These giant glasses were acquired at the "Waterlooplein" flea market in Amsterdam during the 1980's. They have a tiny inscription "GC" on the arms. Crown was a well-known optician in Amsterdam in the 1970's and my collection hosts an almost identical pair with their inscription on it. There were no high index lenses in the 1970's and as a result, lenses were quite thick at the edges. The Rx of these GC glasses is only a modest minus four, but the lenses are one centimeter thick. Nobody complained as everyone was in the same boat, so to speak. The giant glasses were not suitable for high prescriptions. My ex-wife had minus six and she often said that her giant Piave glasses were not really stable. In spite of these practical considerations, the 1970's were a glorious decade for revolutionary glasses.
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