Independent eyewear & optometry — Portland, OR
Frames engineered for faces, not for trends.
A curated catalog of independent-maker frames. Every measurement published. Every price on the wall.
- Acetate / β-titanium / steel
- Frames $180–420
- Lens pricing published below
How we run the place
Buying glasses, run like engineering.
- 01
Measured
Twelve facial measurements before any frame is suggested.
- 02
Curated
Eight frames a season. If it made the wall, it earned it.
- 03
Transparent
Every price published — frames, lenses, extras. No surprise at the register.
- 04
For life
Adjustments, tightening, and re-fits are free for as long as you own them.
The catalog · AW26
Eight frames. Every spec published.
The wall at 412 Franklin. Every frame at eye level. Every price beside it.
Materials
Three materials. Zero mystery.
Everything on the wall is one of these. The shelf tag says which.
Japanese acetate
Cut from cellulose sheet and hand-polished. Warm, dense, holds its color for decades.
22–31 g · hypoallergenicβ-titanium
Bends, returns, never complains. The lightest thing we sell.
9–14 g · corrosion-proofSurgical steel
Thin, exact, quietly durable. For people who like tools.
14–19 g · matte + polished
Fit
Fit is a number. Several, actually.
Lens, bridge, temple — printed inside every arm and on every shelf tag. We measure your face; the numbers do the rest.
- 49 · lens
- 21 · bridge
- 145 · temple
Lenses
Lens pricing, published like a menu.
- $95
Single vision
CR-39 with anti-reflective and hydrophobic coats included.
AR + hydrophobic included - $165
Thin single vision
1.67 high-index for stronger prescriptions. Same coats included.
AR + hydrophobic included - $265
Progressives
Digital free-form, measured to your frame and your posture.
AR + hydrophobic included
- Blue-filter +$40
- Photochromic +$90
- Polarized sun +$110
Same prices in store — on the wall, in 14-point type.
The exam
Thirty minutes. Zero upsell.
- 01
Scan
Pre-test imaging and baseline measurements.
- 02
Refraction
The one-or-two part, taken unhurried.
- 03
Health check
A careful look at the parts you never see.
- 04
Debrief
Your prescription explained, printed, and yours to keep.
Exam · $85 — credited toward any frame the same week.
Good glass changes what the world looks like. That is the entire point.
Process
One visit. Then we maintain it.
Measure
Face, bridge, pupil distance — logged to your file.
Select
Three to five frames that fit your numbers. Not forty that do not.
Cut & fit
Lenses edged to your frame, aligned to your face.
Wear
Come back anytime. Adjustments are free, forever.
Aftercare
The service ledger.
Posted prices, for the life of your frames.
Bought them somewhere else? Bring them in anyway.
- Adjustment & re-fit0.00
- Nose pads, replaced0.00
- Screws & tightening0.00
- Ultrasonic deep clean0.00
- Temple replacementat cost
- New lenses, your framefrom 95.00
Sourcing
Independent makers. Small numbers.
Hachiro Works
Sabae, Japan
Acetate, hand-tumbled 14 days
Brügg
Biel, Switzerland
β-titanium, watchmaker hinges
Norna
Stockholm, Sweden
Steel drawn to 0.8 mm
Alba Frameworks
Barcelona, Spain
Runs of 200, numbered
Worn daily, by people who notice.
Wearing · Vernier
Wearing · Datum
Wearing · Caliper
The practice
The people who fit you.
Two of us, on purpose. The person who measures you is the person who fits you — and the one who trues your temples in year six.
OD · OR LIC 8842
ABO-C · NCLE
Free fit tool
The Frame Fit Index
Five questions map your face shape and fit preferences to the frames actually worth trying on. No showroom, no guessing — a measured shortlist, sent to your inbox.
- 01Your face-shape reading and the fit numbers to shop by
- 02Three frame styles matched to your proportions
- 03Bridge and temple ranges that sit right on you
- 04A print-ready card to bring to the shop
The shop
One shop. On purpose.
Every fit checked by the same hands that measured you. That does not scale, and we know it.
412 Franklin St
Portland, OR 97209
| Tue – Fri | 10:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Sun – Mon | At the workbench |
Walk-ins welcome for browsing. Exams by appointment.
Visit
Book an exam — or just browse.
No account. No newsletter ambush. A person replies within one business day.
- (503) 555-0148
- hello@seeligoptics.com