Round Metal Readers
- 48 mm
- 16 g
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The plain black reader at the plain price, for every room that needs a spare pair.
The same power in both eyes. Ready readers are not a substitute for an eye test. Lens guide
Choose a power before adding it.
Most people who wear readers own four pairs and can find one. This is the one to buy three of: an injected black rectangle with spring hinges and the same aspheric lens as the dearer frames, at the lowest price in the range because the frame is moulded rather than cut.
Moulded plastic marks more easily than sheet acetate and the hinge pin is moulded in, not riveted, so it will be a little looser in five years. Same power in both eyes, average centres, not a substitute for an eye test.
| Lens width | 53 mm (size M) |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 17 mm |
| Temple length | 140 mm |
| Frame material | Injected acetate (propionate), 3 mm |
| Lens material | Aspheric CR-39, hard-coated |
| Filter or power | +1.0 to +3.0 in 0.5 steps, same power both eyes |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Hinge type | Spring hinge |
| Nose pads | Moulded into the frame |
| Case included | Slip case and cloth |
Materials. Injected propionate frame, CR-39 reading lenses
Care. Lukewarm water, washing-up liquid, the cloth. No alcohol, no heat.
Worn first. Six of us wore this frame daily for a month before it was listed. The weight and the hinge type above are what we measured, not what the supplier told us.
Orders from €70,00 ship free; below that it is €4,50. Two to three working days in Finland, three to six for most of the EU.
Anything unworn, in its case, can come back within 30 days. Hinges and lens coatings are covered for 2 years. The full policy.
From 209 people who bought the Black Rectangular Readers and were asked six weeks later.
Measured my old pair as the fit guide said, ordered the matching size, and it sat right without a visit to the optician for bending. The weight on the page was the weight on my kitchen scales.
Second frame. The first was glazed by my optician without any fuss - she liked that the demo lens was already the right shape.
Exactly as described, including the part about the coating smudging. It does. The cloth set sorted it, but I would have liked that in bigger letters.
Ready readers come in one frame size (M) and are chosen by power. If you already own a pair that works, order the same power. If not, this is a rough starting point by age, and an optician’s eye test is the accurate one.
| Power | Typical age | Comfortable at |
|---|---|---|
| +1.0 | 40–44 | Arm’s length, a laptop |
| +1.5 | 45–49 | A book held comfortably |
| +2.0 | 50–54 | A book, a phone |
| +2.5 | 55–59 | Close print, labels |
| +3.0 | 60+ | Very close work |
Ready readers have the same power in both eyes. They are not a substitute for an eye test.