-- Product Review --
How exciting to review high-end, original stainless steel
frame, i-Design ID1002 UltraLight Aviator Sunglasses made in France! We initially
touched base with the company around July 21st and picked up at the
border on August 3rd. Not a bad time frame at all. The product arrived
in a cardboard box (5” high X 7” wide X 10” long) with 8 air bubble packs, some
filled with air, others not.
The product itself was housed in a smaller cardboard box (2”
high X 2” wide X 7” long); inside - there was another vinyl coated box with a magnetic
lid (great for storing these expensive shades), which was wrapped in a small
plastic bag. The vinyl box expands when you open it and is cloth lined. Inside,
I found a small black eyeglass cleaner cloth wrapped in an easily removed
plastic covering, that has the iDesign
logo printed on one corner of it. And the glasses were encased in a black cloth
drawstring bag, also with the logo printed on it. The packaging, cloth and
drawstring bag were – in my opinion, quite classy looking.
The glasses we received were black and silver in color, and
the lenses had a grey tint. These imported glasses are made of a very
lightweight, shatterproof, flexible, durable stainless steel metal frame (57
mm). The composite Tr90 nylon lenses are non-polarized, but are created to block
100% UV (UVA, UVB, UVC and up to 400 n.m. of blue light) – which will give users
the best visual clarity possible for sunny days, winter or water glare, and
glare off buildings, roads and vehicles.
Very lightweight glasses might seem cheap, but when you
really look at the design you’ll notice metal hinges that don’t have screws to
catch hair or scratch skin or come loose over time. The ends of the arms (that
go over the top of the ears) and the nose bridge are both encased in white rubber
pads to improve comfort. You’ll hardly notice these things are on top your head
and may end up running around looking for them, wondering where you left
them! Ha ha
These are designed for men – and the first thing my husband
noticed was that the lenses were flat and stuck out from the face a little and
he thought that would definitely prevent them from fogging up or getting sweat
on them which often happens to his other pairs when he’s cycling, hiking or
snowshoeing. Because these are so lightweight it is unlikely that they would
slip off the nose or slide around on the ears when the head begins to sweat.
The stats on these glasses are as follows:
·
Lens width: 57 mm
·
Lens height: 47 mm
·
Bridge: 18 mm
·
Arm: 138 mm
* I could not find a website for the company - therefore I cannot tell you more about their social responsibility, environmental, recycling, purchasing habits, charitable causes or in house policies.
While these are not available to purchase via Amazon.ca - you
can find these glasses on Amazon.com where they had an original list price of
$149.99 (US) that was reduced to $99.99 (US) – but, as of the writing of this
review, are currently on sale for $59.99 (US)
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