I previously had a same thought of getting bespoke pair from Tom Davies, the full custom made pair can easily cost you at least 4k and that is for the frame only. So I ended up getting Limited Edition TVR x Rainmaker with the highest end Tokai lenses.

For TD, there are a couple of level of customisations, from least custom (if not mistaken 2.8k) to full custom (4k++++ and beyond). Least custom one, you can only choose from their ready to wear range and they will custom your fitting and measurements. Full custom, you can build the frame from scratch.

If you want my advise, i suggest you to get high quality handmade japanese frame and pay extra attention to lenses. Get high end, high quality freeform Rx lenses made in japan with the best coating (e.g: tokai, seiko, nikon, pentax)

Go to i**nic lab in midvalley or Pa**is Optical Bangsar. Or PM me if you want to know more.

It ranges from 1.5k and above depending on the frame/brand and type of lenses. They are on the high side, but really worth it. You will appreciate the quality of each handmade frame and top notch customer service. Look for Esther, she is a handmade eyewear aficionados.

Pa**s has more variety, and you can find many common brands on their shelves too e.g: Tom Ford, Oakley, Ray Ban etc....while i****c lab is specialised in Japanese Handmade eyewear only. You can get the real RayBan aviator frame, then fit with a good Rx lenses. What is your budget like? If you have huge allocation, then maybe you can consider first or second tier lenses from Tokai/Nikon/Seiko (their top tier all made in Japan). If you are on a limited budget, i highly recommend Hoya with HVLL coating as it comes with 2 year’s warranty, or you may want to consider Asahi-Lite, least known brand name with very big reputation. Asahi, together with Mitsui company are the inventor of many high-index lenses and surprisingly they are the lens blank manufacturer for Zeiss. Pa**s has wider range of lenses too, they even bring younger-optic (another least known US brand with high reputation).

Is that allocation for both frame and lenses or just a frame? I’m not sure how much is RayBan aviator would cost you, but with that budget i think Asahi UV3G lens fits your budget. Better HEVL protection compared to those blue reflection coating stuff, and almost similar performance as Tokai Lutina. Less yellowish with regular green reflection (instead of annoying blue). Check/PM with Hunakadoo, he probably able to workout on something with your budget.

Note : I’m not affiliated with any optical stores and neither practicing optometry nor optical store owner. Just a regular guy who has passion for eyewear.

This post has been edited by locozz03: Sep 11 2019, 03:42 PM

Have you seen other premium Japanese handmade eyewear brand? Which brand?

No doubt, Masunaga is a popular brand among others and can be found easily in most optical store nowadays.

This post has been edited by locozz03: Sep 11 2019, 06:45 PM