Mykita Eyewear Bernhard Willhelm Franz 24K Sunglasses. To celebrate Franz’s global success, Mykita presents FRANZ 24K, a Limited Edition rendition of the popular sunglasses designed by Bernhard Willhelm. Only 300 frames have been made worldwide. Equipped with flash mirrored golden sun lenses coated in 24-karat gold produced by Christian Dalloz Sunoptics, the Franz 24K in unabashedly luxurious. Limited Edition Franz style sunglasses produced by Mykita in collaboration with German avant-garde fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. The Franz model was inspired by and named after legendary downhill champion Franz Klammer. Skiing is an ancient sport and method of transportation, and it was specifically the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck that provided the inspiration for Bernard Willhelm's autumn/winter men's collection. Not strictly speaking, a skiwear collection but rather what the fashion designer considers a "Striped Hybrid". Some of the outfits provide barely enough protection when it comes to sub-zero temperatures but the sunglasses will give you full protection. The expansive but Spartan design is a conscious reference to the inadequacies of past manufacturing methods! Bernhard Willhelm joined forces with Mykita to present this beautiful 24K aviator style sunglass. Mykita a worldwide success on the luxury eyewear market.
This is a hand-lacquered gold frame made with top-quality stainless steel, just 0.5 mm thick, ensuring an ultra-light feel. Mykita sees every part of the frame is cut out of sheet metal and folded into a lightweight but full-bodied format. Featuring remarkably elegant and intelligent screw-less golden hinge design that ensures total flexibility and allows complete, custom-fit adaptability. The nose pads and temple tips are covered in surgical latex for maximum comfort. Mykita uses a PVD finish – a state-of-the-art vacuum-heat coating technique producing a non-oxidizing and highly wear-resistant surface. Mykita frames are virtually indestructible.
Equipped with flash mirrored golden sun lenses coated in 24-karat gold produced by Christian Dalloz Sunoptics, UV400 protection as well as Anti-Reflective coating on the inside to eliminate bounce back glare, relieve eye strain and to provide protection from the damaging rays of the sun, resulting in healthier eyes. These are non-prescription sunglasses, but the lenses can be duplicated in most prescriptions by us for an addition charge.
Mykita Eyewear is designed and hand-made in Berlin Germany.
The Franz 24K comes with a specially designed black glasses case as well as hand numbered box and certificate of authenticity a cleaning cloth and cleaning spray.
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