Vintage Cottet Fidia Aviator Sunglasses Gold Double Bridge Brown Gradient 56-15

About this item

A vintage pair of Cottet "Fidia" pilot sunglasses in slim gold-tone metal. Cottet is a historic eyewear name with roots in the French spectacle-making tradition of Morez in the Jura, and its vintage metal frames are collected for their fine finishing. This model is one of the more decorative designs: the front has a straight top bar above a straight lower bridge, and the wide lenses have a flat top line and sharply angled outer corners, with an open triangular wire detail at each hinge. The upper inner corner of each rim carries a fine textured white-lilac inlay, and the temples are finished in a white and lilac diagonal crosshatch pattern, ending in ivory-colour tips. The lenses are a brown gradient that fades from rich brown at the top to almost clear at the bottom.

Brand and markings

The frame is signed with the Cottet logo, "COTTET® FIDIA 56□15", on the inside of one temple and "1740 130" on the other, and the Cottet logo is printed in blue on the nose pads.

Highlights

• Signed vintage Cottet frame with the model name "Fidia" on the temple
• Angular pilot shape with a straight double bridge and open triangular hinge detail
• Textured white-lilac inlays on the rims and crosshatch-pattern temples with ivory tips
• Brown gradient lenses
• Cottet logo nose pads

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Cottet Fidia
• Type: Sunglasses, aviator / pilot style
• Lens width: 56 mm (stamped)
• Bridge: 15 mm (stamped)
• Temple length: 130 mm (stamped)
• Frame width: approx. 136 mm
• Frame: gold-tone metal, straight double bridge, adjustable nose pads
• Temples: white and lilac crosshatch finish, ivory-colour tips
• Lenses: brown gradient (a blue-violet reflection shows at some angles)
• Markings: "COTTET® FIDIA 56□15" and "1740 130" inside the temples; Cottet logo on the nose pads

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. The gold-tone plating shows wear, with small dark spots and speckling on the top rims, the rim edges, the bridge and the temples. The lenses have light scratches and small marks, easiest to see on one lens against the light. The nose pads are clear and intact. The hinges open and close properly. Please look at all photos, they are part of the description.

Lens options

On request we can fit new sun lenses or change the sun lens colour for an extra $25. Please tell us the colour you would like before ordering. We do not fit prescription lenses.

What's included

The sunglasses only. No case, box or papers.

Shipping & Returns

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