Most eyewear brands top out at an 18 mm bridge. If your nose is wider or higher, that's why frames slide down, leave pressure marks, or sit crooked. Woolet ships every standard frame with a 21 mm (007) or 22 mm (009) keyhole bridge in Italian Mazzucchelli acetate, with bespoke bridges from 20 to 24 mm.
Woolet 007 — Round / Panto
Round Italian acetate frame, 158 mm wide with a 21 mm bridge. Bespoke from 145 to 160 mm.
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Woolet 009 — Soft Square
Soft-square Italian acetate frame, 158 mm wide with a 22 mm bridge. Bespoke from 145 to 160 mm.
If you've been searching for glasses for a wide nose bridge , the problem isn't your face — it's the bridge spec. Mainstream wide-bridge glasses cap at 17–18 mm because that fits the statistical median. Anything above that and you're in a category most brands simply don't cut. Woolet's standard sizes start where the mainstream stops.
Keyhole means the bridge sits across the top of the nose rather than pinching the sides, which distributes weight on bone instead of cartilage. For wider noses this removes the two failure modes of saddle-bridge frames: sliding and red marks. Italian acetate doesn't transfer summer heat or winter cold the way metal nose pads do.
Round 007 ships at 21 mm. Soft-square 009 ships at 22 mm. Both at 158 mm front width. Bespoke covers any bridge from 20 to 24 mm in 1 mm steps, paired with front widths from 145 to 160 mm.
Pricing: $114 founding-member pre-order, $190 at full launch. The AI Fit Wizard measures both face width and bridge width from a single photo so we can confirm 21 or 22 mm before you order.
Bridge widths follow a tight industry default. Walk into almost any optical store and the wide-bridge glasses cap around 17–18 mm. Here's how the standard category compares:
Mainstream brands: 14–18 mm bridge. Engineered for the statistical median nose. Works for most people; fails the rest with sliding, pinching, and pressure marks.Niche "low bridge" lines: 14–16 mm bridge, narrow front. Solves the opposite problem.Woolet standard: 21 mm (007 round) or 22 mm (009 soft-square) keyhole bridge, 158 mm front. Italian Mazzucchelli acetate.Woolet bespoke: any bridge 20–24 mm, any front 145–160 mm, 1 mm increments.
If you've measured your existing glasses and the bridge is stamped 17, 18, or 19, going to 21–22 mm is usually the single biggest fit upgrade you can make. Keyhole geometry adds another layer — instead of pinching two contact points on the sides of the nose, the frame rides on the top ridge, distributing weight more evenly.
Want the full background? The Nose-Bridge Fit hub collects every guide we've written on bridge width, keyhole geometry, and how to measure your own.
Both shapes ship at 158 mm wide with a 21 mm bridge, engineered for faces in the 153-163 mm range. Outside that, bespoke covers 145 to 160 mm with the same 21 mm bridge. Use our AI Fit Wizard to confirm the right fit for your face.
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What counts as a wide nose bridge in glasses?
Bridge widths under 17 mm are standard, 17–20 mm is the mainstream range, and 21 mm or above is considered wide. Most brands top out at 18 mm. Wider or higher noses generally need 21 mm or more for the frame to sit without sliding or pinching.
How do I know if I need glasses for a wide nose bridge?
Three signs: your current glasses leave red marks on the sides of your nose, they slide down within an hour, or you keep pushing them up. Any one of those means the bridge is too narrow. The AI Fit Wizard measures bridge width from a single photo.
What's the widest bridge Woolet makes?
Standard ships at 21 mm (Woolet 007) and 22 mm (Woolet 009). Bespoke covers up to 26 mm in 1 mm increments, paired with any front width from 145 to 160 mm.
What is a keyhole bridge?
A bridge cut so the frame sits across the top of the nose rather than pressing on the sides. It distributes weight more evenly than a saddle bridge and works better for wider, higher noses.
Why don't mainstream brands make wider bridges?
Inventory economics. Most brands run a tight bridge range — 17, 18, 19 mm — because it covers the statistical median. Going wider means more SKUs and slower-moving stock, so the category gets ignored. Woolet was built specifically for that gap.
Why not just use adjustable nose pads?
Adjustable pads are a metal-frame solution. They work, but they transfer summer heat and winter cold, and they concentrate pressure on two small contact points. Acetate keyhole bridges spread the load across the top of the nose and don't transfer temperature.
How long does bespoke take?
Bespoke ships approximately 6 to 8 weeks after the standard pre-order batch. The custom bridge measurement comes from your AI fit scan or in-person measurement.
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