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Ray Ban Caravans

Ok guys ive been in search of a pair of sunglasses that I believe may be more rare than a bottom dial Fat Boy. I just missed out on them on ebay the other day so now it has me in a frantic search to find them again. They are called Ray Ban Caravans (I know they are common if you want a new pair) but the variety I am looking for are from the 70's and they were in a collection called Fantasees. The lenses are Ultra Gradient Brown 58mm. So if any of you fine gentleman have any info on were I could find a pair of these just shoot me a message or post below. THis is open to any discussion of Ray Bans in general.
 
Don is wearing the Randolph Engineering, yes. I think it's silly though, as the RE's are imitating a brand that they had in 1964, and still have today in the same style.

"Original Pilot" by American Optical. They look the same, but the AO's would have been correct for the time, where as RE didn't come about until the 1980's.

http://www.uswings.com/sunglasses.asp
 
Don is wearing the Randolph Engineering, yes. I think it's silly though, as the RE's are imitating a brand that they had in 1964, and still have today in the same style.

"Original Pilot" by American Optical. They look the same, but the AO's would have been correct for the time, where as RE didn't come about until the 1980's.

http://www.uswings.com/sunglasses.asp

I used to have a pair of AO Original Pilots but I lost them on the golf course, I just went to buy a new pair and nobody has any left in stock so they must be very popular from Mad Men. I had to go with the RE's after that, because that's all I could get.
 
I used to have a pair of AO Original Pilots but I lost them on the golf course, I just went to buy a new pair and nobody has any left in stock so they must be very popular from Mad Men. I had to go with the RE's after that, because that's all I could get.

It's too late now, but they're all over ebay. I picked up a pair, new in the box, for 40 dollars shipped.
 
It's too late now, but they're all over ebay. I picked up a pair, new in the box, for 40 dollars shipped.

After having my RE's for a couple days, and previously having AO's, I can say that the AO's were much more comfortable to wear. However, the quality and durability of the RE's is much greater than that of the AO's. I think that the RE's are gold plated too, if I'm not mistaken.
 
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