Named after French journalist Victor NoirAn aviator shape with cut-out outside bottom corners. Reimagined from the Max Pittion archives. Construction is the same as the 1950sframe, but substitutes Japanese titanium for material-covered Monel. HAND MADE IN JAPAN BY LEGENDARY CRAFTSMEN.Shapes are created in 3mm striped lined rim stock topped with a flattitanium bridge bar that overlaps and welds from the back of the rim.The bridge bar is sandwiched in an acetate cover, stamped with “MAXPITTION” and fixed with torx screws. The nose bridge is a slightly curveddouble-line pressed configuration. The nose pad arms overlap and weldjust below and onto the rim front for strength.The arms have a horizontal return for easy shaping and a vertical drop tothe nose pad mechanical holder. The actual nose pads are titanium in atapered, elongated square shape—thinner at the top and wider at thebottom.They have the MAX pattern pressed to a raised format and an outer linethat delineates the shape. The front connections, pressed with the samepattern as the nose bridge, curve back to accept the temple
