I had a pair of Ray Ban Aviators for 20 years before they died from hard usage. Naturally, I immediately ordered another pair, at which time I noticed that they were no longer owned by Bausch and Lomb, nor domestically produced. Within a year, the metal frames had rust on them, something that never occurred with my previous sunglasses. Chalk it up to yet another sad example of selling the sizzle (the "brand") instead of the steak, now that the production and marketing rights are owned by people who have no pride beyond making a quick buck by substituting cr*p for what was formerly quality. You have to wonder how different these "legitimate" products are from the knock-offs sold from sidewalk tables, i.e., aren't they all from the same factory in China? The management philosophy here is apres moi la deluge.