As a craftsman I care about how and where things are made. I like quality, I like to know a bit of the story about the stuff in my life, I like things that last. When it came time for new glasses there was only one option really and that was Savile Row Eyewear. This is the model I went for. The reaction has been interesting, old folk think they are old fashioned younger folk think they are great.

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There is a rather lovely video filmed in the factory by the BBC here

Savile Row eyewear have made the frames for all sorts of famous folk including Harry Potter

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I keep spotting them on screen, remember that famous Hitler sketch with the parodies all over youtube?

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And perhaps my personal favourite Mr Anchovy in Monty Python’s famous lion tamer sketch

You won’t buy Savile Row eyewear in your local specsavers you need to go to a proper optician and they will send just one frame to any opticians worldwide for you. I got mine through a friend who runs the spectacle shop in Barnsley. I have come to realise that specsavers are a bit like Ryan Air, there is a perception of value but by the time you add on the extras for thinned lenses, extra for my odd prescription etc they end up not so cheap. It was definitely a good move going back to a proper optician and I am delighted with my new glasses.

Author Robin Wood

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