Persol Vintage Sunglasses
The company developed the patetend Meflecto system, which was the first system that made the temple flexible and easily adaptable to nearly every face size. Persol is also known for its superior quality mineral lenses, which were used for many Himalaya expiditions.
Many movie stars made Persol become cult. Steve McQueen is probably
the greatest icon "Persol" is associated to. He wore a special pair of
Persol 714 sunglasses in the movie "Thomas Crown Affair".
Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan used Persol sunglasses in the James
Bond movies. Don Johnson "Miami Vice" sunglasses and Arnold
Schwarzeneggers sunglasses in "Terminator 2" are also Persols. My
personal favourite is Marcello Mastroianni's black pair of Persol
sunglasses in "Divorzio al italiana" and in "La dolce vita".
In 2006 a pair of "Persol 714" McQueen was sold at an auction for 70,000 $. Some "Persol Ratti" now retail for as much as 5,000 $.
Vintage Persol sunglasses are labeled "Persol Ratti" or "Persol
Italy" and are probably the most sought after glasses by collectors and
connoisseurs. 1995 the Luxottica group acquired the brand and started
labeling it "Persol made in Italy".
