LE CHAT

LE CHAT

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LE CHAT UNEARTHED FROM THE MAX PITTION ARCHIVES OF THE 1940'S IS A MEDIUM-WEIGHT SUPER CAT STYLE: DIPPED IN THE NOSE WITH HEAVY SKIVING THAT STARTS AT ONE CONNECTION FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE FRAME RIGHT THROUGH TO THE OTHER CONNECTION.

DEEP AND LOVELY. THE LENS SHAPE IS TWEAKED IN, AND THE BOTTOM IS ROUNDED WITH A DEEP TV CUT. THE CONNECTIONS ARE SQUARED OFF AND SIT HIGH ON THE FRONT.

THE FRONT IS TRIPLE RIVETED WITH BRASS PINS, THE SIDE HORIZONTAL DOUBLE PINS. A HEAVY 5-BARREL BRASS HINGE IS THE CONNECTIVE ACTION OF THE FRAME. THE TEMPLE SHAPE MOVES BACK STRAIGHT AND ARTICULATES DOWN JUST BEFORE THE EAR AREA THEN ENDS IN A SQUARED ROUND TIP. SIZE 49□24-145

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  • Handmade in Japan in small batches by master craftsman
  • All frames are designed to hold any Rx
  • Carved from 8 mm thick cotton based acetate
  • Each frame is individually numbered by series
  • Brass pins and five-barrel hinges rive are welded into place for a clean, smooth finish
  • Patterned core wire shoots straight and clean through the center of the temples
  • Adjustable temples with curved and squared temple tips
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