best bricks-and-mortar eyeglasses?

[elusiveat]

There are a number of posts on good optometrists and eye doctors, but what are the best local (ideally within 1 mile of Davis or Porter) places to buy new eyeglasses?

My priorities are durability, comfort, and reparability. I also don't want anything too flashy. I tend toward unisex wire frame glasses, but will try to keep an open mind if other styles seem more practical.

I bought my current pair of glasses because I thought they looked cute and they've made me miserable by continually snagging on things and having weird downward-directed screws that get loose easily. My previous pair of glasses frames snapped and can't be repaired. My dream would be frames that I'm still using 10 or 20 years from now.

I am not interested in purchasing online.

If you have information on turnaround time from ordering glasses to picking them up, that would be useful!

Comments

[siderea]

Harvard Square Eye Care, in Davis Sq. Their staff are super nice and helpful.

[kitewithfish]

I went to the Davis office for Harvard Sq eye care and I was pleased with them. The turn around time varies - if your insurance lets them do the work in the store, they are reasonably speedy. Some insurances require certain kind of work to be done at their central location.

[jeffbyrnes]

I’ve been going to Custom Eyes in Central Sq. for a few years now, and Kevork is just a real gem. Highly recommended.

[secretlyironic]

I have really liked See, in Harvard square. They have styles from plain to funky and their customer service is excellent. Their styles are not available in other stores.

The best prices are probably going to be at Warby Parker, which has opened brick and mortar locations in Harvard square and Newbury street.

[jadelennox]

I like Parelli for buying glasses, if not for the eye exams themselves.