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Discover the two key models of the Ray-Ban brand
The famous Ray-Ban brand was created by Bausch & Lomb, an American company.
The first model of RB, "Aviator" was requested by John A. Macready, American Lieutenant. Indeed, he asked Bausch & Lomb opticians to manufacture a pair of "panoramic and enveloping protective" sunglasses with ultraviolet and infrared filtering glass in order to regain optimal comfort when exposed to the sun.
US Air Force ordered this model in 1933 for its fighter pilots, marketing to the general public will take place 3 years later, in 1936.
WHY CHOOSE RAY-BAN
Ray-ban or the madness of an intergenerational brand
The Ray-Ban brand was created in 1937 by a German eyewear manufacturer Bausch & Lomb.
Lieutenant John MacCready asked these opticians emigrated to the United States to set up glasses that would allow panoramic protection, this is where the famous G15 lens was born.
Today, almost 80 years after the first Aviator model was marketed, it is still in vogue and has been revisited by the company Luxottica, owner of Ray-Ban since 1999.
This brand is still at the top of sales in optical shops today.
Computer Glasses, a real utility for EVERYONE!
THE computer glasses , blue light blocking glasses : everyone is talking about them! But do you know what it is exactly? What are they for ? And who are they for?
That you are under 40 years old and without visual defects or over 40 years old and presbyopia, and whether you work on a computer or pass a lot of _ time in front of screens at home, blue light blocking computer glasses are for you!
Young students or working people looking for visual comfort
5 tips to stay trendy with computer glasses
Wearing glasses no longer means being old-fashioned, on the contrary.
Today many people wear glasses without correction to look older during a job interview, for example, or simply to have style.
Indeed, eyeglasses are now a real fashion accessory and many looks around glasses are available on the web, follow our advice to stay trendy with your glasses!
Ray-ban glasses, an iconic and essential brand
After a hot-air balloon flight, the aviator John Mac Cready dazzled by the sun, asked these opticians to make covering sunglasses to preserve vision and offer panoramic vision, this is how the famous Aviator sunglasses were born. equipped with G15 solar glass in a grey-green tint.
The story of Ray-Ban glasses
The legendary Ray-Ban glasses: a bit of history...
Ray-Ban is an eyewear brand created in 1937 by the American company Bausch & Lomb. At the request of an airman, Lieutenant Macready, of the "protective, panoramic and enveloping" aviator glasses equipped with the amazing solar glass G15 have been developed. After creating the model Airman », commissioned by the US Air Force in 1936, Ray-Ban glasses were immediately adopted by the US Army.
Varionet, an online licensed optician
Varionet: for whom? Why?
Varionet.com is a number 1 online optical store in the field of presbyopia glasses, computer glasses and in France since 2008. We specialize in proximity glasses intended for presbyopia after 40 years and computer glasses and offer you innovative presbyopia lenses with corrections from +1.00 to +3.50 as well as rest lenses for the youngest.
Ray-Ban, the must-have summer sunglasses
The history of the famous Ray-Ban glasses
The brand Ray Ban was created in 1937 by a German eyewear manufacturer Bausch & Lomb.
Its origin is due to the renowned American pilot lieutenant John Macready who asked his optician to manufacture a pair of “panoramic and enveloping protective” sunglasses with glass filtering ultraviolet and infrared rays in order to regain optimal comfort when exposed to the sun .
The mystery of colors: origin, symbolism and trend
Colors are everywhere and there are endless shades. What is this phenomenon? What do they represent?
What is color and how do we see it?
Light is an electromagnetic wave (like a radio wave) and "its color" depends on its wavelength.
Its size gives it its "color": when the wavelengths are short - around 380 nm - we perceive them as blue-violet and...