| Product Code: TZ-AO-OP01G
The U.S. Armed Forces' best-kept secret now available in the consumer market. Performance-tested sunglasses with classic aviator styling. As worn by Commander Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 in 1973.
The Original Pilot ® Sunglasses has been a favorite of U.S. military pilots for more than 50 years. Engineered to rigid military specifications and issued to millions of U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen since 1958.
The rugged and sturdy structure and high quality finishing of the steel alloy frame coupled with distortion free, toughened and polished True Color® glass lens have made the AO Original Pilot® Collection the standard bearer of all fine military sunglasses.
Distortion free, toughened and polished.
Gold Frame, Bayonet Style True Color® Glass (Grey) 98% UVA / 100% UVB protection. |
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| RM 425.00 |
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AO Eyewear Original Pilot Sunglasses are the standard issue to all U.S. military pilots and aircrew. NASA even selected AO sunglasses to go to the Moon on all the Apollo mission. The Original Pilot model has been continuously manufactured to the 1958 military specification. Today, these same sunglasses are available to both the U.S. military and the public.
For over 100 years, the original aviator shape has been a popular classic because it is the most functional of all eye shapes. In 1958, American Optical designed and manufactured the Flight Goggle 58 for the US military to provide pilots with maximum protection, optical performance and comfort. Now known as Original Pilot's Sunglasses, they have been in continuous production since then, and become a favorite of U.S. military pilots for more than 50 years.
The Original Pilot Sunglasses were honored to be the first ever aviator sunglasses to land on the moon and worn by Commander Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 in 1969. These aviator sunglasses now resides on permanent display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. AO sunglasses were featured in the movie "Top Gun", as well as the character, LtCol Kilgore in the movie, "Apocalypse Now."
The rugged and sturdy structure and high quality finishing of the steel alloy frame coupled with distortion free, toughened and polished True Color® glass lenses have made the AO Original Pilot's Sunglasses the standard bearer of all fine military sunglasses.
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| Frame Color: Gold Lens: True Color® (Grey) Sizes: 52mm / 55mm / 57mm Temples: Bayonet style Sizing Guide: 52mm frame - Temple width 130.4 mm 55mm frame - Temple width 137.0 mm 57mm frame - Temple width 140.0 mm True Color® Glass (Grey/Green) / Cosmetan® Glass (Brown) Pure and polished, distortion-free optical glass lens chemically toughened and hardened for impact and scratch resistance. 98% UVA / 100% UVB protection. True Color® Glass Polarized (Grey) / Cosmetan® Glass Polarized (Brown) The same superior qualities as our standard glass lenses with the added properties of polarization. Polarization is a great feature if you enjoy water sports or are especially sensitive to glare. When light reflects off of flat surfaces, such as a lake, the light waves align in horizontal patterns, creating intense glare. The filters in polarized lenses block these horizontal light waves, substantially reducing blinding glare and its resulting eyestrain. 98% UVA / 100% UVB protection. Comes with AO Original Protective Case Proudly still made today in the AO complex in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA. More information available at American Optical Website |
