Where to Buy Genuine Ray-Ban in Da Lat

Ray-Ban is one of the most counterfeited eyewear brands in the world, which makes “where can I buy a genuine pair” a fair question rather than a suspicious one. This page covers what to check, and what we stock.

What to check before buying, anywhere

• Etching and markings. Genuine frames carry model and size markings on the temple arm, and lens etching that is crisp rather than smudged.
• Packaging and documentation. Case, cloth and paperwork should be consistent and undamaged.
• Build quality. Hinge action should be smooth and even; the finish should not feel tacky or uneven.
• Warranty terms. Ask what is covered and by whom, and get it in writing on the receipt.
• Price that is too good. A large discount against normal retail is the single most common signal of a counterfeit.

Fitting Ray-Ban with a prescription

Many Ray-Ban frames can take prescription lenses, including several sunglasses models. Two practical limits are worth knowing: strongly curved wrap-style fronts are harder to glaze accurately at higher powers, and very strong prescriptions may look better in a smaller frame than the model you had in mind. We can tell you before you buy whether a specific frame suits your prescription.

Choosing a model

Aviator suits longer and oval face shapes and remains the most recognisable metal frame. Wayfarer and New Wayfarer are broadly forgiving across face shapes, with the New Wayfarer slightly smaller and less angular. Clubmaster’s browline sits well on faces where you want to draw attention upward. Round Metal is a distinctive choice that suits stronger, more angular features.

Fit matters more than shape: the frame should sit level, the arms should not press behind the ears, and the frame front should not slide down when you look down.

Trying frames in person

Photographs are unreliable for eyewear. Frame width, bridge fit and how a shape reads against your own proportions are hard to judge on screen, which is the main practical argument for trying frames in a shop before committing.

What we currently hold

Concrete numbers rather than “a wide selection”:

• 30 Ray-Ban optical frames, 2,590,000₫ to 5,880,000₫.
• 28 Ray-Ban sunglasses, 4,110,000₫ to 11,930,000₫.

Stock moves, so a specific model and colour is worth a phone or Zalo message before you make the trip across town. If a model is not in the cabinet it can usually be ordered.

Why the price is the price

Ray-Ban has a recommended retail structure that authorised sellers work within, which is precisely why a heavy discount is the strongest counterfeit signal. If a pair on a market stall is a third of the price here, the difference is not negotiating skill. Genuine stock also comes with a warranty that means something, because there is a manufacturer behind it.

Other brands in the same range

If you like the Ray-Ban look but not the price, there are closer alternatives than people expect. We hold Bolon (96 optical frames from 2,772,000₫ and 51 sunglasses from 3,080,000₫), Molsion (90 and 47, from 1,680,000₫), Vogue (17 and 10) and Armani Exchange (12 and 7). At the other end, Burberry (12 frames from 6,010,000₫) and Chopard (10 frames from 13,600,000₫) sit above Ray-Ban.

Sunglasses with your prescription

Most Ray-Ban sunglass models can be glazed to prescription. Prescription sunglass lenses in our range run from 600,000₫ to 5,544,000₫ a pair. Two caveats apply: strongly wrapped frames are harder to glaze accurately at higher powers, and prescription sunglass lenses are almost always ordered rather than stocked, so allow a few days.

Aftercare

Cleaning, adjustment, screws and nose pads are free for the life of the glasses. Ray-Ban metal frames in particular benefit from an occasional adjustment, because the nose pad arms move over time and a frame that has drifted out of alignment will sit crooked no matter how well it fitted on day one.

Checking a specific model

If you are after one particular model and colourway, message +84 925 331 668 on WhatsApp or Zalo with the model code — it is printed on the inside of the temple arm, in the form RB followed by four digits. We can confirm whether it is in the cabinet, orderable, or discontinued, which saves a wasted trip.

Model codes also matter for a second reason: two frames sharing a model number can differ in size, and the size markings that follow the code determine whether the frame will actually fit you.

Related pages

• Optical store in Da Lat — what the shop stocks, what it costs and how a visit works.
• Eye test in Da Lat — what a refraction involves, how long it takes and when to see a doctor instead.
• Prescription glasses in Da Lat — lens index, coatings and how to read your prescription.
• Same-day glasses in Da Lat — which prescriptions can be finished quickly and which cannot.
• Sunglasses in Da Lat — UV protection, polarised lenses and prescription sunglasses.

Visit us

• Address: 31 Nguyễn Văn Cừ, Phường Xuân Hương, Da Lat, Lam Dong
• Opening hours: Open daily, 09:00 – 21:00
• Phone / Zalo: 0925 331 668
• Directions: Open in Google Maps — about a 5-minute motorbike ride or a 15-minute walk from the Da Lat Night Market.
• Language: Our team can assist English-speaking customers through the whole process, from the eye examination to frame selection and fitting.

Mắt Kính Đặng Phước Quân has served Da Lat since 1991.