Description
The tortoiseshell acetate is the deep, classic variety — dark amber and burnt sienna patches on a near-black ground, the kind of patterning that shifts between rich brown and glowing amber as the light catches it from different angles. Substantial and confident in its thickness, the frame carries the double brow bar with the same architectural clarity as the black edition, here given additional warmth and visual depth by the tortoise pattern playing across every surface. The rounded teardrop lens shape fills generously within the frame, and the overall effect is of a frame that could belong to any decade from the 1970s to today — genuinely timeless in the truest sense of the word.
Where the ebony veneer temples of the black edition read as dark and graphic, the walnut veneer temples of this colourway introduce a completely different natural warmth — honey-toned with a fine, flowing grain that mirrors the amber palette of the tortoiseshell front in perfect chromatic harmony. The walnut’s characteristic warm brown tones pick up the lighter amber patches in the acetate, creating a visual conversation between the two natural materials that makes this colourway feel cohesive and considered rather than contrasted. Each pair of walnut veneer temples carries its own unique grain signature — no two exactly alike. The branded logo hardware at the temple mid-point is rendered in warm-toned metal here, sitting naturally against the walnut rather than contrasting with it. Spring hinges at the join provide the same reliable, flexible fit as the black edition — flexing to accommodate and returning to position precisely.
Deep forest green polarized 1.1mm lenses are the natural partner for this colourway — the green tint enhances contrast and colour richness in bright conditions, and its warmth complements the amber tortoise and walnut palette in a way that grey or smoke lenses simply could not. Polarization eliminates glare from every reflective surface and full UVA/UVB protection delivers serious eye defence through the longest days outdoors.
At 58mm the lens commands the face with full aviator presence — 20mm bridge, 145mm walnut veneer temples — the same precise and comfortable fit as the black edition, in its warmest expression.
Every pair arrives in a complimentary handcrafted bamboo hard case — sustainably finished and gift-ready — accompanied by a soft microfibre cleaning pouch.
Warm. Characterful. Unmistakably natural.
