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Vuarnet lenses incorporated a "blue blocker" coating which offered superior protection from the sun in leisure-oriented sports and adventure activities to minimize glare. Glare reduction is particularly important to ski eyewear and goggles, for harmful UV rays reflect off the snow to challenge vision, and yet traditional polarized sunglass lenses were poorly suited to depth perception and being able to see moguls on the ski slopes.

While Vuarnet eyewear is still made today, it falls well short of the quality and design of early Vuarnet PX Pouilloux cat eye sunglasses and the stylish round metal Vuarnet PX 019 sunglasses. Vuarnet Skilynx lenses are gradient lenses, changing from silver to black but always highly reflective mirrored lenses which reflect rather than absorb glare. Early Vuarnet frames were all made in France and will have PX and Pouilloux marked somewhere on the frame. Authentic Vuarnet Skilynx lenses will have a stylized V etched into the glass lenses near the top. High performance and high style, vintage Vuarnet sunglasses are hard to beat and are perfect unisex sunglasses for both men and women.

Vuarnet is most synonomous with optical innovation when it comes to the development and evolution of Vuarnet Skilynx lenses. Vuarnet Skilynx lenses are made from a special base, ground and polished on both sides to eliminate distortion. Vuarnet Skilynx sunglasses have yellow lenses to provide 100% protection aginast harmful ultraviolet radiation and enhance depth of field perception. They are tempered to provide excellent scratch and impact resistance and vacuum treated with multi-layered coatings. The lenses have silver double gradient filters on the fronts to absorb glare and have anti-reflective coatings on the backs to eliminate irritating bounce back light. Only authentic Vuarnet Pouilloux sunglasses have Skilynx lenses, and be forewarned that Vuarnet Skilynx are actively counterfeited just like most every major brand of vintage designer sunglasses.

While the new Vuarnet sunglasses are fine if you like them, the Vintage Sunglasses Shop focuses its attention on vintage Vuarnet Skilynx styles and models produced c 2000 and earlier. The unique and eclectic frame styles produced during this period easily explain why these vintage Vuarnet sunglasses styles often sell for higher prices than brand new Vuarnets.

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Authentic Vintage Vuarnet Skilynx Sunglasses - Don't Be Fooled By Fakes!

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