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Bausch & Lomb
Bausch & Lomb Caravan — White Gold-Filled
Vintage · production decade not established
A Bausch & Lomb Caravan in white gold-filled metal, catalogued in a larger size. Squared lens openings and a broad double bridge give the front a more linear silhouette than a teardrop aviator.
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- Maker / origin
- Bausch & Lomb
- Period
- Vintage · production decade not established
- Recorded details
- Size 58–18
- Collection number
- RGS–05
- Model
- Caravan
- Front
- Squared aviator with double bridge
- Metal
- Catalogued as white gold-filled
- Temples
- Cable
- Lens appearance
- Gray gradient
A squared aviator
The Caravan exchanges the familiar drooping teardrop for a more rectangular outline with softened corners. Two parallel bridge elements stabilise the broad front visually, while the fine metal eyewires keep the large lens openings dominant. The photographed gray gradient lenses deepen toward the brow. Cable temples curve behind the ears, a different arrangement from the straight or conventional skull temples found on other aviators. The white gold-filled material description is retained from the seller’s inventory.
Collector’s note
The geometry is the principal feature: generous width, a level upper line and cleanly defined corners. Exact measurements are available by inquiry.
Condition & presentation
Bright white-tone metalwork, with the double bridge and cable-temple configuration retained. Gradient sun lenses are fitted. Please refer to the photographs for surface detail; additional close-ups are available. No case is included.
Restoration is carried out with intention by third-party specialists on an as-needed basis, preserving original features and markings as fully as possible. Individual condition notes describe the visible state and any specifically recorded changes.
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