We don't want you to buy another pair of sunglasses next year. Or the year after that.
When you invest in Method Seven aviation eyewear, we want these to be the sunglasses that stay in your flight bag for years. The pair that goes from aircraft to aircraft with you and becomes as familiar as the headset, avionics and other equipment you rely on every time you fly.
We don't make disposable eyewear. We make purpose built aviation sunglasses designed to be worth keeping.
Built for the Cockpit, Not the Beach
Pilots are willing to invest in equipment when it has an important job to do. You invest in your aircraft, avionics, headset, training and maintenance because the details matter in flight.
Your sunglasses shouldn't be an afterthought.
Flying creates a unique visual environment. Pilots move constantly between intense sunlight outside the aircraft and a shaded instrument panel. We look through windscreens and canopies, scan for traffic and terrain, read digital displays and spend hours wearing eyewear underneath an aviation headset or flight helmet.
That's why we believe pilot sunglasses should actually be designed around flying.
Purpose Built Should Be Something You Can Prove
Method Seven aviation eyewear is designed and engineered in house in Santa Cruz, California, with pilots, scientists and engineers involved in the process. Our products are developed around the realities of the cockpit: changing light, digital instruments, headsets, long flights, optical clarity, comfort and the visual information pilots depend on.
Our designs are also continually informed by feedback from the pilots who actually fly in them.
And while you can purchase Method Seven through our authorized dealers, you won't find our eyewear being sold under another brand's name. Our products are our own designs, developed for Method Seven around aviation from the beginning.
We didn't take a finished pair of sunglasses and create an aviation story around it.
The aviation story came first.
If You're Investing in Pilot Sunglasses, Invest in the Real Thing
Method Seven non-prescription aviation sunglasses range from $175 to $275. We know that's an investment.
We think it should buy you more than a logo.
It should buy thoughtful design, specialized lens technology, quality materials, craftsmanship, repairability and a company that will still care about your eyewear years after you bought it. If you're spending $200+ on aviation sunglasses, you deserve a product actually designed for the job, not simply marketed for it.
That's the difference we're interested in proving.
Every Detail Has a Job
Our aviation sunglasses aren't designed around a checklist of features that sound good in an ad. Each design decision should solve a real problem for the pilot wearing them.
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✈︎Lenses that are not polarized. Pilots searching for sunglasses that are not polarized have good reason. Polarization can interfere with the visibility of some digital cockpit displays, which is why our aviation lenses are non-polarized.
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✈︎Specialized aviation lens filtration. Our lens technology is designed to manage light while preserving useful visual information, contrast and optical clarity.
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✈︎Headset friendly designs. Frames and temples have to work comfortably with aviation headsets and flight helmets, including during long flights.
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✈︎UV protection and optical clarity. Aviators encounter demanding light conditions at altitude, beneath a canopy, inside the cockpit and on the ground.
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✈︎Materials selected for the job. Titanium, TR90, glass and other optical materials are selected with durability, comfort, optical quality and long-term use in mind.
Every detail has a job. If we can't explain why it's there, it shouldn't be there.
Built for Pilots. Proven by Pilots.
Anybody can say sunglasses were "built for pilots." We think the better question is: Who actually flies in them?
Method Seven aviation eyewear is worn throughout the aviation community by general aviation pilots, airline and commercial pilots, military pilots, test pilots, air racers, aerobatic competitors, airshow performers, STOL and backcountry pilots, glider pilots and other professional and recreational aviators.
Some spend hours on an airline flight deck. Some fly beneath a bubble canopy in direct sunlight. Some compete in aerobatics or air racing. Others spend their weekends flying general aviation aircraft across the country.
Different aircraft. Different missions. Same expectation: your eyewear has to work when you're flying.
Those pilots are also part of our development process. We listen to what they tell us about lenses, fit, headsets, comfort, visibility and real world flight conditions and use that feedback to continually inform our products.
Purpose built pilot sunglasses shouldn't just have a good aviation story.
They should earn their place in your flight bag.
We Want You to Keep Them
There is a fundamental difference between making something to be replaced and making something to be owned.
"I don't want someone to buy Method Sevens and feel like they need another pair next year. I want them to put thousands of hours, hundreds of flights and years of adventures on them. And when they need some attention, I want them to call us so we can help keep them flying."
— Jamie Mitchell, Pilot Brand Manager and Pilot, Method Seven
Method Seven aviation eyewear is made with materials chosen for durability and long term use, including hand tooled titanium, resilient TR90 and high quality optical materials. And when something eventually needs attention, our first answer isn't automatically "buy another pair."
We also believe repairability says something about how a product was made in the first place. If the answer to every scratched lens, worn component or minor problem is simply "throw them away and we'll send you another pair," it's fair to ask whether that eyewear was ever designed to last.
Our philosophy is different. If your Method Sevens can be repaired, adjusted, cleaned or refreshed, that's what we want to do. We built them to be worth taking care of, and we want to help you keep them flying.
Our White Glove Service includes:
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✈︎Complimentary tune ups and cleaning
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✈︎Replacement components
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✈︎Repairs whenever possible
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✈︎Lifetime warranty against factory defects on non-prescription eyewear
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✈︎Trade in and trade up options when it really is time to move on
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✈︎Real customer service from people who know our products
A great pair of pilot sunglasses shouldn't become trash because a nose pad, temple sleeve, screw or another serviceable component eventually needs attention.
We've been making aviation eyewear for more than a decade, and some customers have been flying in their Method Sevens for nearly as long.
That's not a problem with our business model. That's the point.
Not Disposable. Purpose Built. Proven in Flight.
We don't just slap a label on a pair of sunglasses and call them aviation eyewear. We design our own products, engineer them around the cockpit and continue learning from the pilots who fly in them.
Built for pilots. Proven by pilots. Supported for the long haul.
Buy them. Fly them. Take care of them. Let us take care of them too.
Years from now, when you reach into your flight bag before climbing into the cockpit, we want the sunglasses you pull out to still be your Method Sevens.
Find the Pair You'll Want to Keep
Explore our best selling Method Seven aviation sunglasses here and find the frame and lens combination built for the way you fly.
For questions or more information, please contact Method Seven at (831)-600-7455; customerservice@methodseven.com or by using the form here.
