PO 8002
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Pros
- Beautiful milky yellow Havana acetate
- Italian Riviera collection with wave temple design
- Engraved P-bolt hinges add character
- Premium tin box and leather-style case packaging
- Signed artisan card with handmade certification
- Handmade in Italy
- Metal stem in temples allows heat-shape adjustment
- Meflecto stem flexes for custom fit right out of box
- Masculine squared-off styling
- Crystal all-glass lenses
- Etched interior temple markings
Cons
- Very expensive at $571 ($635 polarized)
- No AR coating on non-polarized version
- Heavy at 50g - discomfort over time
- Slightly top-heavy balance
- Hinges require two specialty 3mm nut drivers to adjust
- Left hinge stiffness was inconsistent out of box
- Average sun coverage with gaps
- $200+ premium over Persol 649 hard to justify
- Only one lens size (55mm)






