American Optical (AO) - Saratoga Black

The Saratoga

The Saratoga sunglasses have returned and are now improved, maintaining their American-made quality with top-of-the-line global components.

These iconic shades, once sported by John F. Kennedy, have been revived from AO's vintage designs with great attention to detail, ensuring modern ergonomics and a perfect fit. 

The AOLite nylon lenses guarantee all-day comfort and are equipped with backside anti-reflective coating for reduced glare and an oleophobic coating to prevent fingerprints. Extra stability is ensured with the seven-barrel hinges.

• Frame Color : Black

• Temple Style : Standard

• Lens Type : Nylon - AOLite™

• Lens Color : Gray - True Color™ Gray

• 100% UV Protection (Lens Filter Categorie 3)

• Conform to CE norms

• Sold with case and microfiber cloth

• Unisex Design

AOLite™ is crafted from high-quality nylon for a lightweight, impact-resistant lens that offers increased comfort without sacrificing on optics.

Gray sun lenses recudes eye fatigue in bright light conditions and are the color of choice for many pilots. True Color™ Gray is chromatically tuned to optimize optics. Also available in polarized lenses

• 100% UVA/UVB Protection

• Anti-reflective backside coating

• Oleophobic smudge-resistant coating

• Impact-resistant

• Scratch-resistant material and hardcoat

• Lightweight for comfort

The AO heritage began in 1826, when William Beecher, a Connecticut farm boy, came to Southbridge, after an apprenticeship in Providence, Rhode Island, where he learned the jeweler's trade.  This trade he practiced in Southbridge for seven years before his fateful encounter with a pair of typically crude imported spectacles. 

"I can do it better," said William Beecher to himself  and then he went to work. 

The American optical industry was born at that moment. William Beecher fostered an enduring precept for the company that was to grow into the American Optical Company.