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
AVAILABLE IN
1 COLOR
1,850 USD
COLOR: SOLAR
YEAR: SUMMER 2020
EDITION: 189/200
FRAME STAMP: JMMSX-3C
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 Dark Gold accents, complemented by acetate temple sleeves in Matte Havana and Armorlite 4-base lenses in Yellow 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 DARK GOLD ACCENTS, COMPLEMENTED BY ACETATE TEMPLE TIPS IN MATTE HAVANA AND ARMORLITE 4-BASE LENSES IN YELLOW GRADIENT WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT
POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM EYE-RIMS WITH POLISHED DARK GOLD FRONTS
POLISHED SILVER PALLADIUM TITANIUM TEMPLES
ACETATE TEMPLE TIPS IN MATTE HAVANA
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