Replacement Glasses Arm

April 9, 2023 12:10 PM

I am trying to fix a broken pair of childs glasses. Can you help me find a replacement part?

The arm on these glasses snapped. I'm sort of assuming this should be a straightforward spare part, but I can't find anything that matches.

On the arm are the words:
CLASS 402 Havana 51 15-140

Is this a model number or manufacturer code?
Can I just buy a spare left arm?

posted by Just this guy, y'know to Health & Fitness (3 answers total)

I've just gone to a thrift store and purchased a pair that closely matches and replaced both arms.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 12:20 PM on April 9, 2023

Best answer: Havana is the model name, 51 is the eye size (the diagonal size of the lens in millimeters), 15 is the bridge size in millimeters (bridge is the nose piece) and 140 is the length of the temple (what you’re calling arm) in millimeters. So you can go wherever and get a temple that’s 140mm long. Lots of optical shops keep a box of spare parts under the counter from frames that were broken or defective or returned or whatever and they might just give you the temple. Failing that you can tell them you need to order a 140mm left or right temple for your CASE 402 Havana frame.
posted by toodleydoodley at 12:34 PM on April 9, 2023 [2 favorites]

My kid's glasses snapped like that and the optometrist was able to take the lenses out and put them in brand new frames (though I did have to wait a couple days, during which she wore her old pair) AND reported the frames to the manufacturer as defective so I didn't have to pay for the new pair. In general if kids' glasses aren't pretty hardy you have a good case they had a defect.
posted by potrzebie at 2:08 PM on April 9, 2023 [1 favorite]