About Us

Spectacles Direct are a manufacturing optical dispenser offering high quality, cost effective spectacles. Our technicians create your bespoke eyewear on site to compliment your prescription ensuring the frames you have selected will enhance your lifestyle.

All of our spectacles are produced using the very best quality lenses including Zeiss, Kodak and Essilor. We know that the best lens designs and coatings optimise your eyesight which means you benefit from noticeably improved vision and reduced eye strain.

Spectacles Direct have built an excellent reputation for first class customer care and offer a 100% no quibble guarantee with every purchase. We appreciate how important it is to you to feel confident wearing your glasses everyday and we want to make sure you choose the best spectacles for you.

David Syme opened Spectacles Direct in 2004 after 30 years experience in the optical industry. He had a vision to sell quality spectacles at competitive prices to ensure his loyal Edinburgh customers would feel the spectacles they had chosen were great value for money. David truly believes “the customer is king” so you will be sure to receive excellent customer service which adds to an

already excellent overall customer experience

- that’s why our customers keep coming back!

Our showroom has over 3000 unique spectacles and sunglasses on display featuring an outstanding range of all the leading brands. Our buyers travel to Milan every year to ensure our collection has all the latest fashionable styles direct from Italy including designers such as  Ray-ban, Police, Oakley, Prada, D&G, Givenchy and Fila. 

As the world gravitates towards internet shopping we have decided to expand our web store to offer the same collection of spectacles and sunglasses, so everyone no matter where you are in the world can benefit from our fantastic service and an ever changing collection of the most current stylish frames direct from Italy. We all have such busy life’s which means ordering your spectacles on-line allows you the time to go out and see the things you really want to see in your free time.

Spectacles Direct are dedicated to offering you the very best service for your unique Spectacles.