About Ray-Ban
Ray-Bans were first created in 1936. The idea of Ray Bans began some years earlier when Lieutenant John A. Macready returned from a balloon flying adventure and complained that the sun had permanently damaged his eyes. He contacted Bausch & Lomb asking them to create sunglasses that would provide protection and also look elegant. On May 7, 1937, Bausch & Lomb took out the patent. The prototype, known as Anti-Glare, had an extremely light frame weighing 150 grams. They were made of gold-plated metal with green lenses made of mineral glass to filter out infrared and ultraviolet rays.
Pilots in the United States Army Air Corps immediately adopted the sunglasses.
Ray-Ban RB3025 Aviator
This is the style that started it all: The original Ray-Ban RB3025 Aviator. First designed for the U.S. military fighter pilots in 1937, the Aviator is a brand staple. The Ray-Ban Aviator became a well-known style of sunglasses when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines in World War II, and photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing them.
The sunglasses have a timeless look with the unmistakable teardrop shaped lenses. The iconic style spread quickly beyond their utility, becoming popular among celebrities (perhaps most notably worn by Tom Cruise in Top Gun), rock stars, and people all over the globe. In fact the Ray-Ban classic style as the Aviator has endured for the best part of a century.
RB3025 Models
Ray-Ban currently have 36 different RB3025 variations available with different lenses and colours, the individual models are as follows:
- RB3025 L0205 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: G-15 XLT
- RB3025 001/3E Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Brown-Pink Silver Mirror
- RB3025 L2823 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Black Lens: G-15 XLT
- RB3025 001/62 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gold Lens: Crystal Sky Blue
- RB3025 001/58 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Arista Lens: G-15 XLT Polarized
- RB3025 001/M4 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Polar Green Silver Mirror
- RB3025 001/3K Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Brown Mirror Silver Gradient
- RB3025 001/14 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gold Lens: Crystal Green
- RB3025 014/51 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Brown Lens: Crystal Brown Gradient
- RB3025 W0879 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gunmetal Lens: G-15 XLT
- RB3025 W3277 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Silver Lens: Crystal Gray Mirror
- RB3025 004/51 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gunmetal Lens: Crystal Brown Gradient
- RB3025 001/4F Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Photo Yellow GSM
- RB3025 003/32 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Silver Lens: Crystal Gray Gradient
- RB3025 002/3F Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Black Lens: Crystal Gradient Light Blue
- RB3025 002/76 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Black Lens: Crystal Polar Blue Gradient-Green
- RB3025 001/4B Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gold Lens: Crystal Rose
- RB3025 002/32 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Black Lens: Crystal Gray Gradient
- RB3025 002/37 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Black Lens: Crystal Gray-Green Silver Mirror
- RB3025 003/3E Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Silver Lens: Crystal Brown-Pink Silver Mirror
- RB3025 032/32 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: White Lens: Crystal Gray Gradient
- RB3025 091/3K Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Metallic Matte Yellow Lens: Crystal Brown Mirror Silver Gradient
- RB3025 003/3G Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Silver Lens: White GSM
- RB3025 088/3F Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Metallic Matte Blue Lens: Crystal Gradient Light Blue
- RB3025 002/58 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Black Lens: G-15 XLT Polarized
- RB3025 071/51 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Silver/Orange/Beige Lens: Crystal Brown Gradient
- RB3025 004/77 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Gunmetal Lens: Crystal Polar Blue Gradient Gray
- RB3025 001/4I Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Brown Photochromic
- RB3025 001/3F Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Gradient Light Blue
- RB3025 W3280 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Arista Lens: Crystal Green
- RB3025 004/78 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Gunmetal Lens: Crystal Polar Blue Gradient Gray
- RB3025 004/58 Aviator Large Metal – Polarized Polarized Frame: Gunmetal Lens: G-15 XLT Polarized
- RB3025 W3276 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Gold Lens: Crystal Gold Mirror
- RB3025 002/40 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Shiny Black Lens: Crystal Gray Mirror
- RB3025 090/32 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Metallic Matte Fuchsia Lens: Crystal Gray Gradient
- RB3025 087/32 Aviator Large Metal – Frame: Metallic Matte Violet Lens: Crystal Gray Gradient
With all these different models of the Ray-Ban RB3025 Aviator available, you’re sure to find the pair you want.