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info Shuron are still going today - since 1865! - but this frame made around 100 years later. The Ronsir Shurtone was first made in 1959 in a two-tone effect formed by "double anodizing" - as they explained, "...bright and satin toned finishes separated and emphasized by a narrow ribbon of hand engraving..." - amazing to think that they were mass producing hand-engraved frames, that certainly doesn't happen anymore. This pair made later in the 1960s though when the gold contact was halved, but saying that, there is still 100 times more gold in this frame than in a modern gold-plated frame - so they will never corrode. Which is why it looks so good today. Savile Row is a company still making 12kgf frames and they start from about £400. So this 60+ year old frame is a bargain by comparison. Slightly different too to the earlier Shurtone, this finish is rough, like they were trying to emulate stone. This is only a medium sized frame, so check size before you buy. — klasik |
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product code : k8238 : £ 245 1960s black brushed aluminium and white gold-fill frame marked SHURON 12 K.G.F KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Can be glazed with Rx or sunglasses lenses. condition lenses : n/a frame : very good fit : very good size face : 129mm lens width : 46mm (marked on frame) lens height : 39mm bridge : 22mm (marked on frame) arms : 145mm (5¾ marked on frame) |
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