It seems to me, after checking out a lot of eyeglass frames at local stores and also online, looking at the measurements, that the chinese noname eyeglass frames generally (not always) are shorter than 30mm in height. On the other hand, many (not all) branded, designer frames are larger in height, with many between 30 and 35mm and some larger, some going over 40mm in height.
As most of us know, progressive lenses require a certain height, and if you do a search on the online store websites for progressive capable frames, these will be the larger of the frames sold on the website. But even so, it seems to me that there's a clear trend where these chinese noname frames are much shorter in height on average in general than name brand, designer frames, and also than most vintage frames. Some of this could be fashion trends, but i feel that there also may be a factor where the chinese producers want to keep costs down by using less materials on frames and lenses by mostly offering short height frames. To people new to these online stores they may be surprised when they get their ordered glasses and see how short they look on their face, not realizing how the measurements translate into how the frames look in person on their faces. It seems to me that of the online stores, the 39dollarglasses.com website seems to offer frames that are somewhat larger in height more than zennioptical.com and some of the other more popular websites. I read somewhere that 39dollar was reviewed somewhere as having frames that fit better than some of the other websites. I wonder if keeping the frame heights down below 30mm allow the chinese producers to use shorter blanks for lenses, or even if they can cut the standard blanks in half and use half a standard size lens for each frame lens. This is just my speculation but i suspect there's some profit/cost incentive going on to keep most of the frame heights very low. One thing Ive noticed for example is that a standard large aviator frame in the US is generally 58mm in lens width, with a lens height somewhere in the area of 50mm. If you look on the websites selling the chinese noname eyeglass frames, it is very rare to see any aviator style sold in excess of 54mm lens width, with a height greater than 35mm. Same situation is true about Wayfarer type frames. The real Wayfarer and other similar frames from branded manufacturers sold in the US have lens heights in excess of 40mm generally, roughly but on the chinese noname versions they generally never exceed approximately 35mm in height. I am just pointing this out for consideration and discussion. I dont like it. I dont like the fact that the options for the larger sized frames are much less with the chinese noname producers than with name brand manufacturers. -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
