> In 1849, a young German optics graduate called John Bausch set off to America. Once there he met Henry Lomb,with whom he teamed up to open a daguerreotype shop in New York. In 1937 Bausch and Lomb created the Aviator and Ray Ban was born . The company kept producting great sunglasses and in 1952 came up with another classic: the Wayfarer . Since 2006 , their popularity hasn't stopped growing. <