OWNDAYS Central Pinklao
เซ็นทรัลปิ่นเกล้า 7 222 ชั้น2 Borommaratchachonnani Rd, Arun Amarin, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700
If you live west of the river, this is your branch. The Pinklao counter stocks over 1,500 frames and processes most prescriptions in 20 minutes, which makes this a Saturday errand rather than a half-day expedition. The lens replacement service — available for frames bought anywhere, not just OWNDAYS — is the most underused thing about this counter. Come with an old pair and leave with fresh optics the same afternoon.
West Bangkok has its own rhythm. Borommaratchachonnani Road runs thick with commuter traffic, school-run motorbikes, and the kind of neighbourhood density that sees no point in trekking to CentralWorld just to buy glasses. OWNDAYS opened on the second floor of Central Pinklao on 5 September 2021, and the location makes sense: this mall is the anchor for Bangkok Noi's middle-income residential catchment, a community of university families, long-term expats, and the steady stream of commuters who live and work entirely on the Thonburi side.
Step in off the escalator and the format is legible within seconds. Around 1,500 frame styles are arranged in open runs, no glass cabinets, no locked cases. Prices start at ฿1,990 and that figure already includes standard lenses of any prescription strength — there is no small-print surcharge for base power. The lens portfolio covers the full clinical range: blue light filtering, high-index aspheric, progressives, transitions, polarised, anti-fog, and myopia control. All designed and manufactured in-house by OWNDAYS's Japanese lens division, with UV protection rated at 99%.
The 20-minute turnaround is accurate for standard single-vision prescriptions. Book a remote eye test before arriving, walk in with your result, pick frames, and be back on the escalator within the hour. Remote booking sidesteps the queue for the in-store optometrist on busier Saturday afternoons.
One practical note: the store's weekday closing time is 9 PM, but on Fridays, Saturdays, and public holidays it runs until 10 PM — useful to know if you need to come straight from work on the far side of the river.
The lens replacement counter is worth knowing about even if you are not in the market for new frames. OWNDAYS replaces lenses in frames purchased elsewhere, starting at ฿1,990. For anyone sitting on a well-fitting pair with scratched or outdated lenses, that is a straightforward afternoon fix without a journey into central Bangkok.