Retro Round Sunglasses
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Retro Round
Sunglasses
A small metal oval with a coiled spring detail running along each temple. Six lens colourways.
Polarised lenses with anti-glare treatment and full UV400 filtering.
Small, and not apologising for it
This is a deliberately small frame. The lens is cut as a short oval that sits close to the eye, which is the opposite of what most sunglasses do, and the effect on the face is sharper and more graphic than a wide frame can manage. It works because the rim is thin enough to read as a line rather than a border.
Photographed here in the amber-lens finish. The same frame carries all six colourways.
Wound at the temple
The front is thin metal closed into a short oval on each side, joined by a slim bridge with nose pads on metal arms. Nothing on the front competes with the lens colour, which is the whole point of a frame cut this small.
The detail lives on the arms. A tightly coiled section is wound around each temple just behind the hinge, so the frame reads plain from the front and worked in profile. Past the coil the arm runs thin and straight into a moulded black tip.
Where it sits
- A small oval that sits close to the eye rather than covering the socket
- Nose pads on metal arms set the height and keep the rim off the cheek
- A thin rim keeps the weight low — the frame is barely felt across the nose
- The coiled temple sits above the ear, clear of where glasses usually press
- Reads deliberately small on any face, which is the look rather than a fit issue
Filtered, not just tinted
The lenses are polarised with an anti-glare treatment and full UV400 filtering across UVA and UVB. Polarisation is what removes the flat white shine off a wet road, a windscreen or open water; UV400 is the protection figure, and it is the number worth reading on any pair.
The lighter tints — the peach, the pale blue — read as everyday lenses rather than bright-sun ones; the amber and the dark grey are the pair to take out at midday.
Six lenses, one frame
Five colourways use the gold-tone rim; Blue is the same frame in a pale metal finish.
Why it costs what it costs
A small metal oval is more fiddly to build than a big one. The rim has to hold its curve over a short span, the coiled temple is a separate piece wound onto the arm, and a polarised lens costs more than a tint. None of that is where the usual shelf price comes from.
We sell direct. There is no shop floor between the frame and you and no distributor taking a cut on the way, so the retail margin that normally sits on top of a build like this is simply not in the price. What that money pays for instead is the lens — polarised with UV400 on all six colourways, rather than the good lens being reserved for one finish.
- Sold direct — no retail margin stacked on the frame
- Polarised, UV400 lenses rather than a plain tint
- Metal rim and metal hinges instead of moulded plastic joints
- Nose pads on adjustable arms, so one frame fits a range of bridges
- Six lens colourways at one price
| Frame | Metal alloy, plated finish |
|---|---|
| Finishes | Gold-tone and pale metal |
| Rim | Full rim, small oval |
| Hinge | Metal barrel hinge |
| Bridge | Slim bar with nose pads on metal arms |
|---|---|
| Temples | Slim metal with a coiled section and black tips |
| Lens | Polarised with anti-glare treatment |
| UV protection | UV400, UVA and UVB |
1 × Retro Round Sunglasses · 1 × case · 1 × cleaning cloth
Is it too small for a wide face?
It sits small and close to the eye, which is the whole point of the shape.
Can the nose pads be adjusted?
Yes. They sit on metal arms and can be pinched closer or eased apart by hand to raise or lower the frame. Any optician will do it in a minute if you would rather not.
What does polarised actually change?
It removes the flat glare that bounces off horizontal surfaces — wet tarmac, a car bonnet, water, snow. Colours look deeper and you squint less. It is separate from UV filtering, which this lens also carries at UV400.
Does the coiled temple catch hair?
It sits flat against the arm and is wound tight, so it behaves like any metal temple. It is a visual detail, not a raised one.
Will the plated finish wear?
It keeps its finish best when the pair goes back into its case rather than loose into a bag.
How should it be cleaned?
Rinse under cool water to lift grit, then dry with the cloth supplied. Dry-wiping a dusty lens is what causes the fine scratching people blame on the coating.
Six colourways, and not many of each
Each finish is held in a small run. The amber and the pale blue are the two that go first, and when a colourway goes it is not always brought back.
Pick your colourway above and add it to the bag. If it is not right on your face, send it back — the only thing you risk is missing the one you wanted.