JSM Optical vs TKR Optics: Which Quiapo Supplier Fits Your Shop?
Updated 29 September 2026
Disclosure: this site is sponsored by TKR Optics. We have tried to be fair to JSM, and everything below comes from each company's own public listings. If anything about JSM is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
JSM Optical and TKR Optics are two of the best-known optical suppliers in Quiapo, a block apart. They suit different buyers. JSM is a walk-in distributor with a broad mix including sunglasses and optical equipment. TKR is a trade-only distributor built around its own Rising Sun lens brand, with services for clinics that don't have a lab.
At a glance
| JSM Optical | TKR Optics | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 650 P. Paterno St, Quiapo | 445 Sales St, Brgy 307, Quiapo |
| Hours | Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–5:30 PM, Sun 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (listing; confirm) | Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–5:30 PM |
| Describes itself as | Distributor and wholesaler of sunglasses, lenses, optical equipment and frames | Optical wholesaler to licensed eye care professionals |
| House lens brand | None found | Rising Sun: uncoated, hard multi-coat, Blue Shield, Photochromic Fast-React; 1.56, 1.61, 1.67 index |
| Frames | Wide mix, including sunglasses | House brands Mood, Elar, Elar Blue, Milano, Asti in acetate, TR90, plastic, metal |
| Optical equipment | Yes | Trial frames and accessories; not a major equipment seller |
| Processed lenses and edging | Ask | Single vision, progressive and specialty processed lenses; edging service |
| Contact lenses and solutions | Ask | Acuvue, New Look; Systane Ultra, All Comfort and others |
| Ordering from the provinces | Ask; no website or published shipping policy found | Dedicated shipping-orders line and Messenger; customers in 142 cities |
| Contact | (02) 8733 2980 · Facebook page | (02) 8242 4808 · Shipping 0917 882 9238 · m.me/tkroptics |
Choose JSM Optical if
- You are equipping a clinic. JSM lists optical equipment alongside frames and lenses, so you can see machines in person.
- You want sunglasses in the mix. Sunglasses are a named part of JSM's range.
- You buy walk-in and on a Sunday. JSM's listing shows Sunday hours.
Choose TKR Optics if
- Lenses are your main spend. Buying a distributor's own brand, Rising Sun, avoids a reseller margin and keeps your lens quality consistent from order to order.
- You don't have a lab. TKR's edging and processed-lens services let a small clinic sell finished glasses without its own edger.
- You order from outside Manila. TKR has a separate line just for shipping orders, and a Messenger channel.
- You are a licensed optometrist opening an account. TKR runs an authorized-distributor program for licensed eye care professionals.
Or use both
Plenty of shops split their buying: equipment and sunglasses from one supplier, lenses and everyday frames from another. The two are a few minutes apart on foot, so you can visit both in one morning. The street guide has a route.