{"id":1120,"date":"2014-01-22T05:23:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T05:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2017-02-15T11:01:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T11:01:07","slug":"matsuda-m3023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2014\/01\/22\/matsuda-m3023","title":{"rendered":"Matsuda M3023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 2013, Iron Man 3 appeared in Philippine theaters. There was a scene where Tony stark was in a room, wearing shielded sunglasses that caught my attention: <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">He actually wore two variants of it: a Silver\/Cobalt frame with gradient lens &#38; a Gold\/Black frame with solid red lens. He also wore an entirely different model which I didn&#8217;t really care for.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7281\/8739914132_a80ee90dc6_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7281\/8739914132_a80ee90dc6_n.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Either the internet didn&#8217;t have any info on it that night, or I was too stupid to consider searching (probably the latter) &#8211; but I finally identified the sunglasses in question <a href=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7292\/12061188205_fbf4f22b46_o.png\">two months after<\/a>. It was a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matsudaeyewear.com\/#M3023SG\">Matsuda M3023<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This is the story of my long wait to acquire these babies&#8230; oh and of course a review on them as well \ud83d\ude09<!--more--><!-- \/\/ --><\/p>\n<h1>The Search<\/h1>\n<p>Shortly after narrowing down the name and brand, it was fairly simple to find where I could actually <em>buy it.<\/em>. I then tried checking for any local suppliers (there were none at the time). Since the M3023 comes in two sizes, this posed quite a problem; because if I was going to drop $500 on a pair of sunglasses, I wanted see if they actually suited me in the first place, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">I know for a fact that any Ray-Ban doesn&#8217;t look good on me &#8211; but Oakleys usually do<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> and that also meant being able to try <em>both<\/em> sizes.<\/p>\n<p>There <em>was<\/em> a local hit on <em>Sulit.ph<\/em> for the larger sized version &#8211; and as luck would have it, the seller was actually kind enough to be willing to meet up so I could try them on without having to buy them &#8211; faith in humanity restored!<\/p>\n<p>My friends and I thought they looked <a href=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com\/b179027ccddb11e2b0d822000ae80177_7.jpg\">pretty good<\/a> &#8211; which sealed the deal; I <em>was<\/em> going to get one&#8230; the question remaining was <strong>which size<\/strong> &#8211; as I haven&#8217;t gotten to try the smaller variant.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 7 months to January 2014; a new optical store in SM Aura called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ronnieandjoe\">Ronnie &#38; Joe<\/a> had just opened. They&#8217;re [currently] the <em>sole<\/em> distributor of the Matsuda line in the Philippines. And thank god for that! I was able to visit the shop and confirm beyond any doubt that the smaller size indeed was a better fit!<\/p>\n<p>Even better was they were selling the entire Matsuda line at 20% off than when you would get it in the US. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">I&#8217;m guessing this has something to do with shipping straight from Japan<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> So that&#8217;s like Php18k instead of Php24k &#8211; <em>huge<\/em> savings! <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">4 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">They can even do a 0 interest instalment for 6 months which adds icing on the cake<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that&#8217;s where my luck ended. The color way I wanted wasn&#8217;t included in the initial stock order. Not only that, but it was revealed that they had stopped producing the color way altogether &#8211; which meant it would never be restocked ever again <em>anywhere.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>I had no choice but to get it at full price from the US. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1120_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">5 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">It wasn&#8217;t really an issue &#8211; since I <em>was<\/em> ready to get it at that price to begin with. Of course, being pinoy, one can&#8217;t help the urge to squeeze as much value as you can out of a purchase.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1120_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> My <em>consuelo de bobo<\/em> (fool&#8217;s consolation) was knowing that not as many people around the world will get to own that particular color way.<\/p>\n<p>Lady Luck didn&#8217;t abandon me entirely though. The moment I decided to source it from the US, I learned that a friend&#8217;s uncle was visiting the next week. That very night, after confirming his address and willingness to bring it home, I placed the order &#8211; and a few days later, my seven month journey of acquiring the M3023 had come to a close.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/gallery\/set\/72157639926533856\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3746\/12032248494_e5da873534_n.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"caption bottom\">Click on image to visit the M3023 gallery<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1120_1();\">Notes<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1120_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1120_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1120_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Notes<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1120_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1120_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1120_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">He actually wore two variants of it: a Silver\/Cobalt frame with gradient lens &#38; a Gold\/Black frame with solid red lens. 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