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{{Infobox Company Pattani Opticians (pronounced /*****/ in English) is an Indian optical retail chain company known for its make avail of global reputed brands of Sunglasses, Frames & contact Lenses in India. It is a division of one of the prominent optical manufacturer and exporters company Stylrite Industries India. The companies’ motto is "to provide a crystal clear vision to all human being who has the vital right to view the lucid picture of the micro as well as macro conception of this cosmos."
 * Name            = Pattani Opticians
 * logo            =
 * Foundation      = 1965 by Mr. Mahendra A. Shah
 * location_city   = Mumbai
 * location_country = India
 * key_people      = Mahendra A. Shah, Mr. Chandrakant A. Shah, Mr.  Suresh A. Shah,         Mr. Bipin A. Shah, Mr. Amit M. Shah, Mr. Pinakin C. Shah, Mr. Vikram B. Shah
 * industry        = Optical Retails chain
 * products        = Sunglasses, Frames, Contact Lenses & Optical Lenses
 * services        = Contact Lens Clinics, Eye Test Consulting
 * num_employees   = 200-300
 * parent          = Stylrite Optical Industries, Mumbai(India)
 * slogan          = The favorite shelter of Global Brands!!!
 * homepage        =

Sixtieth Decade
The mother company SWASTIC OPTICAL CO. has its roots in 1964 when Mr. Mahendra A. Shah along with his brother Mr. Chandrakant A. Shah founded a company in a modest way, in Bombay (Mumbai), India. By sincere hard work and customer need identification and fulfill those, the firm grew steadily and soon acquired the unique position as one of the leading whole seller in the country. After two years the Shah Brothers started a manufacturing unit as STYLRITE OPTICAL INDUSTRIES at Bhayander, Thane, India. This company was the first to introduce indigenous anodized sides. Its GO_GO type goggles earned him the reputation as a man bobbing with new ideas. The fashion frames made out of strip have been much appreciated through out the globe. The newly developed frames with spring sides and folding as also frames with flexible temples which almost any face which are meant mainly for export have been well received in the Middle east and African Countries.

Seventieth decade
From 1974 company started export of their spectacle & Opthalmic Lenses by manufacturing latest fashion spectacle frames for number glasses and for sunglasses. Mr. Saha started his first tour & started export to Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Aden, Yar, Africa, and Saudi Arabia. Bahrain, Doha, UAE, UK & USA. Heuer introduced its first wrist chronograph in 1914. The crown was at the twelve o'clock position, as these first wrist chronographs were adapted from pocket chronographs. In 1916, Heuer introduced the "Micrograph", the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second. This model was soon followed by the "Semikrograph", a stopwatch that offered 1/50th of a second timing, as well as a split-second function (which allows the user to determine the interval between two contestants or events).

PATTANI OPTICIANS
Pattani Opticians, a retail show room was opened in Kalbadevi on 21st April, 1980 by Mr. Mahendra Shah and Brothers of Stylrite and Swastik Optical Co. with in a short span of Time the chain expanded to the prime location throughout Bombay(Mumbai), Walkeswar, HudgesRoad, Bandra, VileParle which is a mile stone for the new comers today. The retail chain is now in a growth age and deals with the global most reputed brands of the sunglasses, frames, as well as contact lenses product categories. The Brands like Tag Heuer, Gucci, Police, Calvin Klein, Fred, Versace, Swarovski, Dior, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and many more for Sunglasses and frames categories. For contact lenses, the Brand are like Freshkon, Freshlook, Johnson & Johnson Acuvue, Bausch & Lomb, Cooper vision, Biofresh and many more. By its customer friendly policies and verities of product choice it became one of the favorite retail brands among film celebrities, Models and fashion Designers from the city.

BRANDS AT STORES
The Brands like Tag Heuer, Gucci, Police, Calvin Klein, Fred, Versace, Swarovski, Dior, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and many more for Sunglasses and frames categories. For contact lenses, the Brands are like Freshkon, Johnsons & Johnsons Acuvue, Freshlook, Bausch & Lomb, Cooper vision, Bio fresh.

Awards
Under leadership of Mr. Shah the mother company won several awards and honors. Major among these include: •	Export performance Award for 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, and 1981-82 consecutively four years from Government of Maharastra.

•	The Company also received Plexcouncil Award for 1988-89, 1989-90, 1995-96 for 2nd best Exporter of Spectacle Frames by Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of commerce, Government of India.

•	Received Export Award on 25th November 1993 by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of commerce, and Government of India for the year 1991-92 & 1992-93 at President Hotel.

•	Silver Trophy from Minister of Industries Shri Javaharlas Darda for the year 1990-91 & 1991-92 consecutively.

•	First export Award for 2001-02, 2002-03 by Mr. S.B. Mukherjee Honorable Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Government of India on 11/2003 at ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton Hotel, Mumbai. The continuance award winning habit of Mr. Shah Led Company proves his credentials.