Founded by French opticians in 1957, Vaurnet sunglasses offer timeless and contemporary styles that are recognized as the highest quality optical sun protection. Since inception, Vaurnet has owned a lens production facility in France where all the Vaurnet sunglasses are manufactured. Vaurnet sunglasses all have uncompromising optical excellence with their famous mineral lass lenses. Each pair of Vaurnet sunglasses undergo a seventeen step process to produce each lens which takes a week to complete.