Long, lean, and ready for trouble, the BANDIT is a hard-edged aviator inspired by the fast cars and tough women of Smokey and the Bandit. First released in Spring 2020, its wide double bridge and hard horizontal brow draw on the film’s light-footed strain of American outlaw style, with the same easy defiance and low-slung automotive attitude.
In late-’70s road cinema, the aviator belonged as naturally to the highway as worn denim, CB chatter, and the finely tuned machine. Burt Reynolds wore his hovering over the titular maverick’s mustachioed grin, their broad lenses keeping his intentions inscrutable as he drove on the ragged edge.
Expansive lenses dominate this 100% beta-titanium frame, bordered by narrow eye-rims and balanced by slender temples with ‘tailfin’ tips bringing a glint of insolence to the profile. Exacting construction tempers its cinematic bravado, each polished detail tuned to the headlong rhythm of the film’s cross-country chase.
Bandit
Limited production batch of
450
pieces
AVAILABLE IN
2 COLORS
1,900 USD
COLOR: JPS
YEAR: SUMMER 2020
EDITION: 56/450
FRAME STAMP: JMMBT-46
HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN
Long, lean, and ready for trouble, the BANDIT is a hard-edged aviator inspired by the fast cars and tough women of Smokey and the Bandit. First released in Spring 2020, its wide double bridge and hard horizontal brow draw on the film’s light-footed strain of American outlaw style, with the same easy defiance and low-slung automotive attitude.
In late-’70s road cinema, the aviator belonged as naturally to the highway as worn denim, CB chatter, and the finely tuned machine. Burt Reynolds wore his hovering over the titular maverick’s mustachioed grin, their broad lenses keeping his intentions inscrutable as he drove on the ragged edge.
Expansive lenses dominate this 100% beta-titanium frame, bordered by narrow eye-rims and balanced by slender temples with ‘tailfin’ tips bringing a glint of insolence to the profile. Exacting construction tempers its cinematic bravado, each polished detail tuned to the headlong rhythm of the film’s cross-country chase.
Rugged, action-ready spectacles composed of 100% beta titanium eye-rims, top bar, and temples in Polished Dark Gold with Polished Black fronts, complemented by Armorlite 2-base lenses in Olive; equipped with custom monoblock hinges in Polished Dark Gold with Silver Palladium details, temple tips in Polished Silver Palladium with hand-painted Burgundy epoxy details, and nose pads in Polished Luster Gold.
Measurements
Size: WIDE
Temple Length: 147
Frame Total Width: 148
Lens Width: 58
Lens Height: 43
Bridge: 17
Composition
100% BETA TITANIUM SPECTACLES IN POLISHED DARK GOLD WITH BLACK AND SILVER PALLADIUM ACCENTS, COMPLEMENTED BY ARMORLITE 2-BASE LENSES IN OLIVE WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT
POLISHED DARK GOLD EYE-RIMS WITH POLISHED BLACK FRONTS
POLISHED DARK GOLD TITANIUM TOP BAR
POLISHED DARK GOLD TITANIUM TEMPLES
CUSTOM MONOBLOCK HINGES IN POLISHED DARK GOLD WITH SILVER PALLADIUM DETAILS
POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM TEMPLE TIPS WITH BURGUNDY EPOXY TIPS
LUSTER GOLD POLISHED TITANIUM NOSE PADS
Italian-handcrafted hard leather case
Microfiber cleaning cloth/pocket square
Hard-shell, silk fabric-covered packaging
Letterhead press certificate with limited edition serial number and craftsmen signature
