Cutler and Gross 0004 Aviator Opticals

Some frames announce themselves. The 0004 Aviator Opticals take the opposite approach, using the familiar aviator outline in a pared-back way that works as well in a meeting as it does off duty.

The four finishes are all about tone. Rhodium is the cool, near-silver option. Rose Gold brings a warmer flush. 18K Gold is the richest of the set. And 24K Yellow Gold + 18K Rhodium mixes warm and cool in a single frame, which is handy if your watch and your rings disagree with each other.

On the face this is a true aviator proportion: wide across the eye, tapering gently below, so it suits anyone who can carry a frame with presence. It is not a small or retiring shape, and it is not trying to be.

Cutler and Gross is a British eyewear house and its frames are handcrafted. Next Level Optical is an authorised dealer; your prescription lenses are fitted before we send the glasses out.