Reading glasses with Japanese optics

Japanese reading glasses – for precision in every detail

Strength: +1.6 (Often too strong to be used as pure reading glasses and lean more towards the feel of precision optics)
Weight: 14 grams.

When sharpening knives, it's all about seeing the details, especially when polishing kasumi with Japanese natural whetstones. You want to find microscopic scratches, the shape of the edge, and see reflections in the steel. This requires not only experience and feel, but also good eyesight. That's why we've brought in an unexpected but obvious side product: reading glasses from Japan.

Japan is known for its precision, and that certainly applies to optics. The strength is therefore perceived as stronger than equivalent strengths in reading glasses of simpler quality, such as those you find in your local grocery store.

The weight is only 14 grams, so little that you hardly notice them. They are used by many Japanese craftsmen and sharpeners who need magnification to work with the greatest accuracy.

Whether you use them for sharpening, reading, or everyday work, you will notice the difference.