Cutler and Gross 9347 Square Opticals xmerch1-vilda Jet Black takes the shine

Jet Black takes the shine out entirely

A perfect circle is a hard thing to get right

Cobalt Blue and Sage Green are the more expressive choices

with the proprietary spiral hinge doing the work of a screwed hinge in a fraction of the space

so both options here are big

Cutler and Gross 9347 Square Opticals xmerch1-vilda Jet Black takes the shineDeep, dark and handcrafted: the 9347 is a square optical frame cut from acetate in a single colourway, Obsidian. Obsidian is not simply black. It carries more depth than that, and against a square front four clean sides, softened corners it gives the frame a solidity that flatter colours cannot. This is a frame that looks serious in a room and quietly expensive up close, which is generally the point of buying handmade eyewear at all. Lens width is