Diamond-Encrusted Sunglasses Are a Girl’s Best Friend

American Optical Services’ vision centers have already been sold, but now you’ll have a chance to buy what was once inside its two luxury boutiques.

Online bidding starts next week for more than 1,600 pairs of “one-of-a-kind exotic eyewear” that together carry a value of more than $1 million, according to a news release. That means you could be the lucky new owner of glasses that were showcased at the Bellissimo and MesmerEyes, two boutiques located in Las Vegas’s Bellagio, including specs that originally cost up to an eye-popping $30,000. Brands to be sold include Cartier, Maybach and Chrome Hearts. The buyer who may not be able to afford such luxury will perchance set her eyes on the likes of Maui Jim, Oakley and Palm Optical-branded items.

Lest you not make it right at the start of the online-only auction, you have until Sept. 24 to bid on sunglasses, all of which will be sold in lots. Want to look before you buy? If you can make it to Tiger Remarketing Services’ corporate headquarters in Las Vegas on Sept. 18, you’ll have a chance.

The parent company of American Optical Services, MacKeyser Holdings LLC, filed for bankruptcy protection in June with $58 million in debt. Earlier this month, a judge approved the sale of 18 vision and hearing centers run by American Optical and its sister company, Excela Hearing Services.

American Optical and Excela bought locations from retiring optometrists and ophthalmologists and put younger doctors in charge, enabling the new doctors to “[avoid] the need to build an entirely new patient base.” As part of the process, the company bought medical equipment and real-estate space, and its workers provided office support.

-Katy Stech contributed to this article.

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