Prescription Glasses Persol PO7007V 1069 Matte Gold/Gold, Prescription Ready Yes, Lens width 49mm, Temple length 145mm, Bridge 19mm, Genre Man. It was in 1917 when began the story of Persol, more specifically in Turin, when Giuseppe Ratti, photographer and owner of a lens, manufactured technically advanced glasses are designed to meet the demands of racers, who required comfort, protection and optimum viewing. The success of these sunglasses, led him to create the brand Persol, which comes from the use of glasses "for the sun.