Generous in the lens and stark everywhere else, the only rules the SEXTON abides by are those of Gurney economy: lose what drags; keep the edge that matters. Named for Daniel Sexton Gurney, the racer-engineer who carried California hot-rod ingenuity onto the grandest circuits in Europe, this spectacle favors breadth over bulk, drawn wide across the face then pared to the point of poise.
Gurney understood how a minute intervention could alter the whole affair. His eponymous “flap” was little more than a strip at the trailing edge of a wing, yet it changed the wing’s relationship with the air. The SEXTON’s hairline detailing works a similarly sly perimeter, lending the expansive rim a fine, almost furtive finish. Slender temples and spare titanium construction keep the profile taut, with fine detailing concentrated at the edges and extremities.
The result is a sculptural, late-’70s silhouette rendered with the economy of racing hardware—an assertive horizontal span, finely edged and stripped of visual ballast.
Sexton
Limited production batch of
250
pieces
AVAILABLE IN
2 COLORS
1,800 USD
COLOR: SILVERFOX
YEAR: SUMMER 2020
EDITION: 233/250
FRAME STAMP: JMMSX-2O
HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN
Generous in the lens and stark everywhere else, the only rules the SEXTON abides by are those of Gurney economy: lose what drags; keep the edge that matters. Named for Daniel Sexton Gurney, the racer-engineer who carried California hot-rod ingenuity onto the grandest circuits in Europe, this spectacle favors breadth over bulk, drawn wide across the face then pared to the point of poise.
Gurney understood how a minute intervention could alter the whole affair. His eponymous “flap” was little more than a strip at the trailing edge of a wing, yet it changed the wing’s relationship with the air. The SEXTON’s hairline detailing works a similarly sly perimeter, lending the expansive rim a fine, almost furtive finish. Slender temples and spare titanium construction keep the profile taut, with fine detailing concentrated at the edges and extremities.
The result is a sculptural, late-’70s silhouette rendered with the economy of racing hardware—an assertive horizontal span, finely edged and stripped of visual ballast.
Sculptural ’70s-inspired spectacles composed of a 100% beta titanium frame in Polished Silver Palladium with Polished Black accents, complemented by acetate temple sleeves in Matte Black and Armorlite 4-base lenses in Kohaku Gradient; equipped with eye-rims, titanium temples, and custom monoblock hinges in Polished Silver Palladium, titanium nose pads in Polished Luster Gold, and inner-temple hallmarks foil-stamped in Silver.
Measurements
Size: MEDIUM
Temple Length: 147
Frame Total Width: 145
Lens Width: 57
Lens Height: 45
Bridge: 16
Composition
100% BETA TITANIUM SPECTACLES IN POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM WITH POLISHED BLACK ACCENTS, COMPLEMENTED BY ACETATE TEMPLE TIPS IN MATTE BLACK AND ARMORLITE 4-BASE LENSES IN KOHAKU GRADIENT WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT
POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM EYE-RIMS WITH POLISHED BLACK FRONTS
POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM TITANIUM TEMPLES
ACETATE TEMPLE TIPS IN MATTE BLACK
CUSTOM MONOBLOCK HINGES IN POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM
LUSTER GOLD POLISHED TITANIUM NOSE PADS
INNER-TEMPLE HALLMARKS FOIL-STAMPED IN SILVER
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