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On the left a pair of antique pince nez bought for $30 Cnd. On the right a pair of cheapo drug-store bought sunglasses $4.99 Cnd
First off, I carefully unscrewed the original lenses. The chain had broken off long ago, probably making them more affordable to myselfin the process ;-). The cheapo plastic sunglasses had to be sawed out of the frame. The two sets of lenses are of similar shape and size. (bought two pairs of the cheapos to allow a margin of error)
Taking the nail (seen at right) in a pair of pliers I heated it over a candle flame and melted a small hole in the plastic sunglass lenses. I used a pin similarly heated to neaten the hole and a hobby knife to clean the excess away from the surface. Next I screwed the lense in place using the original screw...
Presto. Only complaint is that the left hand lens in not quite flush with the frame (as seen here). I put this off the hole burning process being somewhat imprecise. I'll manage it better next time. Oh yeah, I'm gonna convert every pair of pince nez I can get my hands on from here on in....
):-D
No Matirx / Morpheus / Lawrence Fishbourne comments PLEASE!
Taking the nail (seen at right) in a pair of pliers I heated it over a candle flame and melted a small hole in the plastic sunglass lenses. I used a pin similarly heated to neaten the hole and a hobby knife to clean the excess away from the surface. Next I screwed the lense in place using the original screw...
Presto. Only complaint is that the left hand lens in not quite flush with the frame (as seen here). I put this off the hole burning process being somewhat imprecise. I'll manage it better next time. Oh yeah, I'm gonna convert every pair of pince nez I can get my hands on from here on in....
):-D
No Matirx / Morpheus / Lawrence Fishbourne comments PLEASE!
Comments
I paid the same for my pince nez as yourself, for exactly the same frame and case, though your case is in better condition. I have a broad bridge to my nose too so I was surprised at how comfortable the pince nez were. I look forward to wearing them since then I won't have something annoying on my ears.
It may be worth your while investing in an ear chain for your pince nez which will require the facilitation of another small hole in the bottom outer corner of the left lens. It is there as a safety device should your glasses fall from your nose and comprises a fine gold chain with a gold wire loop that hooks over the left ear. I have the gold chain for mine, but no ear hook at present, I intend to string some crystal beads onto the chain to dress it up a little.
I mention the chain as a practicality and to avoid the Matrix remarks since the chain makes them rather firmly antiquarian rather than modern.
Lens Crafters does good work, and I had wearable pince-nez glasses in my perscription less than three hours after I first walked into their store. Look for them in your area. You won't be sorry.
Vila
Having worked in the eyeglass-making business as a lab tech, I just wanted to note that the individual labs can be very diverse in their quality of produce, and their willingness to work with you on strange / unusual projects. Some will be really great. Others treat eyeglass-making as (barely) one step up from hamburger-making.