Marcello Mastroianni in Persol 649, Milan 1961
N° 01 — Persol — Turin, 1917

The arrow of
originality.

Founded in Turin in 1917, Persol is synonymous with Italian craftsmanship. Two things make every frame unmistakable: the Supreme Arrow on the temple, and the Meflecto — a flexible stem system, patented in the 1930s, threading nylon and metal cylinders through acetate over a core of harmonic steel. More than ten working steps. Zero pressure on the head.

First worn on the trams of Turin. Then by Mastroianni, McQueen, Crown. Now by you.

PERSOL · TURIN, IT · EST. 1917
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