| Accessory Categories | Pens, refills and stationery, desk accessories, bags and leather goods, travel, belts, jewellery, sunglasses, tech accessories, watches, fragrances | Sunglasses, prescription eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses, polarized sunglasses, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, custom sunglasses | — | — |
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| Signature Product Lines | Pens: Meisterstück (name since 1924), StarWalker, Pix, Heritage; Watches: 1858, Iced Sea, Star Legacy; Leather: Sartorial, Extreme, Meisterstück | Aviator (patented 1939), Wayfarer, Clubmaster (1980s), Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses collection | — | — |
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| Key Technologies | — | Polarized lens options, prescription lenses, smart glasses with camera and audio (Ray-Ban Stories 2021; Meta Ray-Ban Display announced Sept 2025) | — | — |
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| Personalisation Options | Personalisation for pens, leather goods and gifts; bespoke nibs | Custom sunglasses configurator on ray-ban.com (select markets); engraved and customised products are generally not returnable | — | — |
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| Warranty | International 2-year guarantee from purchase for manufacturing and material defects; watches have a separate guarantee | EU: 2 years from delivery (longer where local law requires) for material and manufacturing defects; excludes accidents, misuse, normal wear and lens scratches; must be bought from an authorised Luxottica dealer | — | — |
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| Repair & Aftercare | Service repairs guaranteed for 1 year from completion; product advice and repairs via Montblanc customer service | Parts & service support via ray-ban.com; US: optional Ray-Ban Protection Plan; prescription lens issues handled by the authorised retailer | — | — |
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| Returns Policy | — | Australia online: request return within 14 days of delivery for non-prescription items; prescription and customised items excluded; in-store 30 days, mostly exchange. Terms vary by country | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Richemont (since 1993) | Luxottica (EssilorLuxottica group); acquired from Bausch & Lomb in 1999 | — | — |
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| Founded | 1906, Berlin; HQ Hamburg, Germany | 1936, Rochester, New York (by Bausch & Lomb) | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Luxury | — | — | — |
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| Watchmaking | Montblanc Montre S.A., Le Locle, Switzerland (1997); Villeret atelier (Minerva, acquired 2006) | — | — | — |
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