Questions
Short answers below. Longer ones in the journal: are cheap sunglasses bad for your eyes, how to tell if a pair is polarized, and why a phone screen goes dark through them.
Questions, answered
Are all five pairs polarised?
Yes. All five are polarised and carry UV protection. They differ in the tint sitting in front of that filter, which is what decides the kind of light each one suits.
Which pair should I buy first?
The Grey. A neutral grey changes no colours and works in flat bright sun and behind the wheel, so it is the one that never feels like the wrong choice. Each of the others beats it in one specific condition.
What does polarised actually do?
Light that bounces off a flat surface such as water, a road or a car bonnet comes away vibrating mostly in one plane, horizontally. A polarising film absorbs that one orientation and passes the rest. The glare goes and the rest of the scene stays.
What size are they?
60▫15▫145, in a 140mm front. Those are the frame maker's published figures, not ours, and every page that prints them says so. The fit guide shows how to check them against your own face.
Can I return them?
No. We do not take a pair back because the tint turned out not to suit you, so the choice has to be made before you buy rather than after — which is why this site spends more effort than most on telling you which tint is for which light, and why asking us first costs nothing. What is always put right, and is not a return: a pair that arrives damaged, the wrong tint in the box, or a manufacturing defect inside 30 days. The full policy sets out each one.
What does polarised mean?
Light reflected off a flat surface such as water, a road or a car bonnet becomes horizontally polarised. A polarising film absorbs that one orientation and passes the rest. The glare disappears and the rest of the scene is untouched, which is why the water suddenly has a bottom.
Which tint should I choose?
Match it to the light you are standing in. Grey for flat bright sun, driving, everyday; Brown for variable light, hiking, judging distance; Dark Blue Mirror for open water, midday sun; Ice Blue Mirror for water, snow, high glare; Red Mirror for patchy light, cycling, ball sports.
Does a darker lens protect better from UV?
No, and this is the one worth knowing. UV protection comes from the lens material and its coating, not from how dark the tint looks. A very dark lens with no UV filter is worse than no lens at all, because your pupil opens behind it and lets more UV in.
What size are these?
60▫15▫145, in a front measuring 140mm hinge to hinge, with a 50mm lens height. Those are the frame maker's published figures, from their own size diagram, and that line appears beside every one of them.
Will these fit my face?
Measure across your cheekbones at the widest point. A 140mm front suits a face within roughly 10mm of that, so about 130 to 150mm. Below 125mm this will read as oversized and no tint fixes that.
Where do you ship?
Free shipping. Orders leave within one business day.
Is there a warranty?
30 days against manufacturing defects — a hinge that gives way, a coating that lifts, a lamination that separates. Scratches from ordinary wear are not a defect, at any shop and under any warranty, and neither is a frame that has been sat on.