Saddle Bridge Glasses

Saddle bridge glasses date back to the time period before nose pads had been invented, during the 1920's. Also known as W bridge glasses. Saddle bridge glasses were an invention unto themselves, predated by the straight and uncomfortable nose bridge that didn't sit well on the nose nor fit well on the face. Rimless saddle bridge glasses were common from about 1880 until the nose pad was invented in the 1920s.

Rimless Saddle Bridge Glasses

While the saddle bridge is found on many styles of antique eyeglasses, they are most pronounced on rimless glasses with a saddle bridge. With rimless glasses the saddle bridge attaches to the lenses and is clearly distinct, while with other saddle bridge frames the connect to the actual frames making it harder to distinguish the W bridge.

Steve Jobs Glasses

We get many queries from people looking for Steve Jobs Glasses, those iconic round rimless glasses Steve Jobs Famously wore. Steve wore Lunor saddle bridge glasses. They look strikingly similar to the saddle bridge glasses frames from the turn of the century that we sell. We do not sell Lunor frames as they are not genuine vintage. We mostly sell gold saddle bridge glasses since that was what was most common but we also have them in silver.