Eye Glasses & Frames in Bangkok
 

I forgot the name/address of the section of Bangkok where there are over a dozen eyeglass frame/lens shops in BK. I bought 3 pair of genuine Cartier and B&G frames for 1/3 US price 2 years ago. The name of the shop was something like Charon (they have several shops in BK) but I want the one in the eyeglass district. Does anyone know the correct spelling?? A friend leaves Thursday for BK.
Also, for a night market experience and buy decent quality knock-off watches would you recommend the seedy Patpong or Suan Lum market??
Thanks.

Stan, If you've lost an old post of yours, click on your name and all of your posts will be listed. That might be a good way to find the info you are looking for.

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patpong would be the place for knock-off watches or along silom rd...

The chain is Top Charoen Optical- the area is around Phetburi Road - runs parallel to Rama I road that becomes Ploenchit road - Phetburi is the one with Pantip Plaza (computers) and Pratunam Markets. Glasses - main shop area is between Pantip to the west towards Phaya Thai road (MKB and Asia Hotel and the skytrain route)

There is (or at least was) a Top Charoen in the Pratunam Centre opposite Pratunam markets on the corner and there are very many more around town.

Watches - Knockoffs - Patpong but bargain very hard - also many many of the small tailor shops also have a lot of knockoffs out the back!