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Flexible, durable, and rich in color, Kent Wang’s Keyhole sunglasses are named for the keyhole-shaped gap between the bridge and nose pads. Unlike most frames, which are formed in plastic molds, these are crafted from blocks of cellulose acetate Read More
I bought the Browline first and impressed by the quality and after a little research, I went for the 47mm red horn this time. I have received a very good looking and seemingly high quality pair of horn glasses. It feels so organic, acetate just could not be compared. I have since applied 3 times of Vaseline on the frame and each time there is a very small subtle change of the color texture, it really is organic. I like it a lot!
They are looking great, but aren't produced or assembled correctly
I bought two pairs of those glasses and they have perfect design! Fit perfectly but i've got one pair (transparent) slightly crooked and on navy ones that is unforgivable!
Also, they come without any sunglasses case.
I've had nothing but love for a pair of tortoiseshells from Kent Wang I got a few years ago that I eventually ended up losing, leaving me then with mostly feelings of wistful longing. I decided to upgrade and get the beautiful-looking red horn this time around, though as someone else pointed out, there are unfortunately very few photos of it out there. Upon receiving the recent order, I was mostly confused.
The description on KW's website of the horn version of the glasses warns that there is variance on the colour, understandably, due to the nature of the material. No problem. What that doesn't explain is why the frame of these glasses happen to look and feel EXACTLY like the cellulose acetate of my previous pair of tortoiseshells. I'm not familiar with water buffalo horn, it just strikes me as very odd that the material would be so translucent, and feel the same as the cellulose acetate. I noticed that the material of the "nose rests" looked and felt different from the other 95% of the glasses in that they weren't quite as ridiculously shiny as well as having some more natural colour gradiation and variation. To me, that section seems to be closer to what's represented and advertised as the horn material both in look and texture.
95% of the glasses for reason unknown to me looks and feels like the cellulose acetate version that just happens to be in a different colour. The supposedly horn arms even have some flex to them, for crying out loud! It's also worth mentioning that (whilst difficult to capture accurately in a photo) the lens seems to be closer to the 47mm rather than the 50mm I ordered. I also found it odd that the right arm has a little flex at the hinge (a great feature I enjoyed in my previous pair as well) but the left does not, and instead clicks. Even if this happened to not be a feature, this inconsistency is worth pointing out.
This may come across as completely overboard, but I loved my old pair of these glasses dearly, and in combination with the dissapointing lack of reviews and information on the horn version those glasses, I wanted to do my part to help people make an informed decision. I've also previously had good experiences with reaching out to their support for a different item I bought, but this time all I got was an email reply with one line in the body:
"Thanks for reaching out! That is indeed our red horn; the current batch is quite uniform in color. If it's not to your liking, I'd be happy to exchange them for a different color!"
No comment on issues and questions I brought up regarding the material and incorrect sizing amongst other things.
Hence confused. And honestly now a little disappointed.
***Also, shame on me for not leaving a review when I was happy, and only when I'm less than pleased. Ah well, hopefully it's clear in the above paragraphs that I felt the tortoiseshell glasses were kick-ass for many years, and I hope that they remain as kick-ass currently.