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Abstract: At the recent US-Russian summit in Geneva, Switzerland, Biden's gift to Putin was a pair of Randolph sunglasses. Women love bags, men love sunglasses. Randolph sunglasses are a classic brand in the United States, but also the exclusive brand of the U.S. military, the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, police rescue force and nasa are all used Randolph sunglasses.
At the recent meeting between the Heads of State of the United States and Russia in Geneva, Switzerland, Biden's gift to Putin was a pair of Randolph sunglasses. Women love bags, men love sunglasses. Randolph sunglasses are classic brands in the United States, but also the exclusive brand of the U.S. military, the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, police rescue forces and aeronautics and space agencies are all used Randolph sunglasses.
Speaking of sunglasses, the most impressive nature of the Chinese people is the toad mirror in the 80s of the last century, which is another American first-line glasses brand "Ray-Ban", in English Ray is the meaning of light, dazzling, Ban is to block, prohibit the meaning, these two words together is to block the meaning of the blinding eye line, which is undoubtedly the most authentic role of sunglasses.
The toad mirror is the most classic style introduced by Ray-Ban, because the shape of the sunglasses lens resembles a toad eye. However, Ray-Ban sunglasses were not well known at the beginning, and there are many similar sunglasses brands. It wasn't until 1986, when Hollywood filmed the movie "TOP GUN," that Ray-Ban served as a sponsor and provided the crew with sunglasses. The film's male number one Tom Cruise plays an elite pilot of the US Navy, who wears Ray-Ban sunglasses, wears a flying jacket, and rides a motorcycle to chase the wind in the sunset, instantly fascinates countless people. Sunglasses, flying jackets and motorcycles have become the coolest three-piece sets for men, and the feeling of being handsome is really bursting. With the popularity of AtangGe because of "Top Gun", Ray-Ban also followed the light, and the popularity and sales surged, and in this way, Ray-Ban began to rank among the first-line brands of sunglasses.
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Randolph became famous much earlier than Ray-Ban, but in China, Ray-Ban's popularity far exceeded Randolph's because of His Brother Atang and the Toad Mirror.
In 1972, Randolph Engineering, a company for the manufacture of glasses from Randolph, was founded by two Polish immigrants, Jan Waszkiewicz and Stanley Zaleski. The two of them first worked as colleagues at a mold company in Boston, and then jumped to The Famous AO Company (American Optical) in the American eyewear industry. The two have been colleagues for ten years, gradually know and trust each other, and finally decided to start a business together, and Randolph Company was born.
In the 1970s, the U.S. military's sunglasses were monopolized by AO, and at its peak, AO's annual military orders were as high as $200,000, and it should be known that the $200,000 in the 1970s was not the current $200,000, which was definitely quite impressive. However, in the late 1970s, with the departure of the head of the R&D department of AO and the rise of Randolph, it finally got an order for pilot-standard sunglasses from the US Air Force in 1982 to produce HGU-4/P sunglasses with the US military number MIL-S-25948.
In the late 1980s, Randolph began to enter the civilian market, so that many ordinary people can also buy military-quality sunglasses, of course, Randolph's military version and civilian version are still different. In terms of appearance, there is no English trademark on the military version of the lens, and there is an English trademark on the civilian version of the lens. Due to the high quality and fine workmanship, Randolph sunglasses soon became fashionable, and also laid the foundation for Randolph glasses in the U.S. optical market.
In 1990, the U.S. Department of Defense developed in cooperation with Randolph to produce sunglasses that can be used with M17 gas masks. Originally planned to purchase 70,000 pairs per year, due to the outbreak of the Gulf War, the US military procurement volume increased sharply, to the end of the war delivered a total of 200,000 pairs, and there is no return, in the Middle East desert battlefield, the quality is still so good, which has become the most brilliant highlight of Randolph sunglasses. It was also his outstanding performance in the Gulf War that after 2000, he was awarded a contract for the production of special sunglasses (FOC) for the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Nasa, and continues to this day.
At the same time, it is also a good performance in the Gulf War, but also let Randolph sunglasses famous in the world, many allies of the United States such as Australia, Belgium, Israel, Jordan, South Africa and other countries also use Randolph sunglasses as military sunglasses.
Being recognized and selected by the four major services of the US military also proves that Randolph sunglasses must have high durability, excellent optical properties, and wearing comfort. Randolph sunglasses are full of strong military elements, for example, considering that soldiers often encounter collisions on the battlefield, so the world's finest stainless steel alloy, the outer layer of the frame is 18K gold plated, and developed a compact molecular structure to achieve antioxidant (rust) effect, while ensuring that each welding point has a strong toughness, and through the most stringent impact test in the United States, even if the frame twists and bends, it will not break. Randolph promises that after the customer purchases, if the four weld joints of the frame break after normal use, Randolph will provide a lifetime reinforcement repair service.
The core lenses of the glasses are made of neutral gray tempered glass lenses. The wavelength is below 400 microns, which has the function of blocking ultraviolet rays, and the penetration rate of sunlight is less than 25%. And to ensure that the color of the lens is not distorted, and has the function of anti-impact and scratch resistance. There are two types of lens styles: ordinary and toad, and the ordinary model is square, with three kinds of gilded edges, matte silver edges and matte black edges, and there are also three sizes to choose from. The toad is eye-shaped, with two kinds of gilded edges and matte black edges, and the size is also two size specifications.
In addition, in order to meet the requirements for wearing glasses in the high-intensity confrontation training of soldiers, Randolph changed the most common ear hook glasses of glasses to clip-on glasses, so that even in strenuous movements, it is not easy to fall. In order to adapt to the Air Force pilot when wearing the helmet will not be disturbed by the sunglasses and mirror feet, the straight-arm temple design, the metal frame surface is coated with a special material coating to prevent allergies and skin discomfort, and the nose pad is made of medical-grade silicone material, even in the case of heavy sweating can play a non-slip effect.
To ensure quality, each pair of Randolph sunglasses undergoes 230 processes, 80% of which are handcrafted by experienced craftsmen.
Because Randolph sunglasses are of high quality, they are not only chosen by the U.S. military, but also many outdoor groups such as the North American Shooting Club, the National Shooting Sports Federation and the Canadian Federal Shooting Association use Randolph sunglasses as standard equipment. And many movie stars and politicians also favor Randolph sunglasses, Biden is a die-hard fan of Randolph, and he likes to wear Randolph sunglasses on many occasions. So this time he gave Randolph sunglasses as a gift to Putin. Biden gave Randolph's Concorde series of sunglasses, named after the famous Concorde supersonic airliner, with a classic toad mirror shape, straight-arm temple design, and is currently on the market price of $289.
For this gift, some people interpret what is the meaning to make Putin see more clearly, Lao Zhou thinks that this is obviously too far-fetched, that is, Biden himself likes it, so he just sends a pair to Putin, which has so many meanings in it. Of course, this is undoubtedly a living advertisement for Randolph sunglasses, in fact, Randolph now does not need to spend any more effort on marketing promotion.
Finally, this article also does not accept any advertising and marketing expenses from Randolph.
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