VINTAGE HUGO BOSS 5153 FOLDING TORTOISE SHELL SUNGLASSES WithORIGINAL LEATHER CASE

THESE SUNGLASSES ARE TRUE VINTAGE AND WERE MADE BY CARRERA WHO ARE BASED IN AUSTRIA. THIS IS ONE (1) PAIR OF HUGO SUNGLASSES THAT I WILL BE PARTING WITH.

I HAVE TWO (2) OTHER FOLDERS AND TWO (2) NON FOLDING BOSS SUNGLASSES. THESE ALL WERE/ARE PART OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, MOST OF WHICH I WILL BE LISTING. DECADES AGO, I LOVED ALTERNATING MY SUNGLASSES.

IN MY MIND, I SELECTED MY SUNGLASSES BASED ON WHAT I WAS DOING... IE, WATER SKIING/BOATING, BAR HOPPING, DINNER, ECT.... I GAVE LESS CONCERN OR THOUGHT ON THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS I THOUGHT IF I LOST A PAIR, IT WOULD NOT BRING TEARS TO MY EYES OR BREAK THE BANK.

SO THOSE WERE, I CONSIDERED MY LOW END SUNGLASSES. THESE BOSS SUNGLASSES BEING FOLDERS FIT INTO MOST OF MY CATEGORIES. HOWEVER, AS I AGED MY NOSE STARTED TO GIVE ME A HARD TIME. ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN, BACK IN 1976, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT, WHICH I WAS THE PASSENGER AND SUFFERED MOST OF THE DAMAGE.

IN A SHORTER AND CONDENSED VERSION, I DESTROYED MY NOSE AS MY HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD... SO AFTER 5 SURGERIES AND A DECADE OF OTHER ABUSES ANY PRESSURE PLACED ON MY NOSE... HURT AND WITHIN AN HOUR, HURT LIKE HELL AND I BECAME INSTANTLY CONGESTED. THESE SUNGLASSES, IN FACT, ALL BUT ONE PAIR OF THE BOSS SUNGLASSES FELL INTO THE HURT CATEGORY AND I SIMPLY STOPPED WEARING THEM.

I DISCOVERED THE " PORSCHE DESIGN " LINE OF SUNGLASSES AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THEIR FLOATING BRIDGE DESIGN WAS A GOD-SEND.... THAT'S RIGHT, I OWNED A FEW OF THEIR SUNGLASSES PRIOR TO OWNING MY FIRST 911! ANYWAYS, THESE BOSS SUNGLASSES HAVE BEEN IN MY TOP DRAW FOR LITERALLY DECADES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE LENSES, I WOULD GRADE THESE AS A 98 OUT OF 100.... AND THAT IS BEING CONSERVATIVE!! THESE SUNGLASSES ARE A GRADIENT STYLE LENSES (DARK TO LIGHT, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM). THE COLOR TINT IS THAT OF A MEDIUM TO LIGHT AMBER. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES, LOOK CLOSELY AT ALL OF THE HINGES (AS THERE PLENTY TO LOOK AT). YOU'LL SEE NO TARNISH OR THAT GREEN BUILDUP OF CORROSION ANYWHERE. ALL OF THE METAL IS STILL SHINY AND WITHOUT ISSUES. YOU MIGHT FIND A SHALLOW SCRATCH ON A POLISHED GOLD SECTION, BUT THESE, IF ANY, ARE FEW AND FAR INBETWEEN. THESE SUNGLASSES MEASURE FROM TEMPLE HINGE TO TEMPLE HINGS AT 6 INCHES (15.3CM) MAKING THESE A SIZE "LARGE" AS FAR AS CARRERA SIZING GOES. THE HEIGHT OF THESE SUNGLASSES MEASURE OUT AT 1 7/8 INCHES (4.7CM). PLEASE REVIEW THE TEMPLATE WHICH I HAVE AS MY LAST PICTURE AS A REFERENCE. THIS LEATHER CASE/POUCH HAS A VELCRO CLOSURE SYSTEM. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL ASK THAT YOU TAKE SOME ADDITIONAL TIME AND THOROUGHLY INSPECT ALL OF MY PICTURES. THEY WILL BE SENT FULLY INSURED. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS FROM FAR AWAY COUNTRIES WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO THIS GSP DOES OFFER "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM BUYERS WITH THIS MINDSET. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ ALL THAT I HAVE JUST TYPED. This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men\Men's Accessories\Sunglasses & Sunglasses Accessories\Sunglasses".

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Lens Material: Polycarbonate
Character: N/A.
Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
Department: Men
Style: TONS OF IT!!!
Temple Length: 140 mm
Theme: N/A.
Lens Technology: Gradient
Pattern: Tortoise Shell
Type: Sunglasses
Vintage: Yes
MPN: 5153.
Personalized: No
ITEM LOCATION:: SUNGLASSES BOX.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL:: VELCRO LEATHER CASE.
UV Protection: UVA
Frame Material: POLYPROPYLENE
Magnification Strength: N/A.
Lens Color: GRADIENT LIGHT AMBER
Brand: HUGO BOSS
Frame Color: TORTOISE SHELL