# Cutler and Gross eyewear at Opticnet

Cutler and Gross was founded in 1969 in London by Graham Cutler and Tony Gross, two optometry students who opened a shop in Knightsbridge in 1971. What still sets the house apart is that it manufactures in-house: it owns a factory in the Cadore region of the Italian Dolomites, where the acetate is cut and polished. The identifying marks are a five-barrel hinge, metal pins in named patterns, sculpted temple tips and a gold-foil logo inside the temple.

Cutler and Gross was started in London in 1969 by two opticians, Graham Cutler and Tony Gross, who wanted to make eyewear that was fashion in its own right. From the start their frames were numbered instead of named, and to this day they are handmade in the brand's own workshop in the Italian Dolomites, a region with a long history of frame making.

The brand has dressed some wonderfully stylish faces, from David Hockney and Elton John to Grace Jones. Its best known screen moment is the film Kingsman: The Secret Service, where Cutler and Gross created the sharp square frames worn by Colin Firth and the other agents.

Each pair is built by hand from high grade Italian acetate, so it feels as good as it looks.

## Cutler and Gross collections we keep

- **Graham Cutler (GR)**: The line designed explicitly for smaller faces, scaling the house look into lighter proportions.
- **Aurum**: Ultra-light stainless steel plated in precious metals, including 18K and 24K gold, with adjustable nose pads.
- **The Great Frog**: The collaboration with the London silversmith: pure titanium handmade in Japan with silver metalwork. We keep the Bowie and the Richards.
- **14xx**: The main house acetate range, made at the brand's own factory in the Dolomites.

## Typical price

The showroom price for the Cutler and Gross frames we keep sits around 3,500 ILS, and online it is around 2,800 ILS. Frame only, without lenses. The price varies by model and stock rotates.

## Choosing Cutler and Gross in 2026

Cutler and Gross suits anyone who wants British character and a shape with a story. Sharp square Kingsman-style frames give elegant masculine presence; rounder tortoiseshell styles flatter a more artistic, relaxed look. Frames are numbered rather than logo-heavy - that is part of the charm.

Everything is handmade from Italian acetate in the Dolomites: colour depth, polish, and a quality feel that lasts years. If you like glasses that look carefully chosen rather than trend-bought, this is the house.

In 2026 havana, black and rich acetate colours lead. Try several shapes - proportion changes everything. We will recommend by face structure and personal style.

## Questions about Cutler and Gross

### I have a small face and most frames are too big. Is there a solution?

Yes, and it is exactly what the GR range was built to solve. Cutler and Gross created a whole line, named after Graham Cutler, that scales the same design language down for smaller and slighter faces. We keep several models from it, and the GR05 is among the smallest frames the brand makes. Worth coming in to try, because the difference against a standard frame is immediate.

### What is the Aurum range?

It is the four-digit series that starts with zeros. The frames are ultra-light stainless steel plated in precious metals: 18K gold, rose gold, white gold with rhodium and 24K gold. Most have adjustable nose pads, which means the way they sit on the nose can be set precisely, unlike the fixed saddle bridge on an acetate frame.

### Is everything made in Italy?

The acetate frames are, at the factory the brand owns in the Cadore region of the Dolomites. But the titanium models from The Great Frog collaboration are handmade in Japan. So the precise answer is Italy for the acetate and Japan for the titanium in that collaboration.

### How do you clean a Cutler and Gross frame properly?

By the manufacturer's instructions: spray lens spray on both sides of the lens, then, and this is the part most people miss, hold the rim around the lens you are cleaning rather than the temple, so you do not warp or break the frame. Wipe with the microfibre cloth that comes in the box. Never with clothing, soap, washing detergent or your breath. And do not wear them in a pool, the sea or a sauna.

## Where to buy

Opticnet is an authorized dealer for Cutler and Gross. Visit the boutique at Hei Be'Iyar 58, Kikar HaMedina, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, call +972-3-546-6180, or message WhatsApp +972-58-546-6182.

Opening hours: Sun-Thu 10:30-18:00, Fri 10:00-13:00.