Look unbothered at 180 mph in daring ’70s-inspired aviators recalling the oversized driving glasses of the Grand Prix’s heyday, when the paddock drew drivers, celebrities, photographers, and an assortment of beautiful troublemakers from Monaco to Monza. Wide, deep lenses give the silhouette an audacious span, while long, artfully cut temples draw its strapping front into a jaunty profile.
By the 1970s, Grand Prix racing had gone global in both speed and spectacle. The calendar moved between storied circuits and resort cities, carrying drivers whose tenacity and personal style made them emblems of a freer, more flamboyant age. The aviator became one of the era’s defining signatures, letting one preserve an air of composure behind tinted lenses, defying the extraordinary risks that gave the sport its charge.
The GRAND PRIX’s expansive front has the distinctive sweep of period driving glasses, allowing force and finesse to coexist within the same silhouette. Daring in proportion and impeccably resolved, these are spectacles shaped by an era when speed held the world’s attention and style held its own against the noise.
Grand prix
COLOR: BURGUNDY
YEAR: SUMMER 2023
EDITION: 00/350
FRAME STAMP: JMMGP-24
HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN
Look unbothered at 180 mph in daring ’70s-inspired aviators recalling the oversized driving glasses of the Grand Prix’s heyday, when the paddock drew drivers, celebrities, photographers, and an assortment of beautiful troublemakers from Monaco to Monza. Wide, deep lenses give the silhouette an audacious span, while long, artfully cut temples draw its strapping front into a jaunty profile.
By the 1970s, Grand Prix racing had gone global in both speed and spectacle. The calendar moved between storied circuits and resort cities, carrying drivers whose tenacity and personal style made them emblems of a freer, more flamboyant age. The aviator became one of the era’s defining signatures, letting one preserve an air of composure behind tinted lenses, defying the extraordinary risks that gave the sport its charge.
The GRAND PRIX’s expansive front has the distinctive sweep of period driving glasses, allowing force and finesse to coexist within the same silhouette. Daring in proportion and impeccably resolved, these are spectacles shaped by an era when speed held the world’s attention and style held its own against the noise.
Description: Daring, ’70s spectacles composed of a 10mm cured cellulose acetate frame in Burgundy, complemented by double laminated temples featuring Burgundy exteriors and Havana interiors, and Armorlite 6-base lenses in Rose Gradient; equipped with signature arrowhead front-pins in 18k Dark Gold, hidden ‘Ottertail’ wirecores, custom 7-barrel hinges, and spur-shaped rivet heads finished in Dark Gold, and inner-temple hallmarks foil-stamped in Gold.
Measurements
Size: MEDIUM
Temple Length: 144
Frame Total Width: 144
Lens Width: 56
Lens Height: 49
Bridge: 17
Composition
10MM CURED CELLULOSE ACETATE FRAME IN BURGUNDY, WITH DOUBLE-LAMINATED TEMPLES COMPOSED OF BURGUNDY EXTERIORS AND HAVANA INTERIORS, COMPLEMENTED BY ARMORLITE 6-BASE LENSES IN ROSE GRADIENT WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT
SIGNATURE ARROWHEAD FRONT-PINS IN 18K DARK GOLD
HIDDEN 'OTTERTAIL' WIRECORES FINISHED IN DARK GOLD
CUSTOM 7-BARREL HINGES FINISHED IN DARK GOLD
SPUR-SHAPED RIVET HEADS IN 10K GOLD
INNER-TEMPLE HALLMARKS FOIL-STAMPED IN GOLD
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