A New Heirloom
A new design from an older time. Quality safety glasses, beautifully built to last.
Form Meets Function
Quality eyewear to elevate the memories made wearing them.
We wanted to create an iconic safety eyeglass that was handsome enough to make memories with and quality enough to pass down to your children.
These safety glasses are strong enough to handle a long day’s work and classic enough to keep wearing around town.
This design was inspired by the original safety eyeglasses manufactured by American companies in the 1920s. The glasses your grandfather wore that were so iconic and so quality that you could still safely use them today.
Vintage
Style Reverant of the 20’s
Wearing Brass Eye Safety Glasses will elevate the moments and memories you make when working on projects. They were designed to fit every face shape and evoke a utilitarian style that will be uniquely yours.
Iconic
Timeless generational design
These quality eyeglasses were built beautifully with generational durability in mind. From the seven-barrel hinge to the quarter-edged temples to the hypo-allergenic, cotton acetate frames to the iconic Phillips Screw front logo, they create a classic look that you can hand down to the next generation.
Heirloom
Built from the past for the future
The Double Cross
$129.00
The iconic Brass Eye “Double Cross” design was inspired by the original safety glasses created in the 1920s.
They are made with luxury cotton acetate and have custom hand built materials that are strong enough to wear for a generation with design classy enough to look good at every age.
Material Natural, hypo-allergenic, luxury cotton acetate
Lens Anti-fog, polarized, UV-400 polycarbonate
Certified Safety ANSI Z87.1 certified impact protection
Hinge Seven-barrel hinges with a custom metal temple cap
Temples Quarter-edged core straight back or Welder cables
Pins Raised rivet-head pins
Carry Case Custom stamped poly-vinyl carry sleeve
Extras Enamel pin + wooden safety strike matches
Free Shipping
Free shipping for any order over $100 in the Continental US. No code needed! Unfortunately, international shipping not available at this time.
Lifetime Warranty
Our lifetime warranty policy is simple. If your glasses break because of design or craftsmanship issues, you’ll get another pair! But if you step, kick, burn or break them yourself-that’s on you.
Easy Returns
On the off chance our glasses aren't the right fit or vibe, returns can be requested within 15 days of receiving your order, no questions asked! See our Return Policy below for more details.
Brass Eye FAQs
A new heirloom design from an older time. Quality safety glasses, beautifully built to last. Pass down the look with the memories made in them.
How did Brass Eye start?
The idea for Brass Eye started in 2017 in Chicago. While working on a project with his friend, Zack Wallace realized that every tool they had on their tool bench was beautifully designed and made to last, except their safety glasses.
Safety glasses are notoriously cheap, ugly and made to throw away. But their safety glasses were the only tool they used for 8 hours in the workshop. So why wasn’t it as quality and beautifully designed as their hand planes and drawing compasses they used?
So, he decided to start a new-old company. Where other craftsman, designers, hobbyists and professionals could have a beautiful, quality safety glass to wear, build beautiful things with and hand down to others.
Something that could get worn over time, to develop its own special scrapes and patina, so that when the next generation uses them, they're continuing a legacy.
It took almost a decade to create, design, engineer, manufacture, test and finish an iconic, industrial strength safety eyeglass but the Brass Eye Double Cross is here!
Brass Eye is the very first luxury, safety eyewear brand in the world. Where you can have style and safety at work and with each project.
What materials are used and where are these made?
The frames are made with luxury grade, natural, hypo-allergenic acetate that is incredibly durable, flexible and lightweight.
We chose acetate instead of nylon (which basically every other safety eyeglass uses) because it is light enough to wear all day, strong enough to last for years and will slowly mold to your face to create a look uniquely you.
The metal components for the hinges, internal cores and Phillips screw logo stamps are German silver.
The lens are a UV400, fog resistant, ultra light nylon.
These glasses were inspired in Chicago, designed in Denmark, tested in the foothills of Appalachia and manufactured by a close knit community at Studio 505 in the Ouhai District of Wenzhou, PRC.
What is your return and exchange policy?
On the off chance our glasses aren’t the right fit or vibe, returns can be requested within 15 days of receiving your order through our dedicated return portal here.
All glasses and packaging must be in new, undamaged and unworn condition to be eligible for a return.
To use our return portal: simply follow the link, enter your order details, choose the reason for the return and select your preferred return method.
Please note: We know this stinks but we do charge a 10% restocking fee and you are responsible for all return or exchange shipping charges.
Once your return is received, inspected and found in new and undamaged condition, you will receive a refund to your original purchase method.
If you need any assistance whatsoever, our Customer Service Team is available to help via email at hello@brasseye.co
What is your lifetime warranty policy?
Our lifetime warranty policy applies to all claims submitted. To see if you are eligible or to submit a warranty claim, follow the instructions here.
The lifetime warranty only applies to the original purchaser and covers manufacturer defects. Absolutely no warranties, refunds or replacements will be approved for user misuse, abuse, damage, destruction, neglect or lack of care.
So, if you run them over with your tractor or drop them on the driveway or hit them with an axe or leave them outside under hellish weather or shoot them with a gun or put them in a fire or lend them to a careless friend or in any other way shape or form cause the damage, that would obviously NOT qualify for a replacement.
But if we receive the item and the product itself has failed from a manufacturer error, we will absolutely approve your warranty and promptly send you a new pair!
How do I take care of my glasses?
After a hard day’s use, wipe them down, store them in their carrying case and place them in a place where they won’t get smashed, squished, kicked, bitten, stepped on, sat on, spit on or damaged in any other way.
In other words, when not using them, keep them safe but please don’t keep them secret.
