Vintage Cottet 36740 Pilot Sunglasses Gold Brown Lens 54mm Made in France Case

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About this item

A classic pair of vintage men's pilot sunglasses by Cottet, model 36740, made in France. The full-rim frame is shiny gold-tone metal with squared, slightly octagonal lenses, a flat top bar with a brown inlay and a lower bridge (double-bridge look) and a translucent peach-amber saddle nose bridge. Solid brown lenses give an even, warm tint. Thin straight gold-tone temples finish in black tips. The pair comes on its original Cottet store tag card (printed "36-740", size "54", "MADE IN FRANCE") and with a burgundy Cottet hard case.

Brand heritage

Cottet is a historic eyewear name with French roots in Morez, the Jura town at the heart of French spectacle making. Its metal pilot frames of the 1970s and 1980s, stamped "Cottet FRAME FRANCE", are well known to vintage eyewear collectors for their clean geometric lines and quality construction.

Why this one is special

• Original Cottet tag card still with the glasses, printed with the model 36-740 and size 54
• Original Cottet hard case with gold Cottet badge
• Bright gold-tone finish with crisp engravings
• Squared pilot shape with double-bridge look, a true 1970s-80s French design

Specifications

• Brand: Cottet
• Model: 36740 (tag card: 36-740)
• Type: men's pilot / aviator sunglasses, full rim
• Stamped size: 54 (lens width) / 145 (temple length), colour code 014
• Frame width: approx. 140 mm
• Frame: gold-tone metal, translucent peach-amber saddle nose bridge, black temple tips
• Lenses: solid brown
• Markings: "Cottet (R) FRAME FRANCE" on one temple, "36740 54 145 014" on the other
• Era: vintage, circa 1970s-1980s

Condition

Vintage, pre-owned in very good condition with only light signs of age: the gold-tone frame is bright with light handling marks, the lenses are clean, and the hinges open and close properly. The case shows wear and scuffs on the outside, and the tag card shows light age marks. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.

What's included

The sunglasses, the original Cottet tag card and a Cottet hard case.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.