American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, angled view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Gold, side view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view, second view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, detail
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, angled view
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver
American Optical Original Pilot Aviator, Silver, side view
American Optical

Original Pilot Aviator

$335
$335
In Stock

American Optical built the Original Pilot to a U.S. Air Force specification in 1958, and the aviator has stayed in production ever since, worn by Gemini and Apollo crews along the way. The bayonet temples are why the frame still exists in this shape: straight shafts that run flat against the head and slide under a flight helmet, where a curled earpiece binds. These carry the top of American Optical's lens range for the frame, polarized Calobar green mineral glass, ground rather than cast from resin and assembled in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Color:Silver
Size:

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  • Frame Wire core, bayonet temples
  • Lenses Polarized Calobar green mineral glass
  • Sizing Standard 55-20-140, Large 57-20-140
  • Finish Gold or silver
  • In production Since 1958
  • Origin Made in USA from domestic and imported components

  • Frame Wire core with bayonet temples
  • Lenses Mineral glass, polarized, Calobar green

Clean the lenses with a microfiber cloth or lens-safe solution; avoid abrasive cloths and paper products. Store in a hard case when not in use.