Jacques Marie Mage (JMM) - Sunglasses and Frames…
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if anything, the stock jmm lenses really arent anything special other than perhaps the colors they use. They're mostly all unpolarized cr39.
Local shops / optometrists can do the custom lenses or there are a number of online places that can do the same thing for a lot less. I had a decent first experience with zoomerlenses but it sounds like he's a little overwhelmed and hasnt responded to a recent request. I had another person recommend replacement lens express that I'll likely try out soon to do a set of rx amber transitions in a set of hickory taos.
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Cool! Yeah it seems like maybe getting the update done by someone who carries JMM is a good move, so that definitely seems like a wise plan @68degreesorless . @pechelman let me know how it goes with the Lens Express place
There are other JMMs I'd like to try out but I'm a little hesitant now that they've gone up so much in price. I might cave one day but I think in the meantime it'll be fun to update my Balzac. I really love the black frame w/green lens combo and they don't seem to have been doing that too much lately.
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I'll echo what @pechelman wrote, JMM lenses aren't as outstanding as their frames. A good optician can get you higher quality lenses and offer you more color selections. I've done this with a pair of Fontaine and Kellerman frames.
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@popvulture sorry for the late reply! But I’ll just echo what everyone else said- super easy. I just took them to a local frame repair shop I found with good reviews. The guy was familiar with the brand, and also told me everything JMM does is at the absolute top tier, sans the lenses. He popped out the original lenses for me on the spot in case I ever wanted to put them back, and less than 24 hours later my frames were back with polarized lenses.
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Just got my first pair of JMM frames a few weeks back. still waiting on the call from my optometrist to let me know they are ready with my prescription!
Julien in Havana 5
130/450
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@goosehd guessing that’s his frame number
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@goosehd that’s the frame number
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@mclaincausey much appreciated!
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Digging the latest releases! I am wanting a titanium optical frame next. I haven't worn my contacts (and correspondingly my JMM shades) in a long time because I am enjoying my acetates so much.
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Sending off my pair of Balzac (hehe) to 1269 today, swapping the stock lighter blue lenses for some more classic G15. I think these are gonna look sick.
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Trunk show in San Diego is coming up in a few weeks. Hopefully picking up a second pair of frames to swap between (Zephirin is on my radar)
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I don't know if it's helpful at all to anyone, but someone else wanted photos of the green transitions in black fade Herbie's. It goes ~full dark, ~50% after sitting in the shade for a couple mins, and then somewhere in between over the light/shadow. Can really pickup the lens color in the bottom right of the last picture as the clear portion of the frame picks up the actual green color in the lens.
Just sent away a pair of taos in hickory to be fitted with the Zeiss version of this lens and can follow up if anyone finds interest in this.
