Haldane Optical

Everything the workshop upstairs will take on

Everything the workshop upstairs will take on

Six kinds of work, each with what it covers, who can ask for it and how long the bench needs. The assistant answers from this list rather than promising something the workshop cannot do.

CodeWhat it isWhat it coversPlanTurnaround
OR-REPFrame repairSoldered hinges, re-threaded rimless mounts, replacement arms machined to match — including frames nobody has made since the eighties.Anyone, bought here or notMost repairs same day; anything needing a part, four to seven days
OR-GLAZEReglazing your own frameNew lenses cut to a frame you already own and love, once the bench has checked it will survive the edging.AnyoneThree to five working days
OR-ADJAdjustment and refitTen minutes at the bench to put a frame back where it belongs on your face. No charge, no appointment, whoever made them.Anyone, no chargeWhile you wait, any opening hour
OR-COMPComplex prescriptionHigh powers, large prism, lenticulars and anything over a certain index — hand-edged rather than sent to a lab that will decline it.Referred or directSeven to ten working days
OR-SUNPrescription sunglassesTints, polarised and photochromic in your own prescription, with the sports and wrap frames that need a base-curve compensation.All lens tiersFive working days; wraps, seven
OR-CONTContact lens supplyRepeat supply against a current specification, posted or collected, with the bench flagging when the fitting needs revisiting.Existing wearersPosted within two working days

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