Randolph Engineering Aviators 25 Years Later!

[@ShadeReview]

I contacted Randolph about this and they confirmed that new lenses can be put into old frames as long as they are in good condition. They also offer a Tune-Up Service ($25) in which Randolph would put on new bayonet temple tips, new nose pads, full cleaning, realignment etc. Installing new lenses would be an extra cost. However with a pair like this I would definitely recommend against putting on new temples and nose rests because these have such great character to them and the aged look really adds to that! Thanks for watching you can use code: SHADEREVIEW10 for 10% off your purchase of a new pair of sunglasses here: bit.ly/RandolphStoreOfficial

[@Zarakkahnn]

I think you should polish the lenses instead of replacing them. In that case they would be restored. Plus change the eartips and nose pads. That would be great.

[@offensivecomment5477]

@@Zarakkahnn 27 years old and for $25 I get pretty much a brand new pair of sunglasses that truly incredible!

[@stephenathon]

Their tune-up service is actually a great deal, considering it's really hard to find replacement parts yourself, and it's not easy to change out the temple tips at all. If the metal frames get bent they'll get them back to normal too, which is difficult to do by hand. They fixed a pair of mine up real nice.

[@ShadeReview]

Definitely they really are doing it at cost. They aren’t making any money on it

[@sebastiandiego8539]

@@ShadeReview actually they are prob lossing money if they pay for return shipping

[@dzna5g986]

They survived all the 27 yrs old impressive, that's the build quality we're missing nowdays.

[@MortezaAlavizadeh]

"A price he couldn't refuse." I love your style, my friend.

[@ShadeReview]

Thanks hahah

[@allanmoral3867]

I also bought my brand new Randolph Engineering Crew Chief model in 1995 and I'm still using it up to the present. The nose pads just a bit yellow but the sunglasses still look awesome. I think I bought it for about $25 in peso equivalent here in the Philippines. Excellent quality! Thanks RE!

[@ShadeReview]

Awesome thanks for sharing your RE story!

[@ambienceclarity1123]

20 plus years and the company still around to offer tune ups..thats amazing..

[@ShadeReview]

Meanwhile Ray Ban will not offer Tune ups for a brand new pair that you accidentally sat on 7 days after buying... if you call up customer service they will offer you a 30% discount on a new pair...

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

Like Allen Edmonds but for sunglasses!

[@storozhevadaria3040]

Would not believe these are 27 years old if not for the box crazy how nice they still are

[@ShadeReview]

I know right!

[@MrGoudy]

Best sunglasses ever made. Love both of my pair.

[@ShadeReview]

Ya! I couldn't believe how nice this vintage pair was

[@MrGoudy]

@@ShadeReview I hope the pair I currently have lasts me that long. The hinges still feel like brand new a year in and the build quality across the board is the best in the business. Only sunglass brand I have tried that has that longevity to the hinges, especially for someone that wears them every day like I do.

[@ShadeReview]

That’s awesome I bet they definitely will last that long and you can always send them in for a tune up!

[@noahh914]

Really cool to see a review of vintage sunglasses. I just got my first pair of B&L Wayfarer's today and I was impressed by how smooth the frame and the hinges feel compared to my brand new RB2140 that cost twice as much. Maybe you could do some kind of Luxottica vs Bausch & Lomb comparison with a few models, comparing them by their looks, quality, feel, weight, et cetera.

[@feiwong70]

Wow great finding! 52mm looks great on you too.

[@Robert-tj3qq]

Those 27 yr old RE look Exactly like mine . I just had one of the lens crack . Going to cost 130.00 to replace both lenses. Totally worth it !! The first metal frame glasses i found that are rugged and they look great !!!

[@joelwallace]

Really cool video on those amazing Randolph's. I hope you send them in for the lens replacement and then do a full review of the experience on the process with Randolph and how they look when complete.

[@ShadeReview]

That’s really great idea!

[@didamnesia3575]

Those are nice. I found some 50mm gold frames with original glass lenses. They are sweeeet

[@kittenastrophy5951]

The nose arm on the issued pair is different in style and shape from the commercial one you can note from this video. I like the shape on the issued one more, no need to adjust to fit my nose unlike the current commercial version. I just order an Rx pair and swap around the aviator frames in my collection. all 52mm, 2 for the issued style and 3 for commercial style all are compatible lenses socket.

[@vijeeshmenon1982]

27 years !!! Badass.

[@ShadeReview]

Definitely!

[@GooglyEyes73]

Cool find, cool story. I would replace the lenses and continue to enjoy them.

[@ShadeReview]

I sent them off to Randolph and has them swap in new lenses

[@Goliad_-ox8hg]

@ShadeReview When did they start making 58mm? I have a pair that has the old school arms like these vintage. No dedicated left and right and no RE on the side.

[@zeeqwan6477]

Would love to see more vintage pairs!

[@oliver_pryke]

Great video and yes the older pair looks better on face than the new one

[@donkeybro6368]

How do you feel about the hinges on Randolph Engineering? Are they adjustable? I was able to on some discounted pairs of 52 and 55mm ones and they felt pretty tight on my head…but I’m wearing glasses with similar total width

[@kingkoopa115]

The measurement you’re stating is just how the lens opens up. You have to also factor in the bridge or distance between lenses. If you have 52 eye size with a bridge size of 17 and 52 mm with 19 bridge size you will feel the difference in size.

[@The_blonde_boi]

thats cool how you got a pair of sunglasses from the 90's. Great content by the way.

[@ShadeReview]

Thanks Nicholas!

[@The_blonde_boi]

@@ShadeReview no problem. By the way my grandpa is a vietnam vet so I'm a real history geek.

[@Zarakkahnn]

My uncle have a very unique pair of Ray-Ban outdoorsman 2 probably from 1980 they kinda have evolve lenses but till date they looks great.

[@ShadeReview]

Are the lenses ambermatic?

[@Zarakkahnn]

@@ShadeReview yess they are ambermatic! I thought they were photochromatic. I didn't knew about the ambermatic term but just googled it and found it.

[@deltanovember1672]

Gorgeous pair of shades.

[@ShadeReview]

Thanks Delta!

[@joyperez156]

Nice content, can you also make a review about rayban bausch and lomb (USA) manufacture model?

[@pongspongz7038]

I have Mondo 8B01 VINTAGE Viper sunglasses double glass front and view no plastick part. Rare sunglasses i cannot find like this kind of sunglasses of mine. It stock on stock room i think more than 30 years old.

[@neilparab]

Where can I get it in India

[@mojtabata288]

Very interesting video! Thanks Tyler🤗

[@ShadeReview]

No problem thanks for watching!

[@kennixox262]

Randolph went fashion..........

[@hermes.514]

Thankyou for show us the bridge engraving of the glasses☆ I'm looking for a used , and old model glasses of Randolph Engineering in Japan. But I think that there's a lot of fake glasses of RE even in an old models ( Bought 20〜30 years ago ). Because there's no engraving that you show us. Example of bridge engraving ; Real : AF-55□20 , R/E USA Fake : , R . E .

[@conbro0985]

Do you have many vintage ray bans or do you mainly just stick to the luxottica ones?

[@ShadeReview]

I have a couple vintage ray bans but mostly Lux ones

[@tomdavis3038]

RE sure has increased in price since Mad Men lol

[@clydechavez3483]

The whole point of vintage is to leave then the way they are. Other wise buy new ones. For what you paid for them + the service + extra for new lenses. It don't make sense. By the way they look awesome!

[@ShadeReview]

Yes I totally agree! The only thing I did with these is had Randolph put in brand new lenses for me. And I kept the originals!

[@authenticationstation2041]

Fun video to watch.

[@davecue]

Actually!

[@bc6790]

Nice guy 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ShadeReview]

Thanks!

[@Nestor88]

Tris has to be the best da for Randolph , they should have offered new lentes for free, they just look ama zinc

[@boberjonson8590]

Bro my ray bans look way worse then those and i got mine 2 years ago lol

[@ShadeReview]

lol

[@Mlleyasmine2023]

Niceeeeee 😍😍

[@ShadeReview]

Thanks!

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

Randolph Engineering customer service kind of sucks. I sent in a pair of gunmetal Aviator frames in because the gun metal completely rubbed off. And instead of asking me to take a picture and send it to them, they had me mail them in and after over a month I got them back only for them to say they can't do anything. So I prefer American Optical over Randolph Engineering. If you do need lenses for a pair of RE Aviators, that is if you score a pair on the bay for $40 which is easy, just contact American Optical and order lenses from them because they are way more affordable and they will fit in the RE frames because they are the same. I don't know how Randolph got away with legally stealing American Optical's Pilot frames.

[@Breitman123]

Did this guy take the KZbin annunciation course? 🙄

[@ShadeReview]

Probably English is my second language