Sterling Round Sunglasses
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Sterling Round
Sunglasses
A true circle in thin metal, with a raised medallion at each hinge and a moulded black tip. Six colourways, including one left clear.
Polarised lenses with anti-glare treatment and full UV400 filtering on the tinted colourways.
A circle, not an oval
Most round eyewear is really an oval that has been softened at the ends. This one is drawn as a full circle, which is a harder shape to wear and a more deliberate one to choose. The rim is kept thin so the circle reads as an outline rather than a mass, and the bridge sits high, which is what stops the frame sliding down a face it was not measured for.
Photographed here in Gold Black. The same circle carries all six finishes.
Built thin on purpose
The rim is a single run of thin metal closed into a circle on each side and joined by a slim bridge bar. Nose pads sit on short metal arms, so the height on the nose is set rather than accepted, and the whole front weighs very little for the area it covers.
A raised round medallion sits on the outer face of each temple just behind the hinge, and the arm runs back slim and straight into a moulded black tip that curves behind the ear. There is no bulk anywhere except that one detail.
Where it sits
- A medium round that covers the eye without reaching the brow line
- The high bridge keeps the circle sitting up rather than sliding down
- 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
- Moulded tips curve behind the ear rather than gripping it
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.
Gold Optical is supplied with an untinted lens — a frame rather than a sun lens. The other five are tinted, and the gradients run darker at the top and clear towards the bottom.
Six finishes, one circle
Four finishes use the gold-tone rim; Black and Black Blue are the same circle in dark metal, and Silver Pink Gradient uses the pale rim.
Why it costs what it costs
A thin metal circle is not the cheap way to build a round frame. A rim bent true to a full circle has nowhere to hide an error, barrel hinges cost more than pressed pins, 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 across the tinted 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 finishes at one price, including an untinted option
| Frame | Metal alloy, plated finish |
|---|---|
| Finishes | Gold-tone, dark metal and pale metal |
| Rim | Full rim, true round |
| Hinge | Metal barrel hinge |
| Bridge | Slim bar with nose pads on metal arms |
|---|---|
| Temples | Slim metal with a raised medallion and black tips |
| Lens | Polarised with anti-glare treatment (tinted finishes) |
| UV protection | UV400, UVA and UVB |
1 × Sterling Round Sunglasses · 1 × case · 1 × cleaning cloth
Does a round frame suit a round face?
It is the shape usually advised against, because it repeats the line of the face. That said, a true circle with a thin rim reads as a graphic choice rather than a soft one, which changes the answer for a lot of people. Try it before ruling it out.
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.
What is the Gold Optical finish?
The same frame supplied with an untinted lens. It is bought as a frame — for the look, or to be reglazed to prescription — rather than as a sun lens. The lens still carries UV protection.
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 finishes, and not many of each
Each colourway is held in a small run. The gold-tone pairs go first and the pink gradient rarely lasts a season — when a finish 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.