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Smoke (13% VLT)

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Smoke (13% VLT)

Marcus & Richard Franck

Verbier

Price

$40.00

About this piece

For: Freebirds™* ZEISS Smoke   (13% VLT) An optimal lens for bright and sunny conditions. The dark tint reduces eyestrain and maximizes eye comfort and relaxation.  *The lens does not fit with Freebirds™ 20/21.  Instructions :  How to change the lens on your Freebirds . 

About the artist

Brothers Marcus and Richard Franck founded Vallon in 2018 in Verbier, Switzerland, after years of skiing, touring, and hiking the Val de Bagnes. The name is French for 'small valley' — a reference to the Vallon d'Arbi above Verbier where the idea took shape. Before launching the brand, the two ran the Old Schoolers Instagram account dedicated to the history of skiing; that obsession with vintage alpine eyewear shows up in every Vallon model — classic shapes resurrected with modern V52 lens technology and contemporary frame materials.

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