[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Recommend sunglasses made in the west and in...
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Ask HN: Recommend sunglasses made in the west and independent of
Luxotica
Luxotica is a monopoly [0] that uses its market power to control
the market price and force suppliers and other manufactuerers to
joining their empire. For example Oakley was forced to sell-out to
Luxotica when they were shutout out of retail outlets in a time
before internet allowed them to go direct to consumer [1].
Question is what multi-sport sunglasses do you use that aren't
Luxotica or made in Asia? [0]
https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-glasses-
lenscrafters-luxottica-monopoly-20190305-story.html [1]
https://www.oakleyforum.com/guides/oakley-luxottica-sunglasses-
history/
Author : lighttower
Score : 21 points
Date : 2021-08-01 19:42 UTC (3 hours ago)
| ulchabhanrua wrote:
| Ombraz are non-luxotica, multi-sport, and check off some
| sustainability boxes, which may counter your "made in Asia"
| issue. https://ombraz.com/
|
| I've been a big fan of Randolf Engineering glasses but they are
| costly. I wouldn't call them multi-sport, but it depends on what
| you're doing. https://www.randolphusa.com/
| notjulianjaynes wrote:
| Former Sunglass Hut employee. Maui Jims and Oakleys were, at the
| time, non-Luxottica brands. I told customers that Maui Jims were
| very high quality but I have no clue if this is true. They were
| exempt from my 50% employee discount though.
| gnabgib wrote:
| Both Sunglass Hut and Oakley are now owned by Luxottica, but
| according to wikipedia [0] (and a support question[1]), Maui
| Jim is indeed still independent.
|
| [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_Jim [1]:
| https://support.mauijim.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019017133-D...
| joezydeco wrote:
| My wife has a pair of Maui Jim's that have lasted her a decade.
| They're solidly built.
| gnicholas wrote:
| Check out Bureo, [1] which is partnered with Costa to make
| sunglasses out of up-cycled fishing nets. I don't know where
| they're manufactured, but I believe the fishing nets come from
| Chile.
|
| I personally like my Maui Jims, which have some bits from Italy
| and some from elsewhere. They have a great repair policy that
| lets you get spare parts and fixes many years later, which is
| pretty unique.
|
| 1: https://www.costadelmar.com/en-us/inside-
| costa/protect/untan...
| cratermoon wrote:
| What's wrong with 'made in Asia'?
| cauliflower2718 wrote:
| Seconding this question.
|
| I have had great experiences getting glasses from Jins, which
| has locations in the US and in Asia.
| greazy wrote:
| I really like knockaround for its affordability.
|
| https://knockaround.com/
| nextos wrote:
| Maui Jim maybe. Or Randolph Engineering.
| dxf wrote:
| According to their website, Maui Jim frames and lenses are
| manufactured in either Italy or Japan.
|
| I own both Maui Jim and Randolph Engineering sunglasses and I
| would not hesitate to buy either again, though they are pricy.
| thrownintospace wrote:
| Try www.zerouv.com, the quality is good-ok.
|
| They are cheap so its no sweat of you lose or break a pair.
| QuizzicalCarbon wrote:
| I'm a fan of Maui Jim for their variety of frames and lenses,
| build quality, and especially their repair service. Their high
| price is worth it for the repair service alone. I recommend
| them.
| tssva wrote:
| Maui Jim manufacturers their glasses in Italy and Japan so not
| guaranteed to have a western made pair.
| xenocyon wrote:
| Shuron frames are made in the USA, have an iconic style, and in
| my experience have been more durable than any other frame I've
| had. https://shop.shuron.com/
| OkayPhysicist wrote:
| American Optical is pretty good
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