Ray-ban sunglass history

Introduction

Ray-Ban is a manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb.
Ray-Ban sunglasses............The World's Finest Sunglasses. In the late 1920's, the U.S. Army Air Corps approached Bausch & Lomb with an urgent request for an optical glass that would help fliers overcome the brutal glare of the sun. Responding to this need, Bausch & Lomb created the first Ray-Ban glass, which not only met, but far exceeded the exacting Air Corps standards.

Today, Ray-Ban sunglasses are still manufactured to standards that produce the same level of excellence. Each pair provides full glare protection while preserving peak visual acuity. Ray-Ban sunglasses also provide 100% protection from the harmful effects of UV rays. Their finely ground and polished lenses are free of the waves, blemishes and other defects that can distort vision. The frames too are produced under the same code of quality.


Each Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban lens has been made from an absorptive glass that has been scientifically formulated to provide proper glare protection and light control. These glasses also provide 100% protection from ultraviolet rays and reduce the level of infrared light. USA B&L Ray-Ban lenses are of precision optical quality. They are made from optical glasses, noted for their purity, and are ground and polished so that they're surfaces are of the same high quality as fine eyewear lenses. The lenses are completely free of eye-straining waves or distortion. USA Bausch & Lomb is a professional eye-health care, vision care optical company so the lenses are high precision quality, and therefore, better for your eyes.

Ray-Ban sunglasses advertisement on 1975

All Ray-Ban sunglasses listed herein are genuine authentic USA Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban sunglasses. Most are from the 1980's - 1990's. Because of storage conditions and 25+ year age, there may or may not be minor imperfections. Italian Luxottica Group bought the Ray-Ban Name and Ray-Ban Sunglass Division from USA Bausch & Lomb in the late 1990's. So the new Luxottica Raybans are made in Italy and the old vintage USA B&L Ray-Ban sunglasses made in USA. The new Italian Luxottica Rayban Model, starts with RB

They were introduced for the United States Air Force. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group for a reported 1.2 billion dollars.

History of Ray Ban Sunglasses
 

Ray-Bans were initially created in 1937 after Lieutenant John MacCready had returned from a balloon flying adventure in 1920. He complained that the sun had done permanent damage to his eyes. He contacted Bausch & Lomb asking them to create a type of sunglasses that would not only provide superb protection, but also look elegant.

On May 7, 1937, Bausch & Lomb officially took out the patent. The prototype, known as Anti-Glare, consisted of an extremely light frame weighing 150 grams. They were made of gold-plated metal with two green lenses made of mineral glass to filter out infrared and ultraviolet rays.

Pilots in the United States Air Force immediately adopted the sunglasses. The Ray-Ban Aviator became a well-known style of sunglasses when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines in World War II, and photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing them.

Honda F1 Racing Team:

In July 2004, Ray-Ban officially became partners with the Honda Racing F1 Team.

For 2006 and years to follow, the distinctive Ray-Ban signature will continue to appear on the cockpit sides of the Honda Racing F1 Team’s RA106 race car throughout the season, along with a new prominent position on the helmet visors of race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, and third driver Anthony Davidson Honda Racing News.

Honda Racing F1 Team members wore the Ray-Ban 4075 sunglasses model from its spring and summer 2006 sun collection.

wearing Ray-ban also can build self confident

Ray-Ban has been partnering the annual Sundance Film Festival for independent filmmakers since 2003. Each year, the Ray-Ban Visionary award is given to an individual whose work in the film industry showcases vision, imagination and originality. People who receive the award are dedicated individuals who possess extraordinary passion, creativity, and leadership. Previous award winners include Quentin Tarantino, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Colin Callender and Mark Ordesky.