Spectacles

Together with the new BOZ collection, we also received some of the new JF Rey frames. Both are designed by Jean Francois Rey with the JF Rey collection being his “signature collection”. Inspiration is taken from modern architecture. JF Rey uses innovative colours, materials and finishes. He has become a trend-setter in the optical industry while maintaining his own distinctive look. ... read more

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Here area couple of new BOZ models for the smaller face. Model BOZ Lio, both, in red and in with the leopard pattern are a nice combination of metal and acetate. Many acetate frames are sometimes difficult to adjust, however, the Lios are equipped with adjustable nose pads giving you the comfort of a metal frame with the sophisticated but heavier look of the acetate front. ... read more

We are getting really excited about the upcoming weekend and can’t wait to meet all of you at Womens Lifestyle Expo 2010 in Trafalgar Center. It is the first time for us to exhibit some of our gems outside the store and we make sure that you will have a great time at our stand. To celebrate, you can enter a competition to win a frame of your choice from our current collection. And the best thing is – price doesn’t matter! If you choose the most expensive one we have – so be it! We don’t mind. We are there to make sure that you have a great time and the competition will be just a small part of it. The winner of the competition will be drawn on Sunday night at 5.00pm and we’ll post the result right here on the blog as well. ... read more

2 brand new models from the ic!Berlin sunglasses range have arrived in the shop. As usual, they ooze quality and style with the trademark ic!Berlin temple hinge and their unsurpassed comfort. The ladies model “Nikola” and the mens style “Kornelius” both feature top quality polarised lenses which are coated with an anti-reflection coat on the inside surface. Both can also be fitted with prescription lenses if so desired. ... read more

A trend, currently set by some top German and Danish frame designers, is to keep their designs simple, with clean lines, light but still extremely robust and strong. 3 companies in particular stand out: ic!berlin, MYKITA from Germany and Lindberg from Denmark. All three companies not only design their frames, they also manufacture them in their respective countries. Is alone is already somewhat against the trend, because many frame design companies have their designs made in Japan or China. ... read more

Progressive powered lenses (PALs) come in many different designs and qualities. The choice is incredibly large, with the cheapest options costing from under NZ$240 and the most expensive ones going up to well over a thousand dollars for a pair of lenses. So where is the difference and what makes some lenses better than others? All progressive lenses have one thing in common, their top part of the lens is designed to allow for viewing in the distance, the bottom for viewing in near distances. Apart from the lens material, the tint and coatings, that is pretty much where the similarities end. All manufacturers carry a variety of progressive addition lenses from budget to top end quality. I guess the bottom end lenses all seem to be pretty similar in design and performance. It’s the high end designs that seem to vary because of the different approach taken to provide the best possible viewing experience. ... read more

We are getting ready for Women’s Lifestyle Expo 2010 at the end of this months and some exciting new frames are arriving daily. Just this week, we received some new models from Lindberg. This time again from the Strip collection. The Strip model 7175 in particular is great to have in the store. Instead of having the titanium strip going right round the lens, this model is a what’s called “semi-rimless” design. The strip titanium follows the line of the eyebrows, whereas the bottom of the frame is rimless. This is a neat and tidy solution making the already light frame even more comfortable. Like with every Lindberg Titanium frame, it is available in a large variety of colours. Colour 125 stands out because it uses a special titanium colouring technique to achieve a multi-coloured effect. This colour is not applied as a coating. Instead, electromagnetic currents of various strengths and duration are used to achieve this multi coloured effect. ... read more

Every Lindberg frame comes with one of Lindberg’s patentented “Pyramid” cases. The case folds from absolutely flat to becoming a slim pyramid shape not unlike the good old Toblerone chocolate bar (but flatter and not quite as sweet). With it’s silver titanium exterior and charcoal interior colour, the design perfectly reflects the Lindberg philosophy of first class quality, simplicity and style. The lid is magnetic and guarantees that the glasses are always protected when not worn. It is flat enough to fit into any handbag. It comes in 3 sizes, depending on the actual size of the glasses they have to accommodate. ... read more

Providing great and personal service must be right on top of the list of our priorities. Often it’s the litlle things that are appreciated most. Thist doesn’t only include free replacement of screws and nose pads, it also includes fitting new lenses into customers own frames. This is sometimes required when the prescription of only 1 lens needs to be, or the current frame is still fairly new and satisfactory. When this “lens replacement service” is required our aim is to do it in a way so the customer is not without her/his glasses for too long. Ideally we would use our in-house fitting service. We carry many high quality anti-reflective coated lenses in stock, and if at all possible, we try to manufacture the required prscription “on the day”. If, due to the required prescription and/or lens design, we are unable to do this, we use our state of the art frame tracer. ... read more