The Hayton 18k represents Oliver Peoples at the upper end of its offer — a round pantos-influenced shape in translucent acetate with 18k gold-plated hardware at every metal point of contact. The 18k designation is not ornamental terminology: the hinge hardware, saddle bridge fittings, and temple tips are plated in 18-carat gold, giving the frame a warmth and permanence that standard metal fittings do not achieve. In Sencha, the acetate is a translucent sage — a pale, slightly grey green that sits in the same register as the colour of ceremonial tea: quiet, considered, not easily categorised. The translucency means the lens colour interacts with the frame colour: the Cognac Mirror lenses cast a warm, reflective amber light back toward the face, and through the Sencha acetate this warmth is filtered and softened. At $1,059 CAD, this is a frame you buy once.