I started with Wayfarers, over 20 years ago. Spent a lot of time in the Army in the desert. Those glasses never scratched or broke. Then about 10 years ago a pair I had developed a crack in the frame. I sent them to Ray-Ban with a letter asking them how much to fix it. Shortly afterwards, I received a brand new pair free of charge. That pair ended up being stolen. So I went with cheap glasses for quite awhile. Bought these recently and loved them. Looked up at a skylight and they fell on a linoleum kitchen floor. And the right lens shattered. I dont know when Ray-Bans quality went away, but Im beginning to see why the Army chose Oakley and WileyX brands for sunglasses. Im done with Ray-Ban. Money for junk is a losing game. I will try to return them but I dont know how that will turn out.
J. Cox
3
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Glasses arrived earlier than expected. They are really nice and fit good. The only reason I give 3 stars is because they seem warped. I put them down on a flat surface and they sit uneven. Im pretty sure this isnt how a pair of glasses like this are supposed to be. Maybe they are and I just dont know. Has anyone else had this problem?
B. Coombs
5
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I own lots of Oakleys and found myself replacing the lenses too often due to scratches. Oakley lenses are very expensive and aftermarket lenses are inferior in durability and quality. I wanted to try some sunglasses with glass lenses. My thinking is that glass would be much more scratch resistant and the trade off would be possible shattering if dropped. I bought 2 pairs of Ray-Bans 4075 and these predator 2s. Both are great. I prefer non polarized lenses to avoid rainbow effect when looking through plastic film like window tinting and screen protectors on smartphones. These glasses that I have are matte black plastic frames that fit my face very well and feel a little cheap. They do say made in Italy on them and the hinges are made of plastic with a standard screw as an axle. Glass lenses are sort of rare in the sunglasses world unless you want to pay over $300.
William S. Burns Jr.
5
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I bought these sunglasses specifically because they are NOT polarized. I was not able to see some of the displays in my car with polarized glasses ( a common problem). They are exactly what I was looking for and I can now see all displays including the “heads up” display that was not visible at all through polarized glasses. As a bonus they are light weight, have good fit and good coverage. I have not had them long enough to comment on durability. Be careful when ordering as Ray Ban makes both polarized and non polarized versions of the Predator 2 (RB2027). The W1847 apparently designates non polarized.
cant see
3
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Not sure if these are REAL RayBans. Why? They were recently purchased, and in my non stop efforts to take good care of them, they seemed to scratch very easily. The inside lens on the right, with gentle cleaning, now seems marred, oddly. Makes me wonder whether comments in the past ARE TRUE! Buyer beware.