The reality is that there is no such thing as shatterproof glass. But that little drawback hardly matters when you tally up all the positives packed into the multipatented 580 lenses in Costa Del Mar’s Blackfin sunglasses (MSRP: $250).
The Florida- based company brought its glare-eradicating eyewear to the Rockies as a sponsor at the Teva Mountain Games last month and won over legions of fans in Vail with the eye-popping clarity of its high-performance, polarized glass lenses. The secret, they say, is in the lens’ ability to block yellow light at 580 nanometers on the color spectrum, which offers sharper contrast and better definition by allowing the eye to see more red, blue and green. Clearly, they’re on to something.
Factor in a scratchproof encapsulated mirror built from eight layers of reflecting zircon, titanium and magnesium oxides, 100 percent protective ultraviolet-ray shield and a lifetime warranty on the glasses, and these eye-relaxing shades should easily make the transition from sea to ski for the long haul.
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Scott Willoughby, The Denver Post
