To a certain degree, the current huge and diversified eyewear market forces eyeglass users to make a lot of considerations, probably in terms of frame material, color, shape, lens material, and temple style. Among all these factors, frame appearance and material are particularly important. Frame material is usually closely linked with the weight and durability of the whole pair. Frame appearance is the only feasible part to carry out Rx eyewear decoration, provided prescription lenses are all crystal clear. In either of these two aspects, silver eyeglasses can serve as a good option. When we say silver eyewear, there are two different categories of products. This variation results from the different meanings of silver as a word. Silver can refer to a grayish-white precious metal which is widely used for making coins, jewelry, ornaments etc. In the other cases, silver means a shiny grayish-white color. With this explanation, it is understandable that silver eye glasses can be glasses that use silver as frame material or others that have silver-colored frames.
The currently available eyeglass frame materials do expand customers’ options for a good, new look. Plastics and metals in regular types and variations have been the major frame material options for many decades. However, this does not offer an excuse to neglect the existence of other unusual materials that have also been used to make eyeglass frames. Silver eyeglasses made of silver are a good testimony. Silver has long been considered as a precious metal because of its scarcity in the nature. In the history of human civilization, silver was once used in many countries as a form of currency. Even if it has faded out in the currency field, it is still one of the best choices to make jewelry, ornaments and the like. To some extent, this metal can indicate personal social status. Applying silver to eyeglass frames is expected to meet a similar demand. These products are usually only affordable by the extremely rich.
The other type of silver eyeglasses includes all Rx eyeglasses that have a silver-colored frame. They have no limitation on frame material and shape. Thus possible materials include plastics, metals, mixed materials, memory metal and memory plastic. And rimless, semi-rimless and full-frame styles are available.