Whether following the dusty procession of The Magnificent Seven or the mounting tension of Bad Day at Black Rock, director John Sturges understood that the smallest gesture—a hand resting on a holster, the tilt of a hat, a long silence beneath an unforgiving sky—could speak louder than words. This handsome spectacle honors the consummate craftsman whose widescreen epics redefined the American West for a new generation.
Sturges returned time and again to characters tested by circumstance and defined by tenacity. These were stories told on a monumental scale without ever losing sight of the people at their center, each frame revealing a director equally attentive to the sweeping horizons as to the smallest expressions of character. The worlds he created reflected real terrains, yet remained unmistakably his own, producing cinematic landscapes where patience and purpose leave an impression long after the journey has ended.
A modern interpretation of the spectacles Sturges wore throughout the 1960s, this refined Panto silhouette is shaped with unmistakable resolve. In the rare Rover color story, its thick acetate shifts with the changing light, from the shimmering clarity of morning to the burnished glow of late afternoon, its generous proportions and meticulously resolved details moving comfortably among the long shadows, empty roads, and mysterious monuments of American myth.
Sturges
COLOR: ROVER
YEAR: SPRING 2020
EDITION: 168/450
FRAME STAMP: JMMSTLRX-20
HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN
Whether following the dusty procession of The Magnificent Seven or the mounting tension of Bad Day at Black Rock, director John Sturges understood that the smallest gesture—a hand resting on a holster, the tilt of a hat, a long silence beneath an unforgiving sky—could speak louder than words. This handsome spectacle honors the consummate craftsman whose widescreen epics redefined the American West for a new generation.
Sturges returned time and again to characters tested by circumstance and defined by tenacity. These were stories told on a monumental scale without ever losing sight of the people at their center, each frame revealing a director equally attentive to the sweeping horizons as to the smallest expressions of character. The worlds he created reflected real terrains, yet remained unmistakably his own, producing cinematic landscapes where patience and purpose leave an impression long after the journey has ended.
A modern interpretation of the spectacles Sturges wore throughout the 1960s, this refined Panto silhouette is shaped with unmistakable resolve. In the rare Rover color story, its thick acetate shifts with the changing light, from the shimmering clarity of morning to the burnished glow of late afternoon, its generous proportions and meticulously resolved details moving comfortably among the long shadows, empty roads, and mysterious monuments of American myth.
Handsome Panto-shaped spectacles handcrafted from 10mm cured cellulose acetate frame in Green, with double-laminated temples composed of Clear Beige exteriors and Green interiors, and Armorlite 4-base lenses in Light Bottle Green; equipped with signature arrowhead front-pins in 18k Gold, as well as exposed ‘Original’ wirecores, custom 7-barrel hinges, and spur-shaped rivets all finished in Dark Gold, and inner-temple hallmarks foil-stamped in Gold.
Measurements
Size: MEDIUM
Temple Length: 148
Frame Total Width: 144
Lens Width: 50
Lens Height: 41
Bridge: 23
Composition
10mm CURED CELLULOSE ACETATE FRAME IN GREEN, WITH TEMPLES COMPOSED OF CLEAR BEIGE EXTERIORS AND GREEN INTERIORS, COMPLEMENTED BY ARMORLITE 4-Base LENSES IN LIGHT BOTTLE GREEN WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT
SIGNATURE ARROWHEAD FRONT PINS IN 18K GOLD
EXPOSED 'ORIGINAL' WIRECORES PLATED IN DARK GOLD
CUSTOM 7-BARREL HINGES PLATED IN DARK GOLD
SPUR-SHAPED RIVETS PLATED IN DARK 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