PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +

PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +
PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +

PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +

THESE LENSES, BOTH SETS OF THEM, ARE TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) AND I WOULD RATE THESE COLLECTIVELY AS 95 OUT OF 100 (USING AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION HERE). THESE WERE SENT TO ME BY MY FRIEND IN SOUTHHAMPTON, ENGLAND.

HE ONCE OWNED A BOUTIQUE THERE AND CLOSED IT IN 1992 AND JUST SAT ON ALL OF HIS MERCHANDISE, TILL HE THOUGHT OF A WAY TO CAPITALIZE ON HIS MISFORTUNE..... HISTORICALLY, HE DOES NOT DEAL VERY WELL WITH OTHERS AND HAS ASKED ME TO SELL OFF SOME SELECT ITEMS..... HERE YOU HAVE THE SMALLER OF THE EVER-SO-POPULAR AVIATOR STYLE OF FRAMES EVER OFFERED BY " PORSCHE DESIGN " THIS IS THE FRAME (IN A SMALL SIZE) THAT ALL OF HOLLYWOOD GOES GOOGOO OVER! ANYBODY WHO'S ANYBODY HAS OWNED A PAIR (AND MOST LIKELY STILL DO) OF THESE 5623 FRAMES OR THEIR LARGER SIZE THE 5621 FRAME.

THESE FRAMES ARE COLOR CODED "96" WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THEIR MATTE (FLAT) BLACK COLOR. THIS IS ALSO THE PREFERRED COLOR FRAME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AS IT DOES NOT REFLECT LIGHT FROM ANY ANGLE AND ALLOWS THEIR EYES TO WANDER AND INSPECT THE PERIMETER WITH THE DARKER SOLID LENSES IN PLACE WITHOUT BEING DETECTED.

BOTH SETS OF LENSES, AS NOTED ABOVE ARE TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK)...... THESE ARE NOT "LIKE" BUT "ARE" TRUE NOS. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THESE FRAMES DICTATED TO ME TO KEEP THESE NOS LENSES WITH THE FRAME AS THEY WORK WELL WITH THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE SET! THE FIRST SET OF LENSES ARE GRADIENT IN DESIGN AND ARE A MEDIUM TINT OF A "GRAYISH" COLOR BY DESIGN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS WHY THESE LENSES DID NOT SCORE HIGHER AS AT ONE TIME, SOMEONE (NOT ME) DID NOT PROPERLY "TWIST" THE LENSES INTO POSITION PRIOR TO LOCKING THEM DOWN.

YOU CAN SEE IN PHOTO 3 WHAT YOU CAN NOT SEE IN PHOTO 2. AND THAT IS, JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE NOSE, THE PRONG THERE IS THE CULPRIT WHICH WHEN THE LOCKING TAB WAS CLOSED AND PUSHED TO BE "LOCKED" IT FORCED THIS PRONG TO "DIG"INTO THE LENSES TOP FILM. AS I DID IN PHOTO 2, IT CAN BE LINED UP SO THIS "IMPERFECTION" DISAPPEARS BEHIND THE PRONG. OTHER THEN THIS MAN MADE IMPERFECTION, WHICH IS VERY SLIGHT AND MINOR, THE BALANCE IS IN SHOWCASE OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION!

THE SECOND SET OF LENSES THAT COMES WITH THIS SET-UP ARE A VERY DEEP AND DARK SOLID TINT OF A "GRAYISH" TO "BLACKISH" IN COLOR, NO ISSUES EXIST. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, ALL OF THE LENSES BEING PRESENTED HERE ARE TRUE NEW OLD STOCK (NOS) AND ARE IN SHOWCASE CONDITION (WITH THE EXCEPTION AS SO NOTED). THESE HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE, IN MY POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 12+ YEARS NOW. THESE LENSES CAME FROM MY FRIEND WHO, YEARS AGO SENT ME CLOSE TO 100 PAIRS OF NOS LENSES FOR THE 5621 AND IT'S SMALLER BROTHER THE 5623 FRAMES (THIS IS WHAT IS BEING OFFERED HERE). THESE 5623'S IN THE ONLY SIZE MADE (SMALL) MEASURE OUT AT JUST A TAD UNDER 5 1/2 INCHES (13.8CM) FROM TEMPLE HINGE TO TEMPLE HINGE.

I RECALL BEING TOLD THAT THESE FRAMES MADE IT ON A STORE MANNEQUIN, BUT, NOT ON A WINDOW MANNEQUIN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT CUSTOMERS COULD PLAY AROUND WITH THE SUNGLASSES ON THE STORES MANNEQUIN SO THESE FRAMES AND LENSES DID, ON OCCASION, GET PUT THROUGH THE TEST. UNLIKE THE STORE WINDOW MANNEQUINS SUNGLASSES WHICH HIS CUSTOMERS HAD NO ACCESS TO. BASICALLY, THEY NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO HOW THEY CAME OFF SO WHEN THEY WENT TO PUT THEM BACK ONTO THE FRAMES, THEY, MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, NEGLECTED TO "TWIST" THE LENSES INTO PLACE SO THE TINY "PRONGS" DO NOT DAMAGE THE LENSES THEMSELVES.

THE 5623 SMALL FRAMES HERE ARE IN EXCELLENT TO SHOWCASE ALL AROUND SHAPE/CONDITION. THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN BENT, TWISTED OR TWEAKED... THEY SIT FLAT AND ARE STILL VERY TIGHT AT ALL OF THE MULTIPLE MOVING JOINTS AND CLIP THE LENSES IN TIGHTLY AND WITHOUT EFFORT.

THE FRAMES STILL HOLD THEIR OWN AND KEEP IN MIND YOU ARE LOOKING AT A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES THAT ARE WELL OVER 30 YEARS OLD!! THE LENSES "TWIST" NICELY INTO THE SET PRONGS. THE NOSE BRIDGE LIFTS UP AND WITH IT COMES THE TOP PRONGS.

THE LENSES SIMPLY SLIDE OUT AND WHEN INSTALLING THE LENSES IT'S WISE TO PINCH THEM AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE "TWIST" TO DROP UNDER THE THREE SET LOWER PRONGS... THIS DOES TAKE SOME PRACTICE, BUT ONCE MASTERED, IT WILL TAKE SECONDS TO SWITCH THESE OUT..... WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THE LENSES THEMSELVES. THIS SET-UP IS THE REAL DEAL, THESE HAVE NOT SEEN LIGHT OF DAY FOR ABOUT 23+ YEARS NOW AND IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT FINDING A VERY NICE AND CLEAN PAIR OF ORIGINAL, VINTAGE/ANTIQUE, SMALLER FRAME INTERCHANGEABLE AVIATOR SUNGLASSES NO.

5623 FROM CARRERA, DESIGNED BY OUR FRIENDS AT " PORSCHE DESIGN ", WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE, FELT ENCLOSURE AND EXTRA SET OF NOS LENSES.... SPEAKING OF THE FELT ENCLOSURE, THIS IS DESIGNED TO HOLD AN EXTRA SET OF LENSES. SO HERE YOU CAN CARRY AN ADDITIONAL SET OF LENSES WITH YOU AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS CASE IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THESE FRAMES/LENSES AS THEY SLIDE IN FROM THE CENTER OPENING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHAT I SAY AND HOW I CONDUCT MY BUSINESS HERE ON E-BAY.. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK.... HERE THE FEEDBACK IS KEY AS A MEASURE OF ACCURACY AS TO HOW THEY ARE DESCRIBED. AS NOTED ABOVE, I LOCATED ABOUT 20 MORE PAIRS OF " PORSCHE DESIGN " SUNGLASSES IN ALL SORTS OF FRAME STYLES TO INCLUDE SOME 5632'S AND 5621'S AS WELL AS SOME 5622 (FOLDERS MADE FAMOUS BY AL PACHINO IN SCARFACE).

THESE WILL BE LISTED OVER THE NEXT WEEK. SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK AND WATCH THIS VINTAGE SELECTION GROW!

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY PICTURES AS THEY DO A GOOD JOB SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT PICTURES DO THE LENSES NO JUSTICE AND CAN NOT SHOW YOU ANY FLAWS WHICH DO OR DO NOT EXIST.

THIS IS WHY I TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO FULLY DESCRIBE THESE AT THIS TIME AND IN THIS SECTION. HERE YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN WHICH WAS ONE OF THE THREE CHECKS TO PROVE AND VALIDATE THESE " PORSCHE DESIGN " SUNGLASSES AUTHENTICITY. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX WHICH CORRECTLY SHOWS THE MODEL NUMBER AND COLOR CODE FOR THESE SUNGLASSES. SOMEHOW, THE MATCHING NUMBER WAS TORN OFF OF THE BOX BY ABOUT 80% NOW MISSING, SO YOU CAN NOT FULLY VALIDATE THESE UNIQUE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON THE THREE "TEST POINTS" HOWEVER, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THEY ALL BELONG TOGETHER! THESE SHALL BE SENT FULLY INSURED.

SO IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP ALL PARTIES HAPPY AND KEEP EBAYS INVOLVEMENT TO A MINIMUM, I HAVE OPTED TO TRAVEL DOWN THIS ROAD. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK AWAY. I WOULD NOT LET THESE VERY RARE, VINTAGE " PORSCHE DESIGN " SUNGLASSES PASS IF IT'S WHAT YOU SEEK AND OR HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING.....

THEY ARE TRULY IN ALL AROUND EXCELLENT/PRISTINE SHAPE AND ARE VERY RARE AND RARELY SEEN HERE ON E-BAY OR ELSEWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. ADD TO THIS THAT ALL OF THE LENSES ARE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF A REAL KEEPER HERE!

THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I RECEIVED THESE 5623'S FROM MY FRIEND... WITH THE BLACK RETAIL BOX AND MATCHING CARD FOR AND WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY/ORIGIN.

HE SIMPLY ATTACHED NOTES TO THE SUNGLASSES AND WISHED ME LUCK! IT'S REALLY EASY TO VALIDATE THESE AS TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) AS THEY HAVE ZERO-POINT-ZERO WEAR AND NOT A SCRATCH ON ANY OF THE LENSES.

HOWEVER AND AS NOTED EARLIER, ALTHOUGH I DID LOCATE A SINGLE 1/2 THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD DIMPLE ON ONE OF THE LENSES AS THE LENS WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND THE TOP PRONG (THE ONE WHICH ADJUSTS TO LOCK THE LENSES IN) CAUSED THIS TINY DIMPLE TO OCCUR. TRUST ME IT'S HARD TO SEE EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS YOUR LOOKING FOR. IT IS REALLY NOT EVEN WORTH MENTIONING THIS, BUT I DO FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT THIS OUT AS I DID FIND THIS TINY FLAW ON ONE OF THE LENSES.

IT CAN ALSO BE PLACED BEHIND THE PRONG TO MAKE IT VANISH TOTALLY (AS IN PHOTO 2). THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME A CHECKING ME OUT! NOW THAT YOUR HERE, YOU MIGHT JUST WANT TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND CHECK OUT SOME OTHER COOL AND UNUSUAL PORSCHE, " PORSCHE DESIGN ", BENTLEY AND AUDI ACCESSORIES THAT I HAVE LISTED IN MY E-BAY STORE THIS WEEK/MONTH......

THERE ARE SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE PRETTY COOL OUT THERE AND NOT PORSCHE RELATED... IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH, ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY, YOU WILL SEE THAT TO THE RIGHT THEIR IS A " SEARCH BAR "...

NOW ONLY THOSE MUSEUM ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED WILL POP-UP. IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME NEW F. A PORSCHE 75 YEAR ITEMS, TYPE IN "75 YEAR" AND YOU GOT IT... ONLY MY ACTIVE AND LISTED PORSCHE 75 YEARS LISTINGS WILL POP-UP.... The item "PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +" is in sale since Friday, April 26, 2019. This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Vintage Accessories\Sunglasses".brother" and is located in Coventry, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Gender: Adult Unisex
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
  • Style: Aviator
  • Protection: UV
  • Temple Length: 130 mm (5.2IN.
  • Decade: 1970'S-2000'S.
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Era: 1980'S
  • Vintage Type: ORIGINALS
  • Arms Color: MATCHING MATTE (FLAT) BLACK.
  • MPN: 5623
  • Time Period: EARLY 1970's ~ 2000's.
  • Material: FULL METAL FRAME.

  • Lens: BOTH SETS ARE NOS!!
  • Original or Reproduction: Original
  • Product Type: Sunglasses
  • THESE FRAMES ARE/WERE:: MADE IN AUSTRIA BY CARRERA.

  • Item Location: 3Z
  • Frame Material: Metal
  • ORIGINAL HARD CARRYING/STORAGE: CASE W/VELCRO SLEEVE (FOR 2ND SET OF LENSES).
  • MATCHING CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN:: PLASTIC CARD.
  • Brand: Carrera/ Porsche Design
  • Frame Color: MATTE (FLAT) BLACK.


    PORSCHE DESIGN CARRERA SMALL NOS 5623 SUNGLASSES With2 SETS OF LENSES, CASE, C/O +