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Pilot, metal

Vela Pilot, Black Steel

★★★★★ 4.8 · 298 reviews
€95,00

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A teardrop pilot with a double bridge, in matte black steel with a grey polarised lens.

  • Stainless steel
  • 24 g
  • 52 / 55 / 58 mm
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  • Shipping is free from €80,00
  • 30 days to return it unworn, in its case
  • Hinges and lens coatings guaranteed for 2 years

Our pilot shape: a teardrop lens, a bar across the brow, a thin steel rim. The lens sizes run larger than our other frames because the shape needs it - the S here is 52 mm. Polarised grey is standard, which cuts reflected glare off water and bonnets and is the lens to drive in.

Polarised lenses also hide some screens. Petrol-pump displays, some car dashboards and a phone held sideways can go dark or show a rainbow. It is physics, not a defect; if you spend the day on a screen outdoors, pick a plain tint.

Lens width (S / M / L)52 / 55 / 58 mm
Bridge14 mm
Temple length140 mm
Frame materialStainless steel
Lens materialNylon, UV400 protection
PolarisedDepends on the lens chosen
Weight24 g
Hinge typeStandard barrel
Case includedYes, hard case and cloth
  • Teardrop lens, double bridge
  • Sizes run 52 / 55 / 58 mm
  • Adjustable nose pads
  • Bayonet-style straight temples, 140 mm
  • Grey polarised as standard

The things about this piece that people write to us about. None of them is a fault, all of them are worth knowing first.

  • Polarised lenses blank out some LCD screens and dashboards
  • Thin metal bends
  • Straight temples do not hook behind the ear - they rely on nose pads for grip

Cleaning. Rinse after the sea. Dry with the cloth. Store in the case.

Protection. Every lens we sell, whatever its tint, is UV400: it blocks UVA and UVB up to 400 nm. The darkness of the tint has nothing to do with the UV filter.

Tested. Six people wore this frame for a month before it was listed. The drawbacks above are what they reported.

Orders from €80,00 ship free; below that it is €4,90. One to two working days in Italy, two to four for most of the EU.

Anything unworn, in its case with the cloth, can come back within 30 days. Hinges and lens coatings are covered for 2 years. The full policy.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5

From 298 people who bought the Vela Pilot, Black Steel and were asked six weeks later.

★★★★★
★★★★★

Measured my face at 138 mm, took the M as the guide said, and it sits exactly where the photo shows. First pair of sunglasses I have bought online that fit.

Marco D. · verified

★★★★★

The weight on the page is accurate. I wanted something light and the number told me which to buy before I had to try three.

Elena V. · verified

★★★★★

The polarised lens does blank my petrol pump screen at an angle, as warned. Still my favourite pair; just wish I had read the warning first instead of second.

Sam K. · verified

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