Dear Dr. Gabe,
I was in Optometry By The Bay recently and noticed your fine selection of eye and sunglasses. Two lines in particular caught my eye – Fred Lunettes and TAG Heuer. What can you tell me about them?
-Desa Sanders, Elk Grove, CA
Dear Ms. Sanders,
Thank you for noticing! Worldwide, the FRED and TAG Heuer lines of eyewear are considered to be among the very elite and luxurious indeed.
TAG Heuer, Swiss based and known for their prestigious sports watches, created its own eyewear collection: SPORT VISION. TAG Heuer draws from its active commitment in the world of sports to create high-tech performance eyewear and sunwear. All sunglass lenses are made of Class 1 Ophthalmic Makrolon® polycarbonate which means they are distortion-free, lightweight, impact resistant and absorb 100% of UV light. All good attributes when you’re out there reading greens on the links or hitting perfectly timed, top-spin passing shots on the tennis courts. They are available in a variety of sport-specific lens options such as tint color and transmission, polarization, front-side mirror coats and inner-side glare-proof treatments.
FRED Lunettes collection is designed by one of the world’s greatest living fine jewellers, Fred Samuels, who has gained worldwide recognition since he opened his first boutique in Paris over 60 years ago. Among his accomplishments, he is known to be the first jeweller to bring cultured pearls to Europe, and is credited for introducing bi-color jewelry (gold and silver combinations). Handmade in France with the best craftmanship and materials - 22k Gold, Platinum and Palladium, each piece of FRED eyewear is dipped eighty times in gold or platinum, laser marked and numbered for distinction and stamped for authenticity, and takes up to 130 hours to polish. Exclusive and timeless, the FRED eyeglass is a fashion accessory, a personal statement, a fine jewel. I’m thrilled to offer them to our community.
Stop by our office and have one of our frame stylists try them on you. No appointment is necessary.
-Dr. Gabe