A pair of spectacles comprising a front assembly mount and a pair of arms which extend from respective opposing lateral lugs of the front mount, there being defined on each arm an internal lateral flank, which is directed towards the head with the spectacles being worn, and an opposing external lateral flank, said spectacles comprising on at least one of the arms a respective support element, which is mounted in an articulated manner to the external flank of the arm in the region of a portion of the arm near the respective lug for articulation to the mount and which extends in the direction of longitudinal development of the arm behind the external flank and with a predetermined spacing from the external flank of the arm, the support element carrying a surface, which is visible from the outer side with the spectacles being worn and which is intended to be decorated or to support decorative patterns, said spectacles comprising hinge type articulation means between the support element and the corresponding arm so that the support element can be rotatably moved about the axis of the hinge between a closed position, in which the support element extends near the arm behind the external flank of the arm, and an open position, in which the support element is moved away from the arm, said hinge type articulation means of the support element with the arm comprising resilient return means for the support element towards the closed position, characterized in that said resilient return means comprise a box-shaped cover for containing a tie-rod, to which there is fitted a helical spring along a longitudinal axis of the tie-rod, said helical spring being active between an abutment of the tie-rod and an abutment block which is fixedly joined to the cover, the block being passed through by a cylindrical recess which is orientated parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tie-rod, said tie-rod being inserted inside said recess with a sliding type connection, the box-shaped cover being fixedly joined to the arm and the support element being articulated in a hinge-like manner with one end of the tie-rod projecting at the outer side of the cover, and in that the end of the support element which is connected in a hinge-like manner to the tie-rod is formed with a cam-like profile which allows stable positioning of the support in the closed and open positions, but which brings about a rapid movement toward the closed position, resiliently urged by the spring, when it is moved slightly from the open position toward the closed position or a rapid movement towards the open position, resiliently urged by the spring, when it is moved slightly from the closed position towards the open position. said spectacles comprising on at least one of the arms a respective support element, which is mounted in an articulated manner to the external flank of the arm in the region of a portion of the arm near the respective lug for articulation to the mount and which extends in the direction of longitudinal development of the arm behind the external flank and with a predetermined spacing from the external flank of the arm, the support element carrying a surface, which is visible from the outer side with the spectacles being worn and which is intended to be decorated or to support decorative patterns, said spectacles comprising hinge type articulation means between the support element and the corresponding arm so that the support element can be rotatably moved about the axis of the hinge between a closed position, in which the support element extends near the arm behind the external flank of the arm, and an open position, in which the support element is moved away from the arm, said hinge type articulation means of the support element with the arm comprising resilient return means for the support element towards the closed position, characterized in that said resilient return means comprise a box-shaped cover for containing a tie-rod, to which there is fitted a helical spring along a longitudinal axis of the tie-rod, said helical spring being active between an abutment of the tie-rod and an abutment block which is fixedly joined to the cover, the block being passed through by a cylindrical recess which is orientated parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tie-rod, said tie-rod being inserted inside said recess with a sliding type connection, the box-shaped cover being fixedly joined to the arm and the support element being articulated in a hinge-like manner with one end of the tie-rod projecting at the outer side of the cover, and in that the end of the support element which is connected in a hinge-like manner to the tie-rod is formed with a cam-like profile which allows stable positioning of the support in the closed and open positions, but which brings about a rapid movement toward the closed position, resiliently urged by the spring, when it is moved slightly from the open position toward the closed position or a rapid movement towards the open position, resiliently urged by the spring, when it is moved slightly from the closed position towards the open position.