Wayfarer Pass or Trash
I have a question regarding the authenticity of these old Ray-Ban Wayfarers. They are honestly a beautiful pair of glasses with quite a bit of history behind them (they belonged to an important person in the art world) and eventually ended up in my father’s hands.
The problem arose when I checked the code on the inside of the right temple, which reads “L2008 XRAW.” I haven’t been able to find any reference or information that confirms the authenticity of this code, which makes me wonder whether they might not be genuine.
However, according to my father, the person who gave them to him — this important figure from the art world — said that he had received them after being invited to a Ray-Ban event where this model was being presented, sometime around the early 1980s, although I’m not entirely sure about the exact date.
I’m not very knowledgeable about vintage sunglasses, so I would really appreciate it if anyone with experience and a passion for this subject could help clear up my doubts.
Thank you very much!