What sunglass brands do you recommend for its quality?
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We also have them in NL
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Oh i just looked where the online shop shipes to
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Its probably not the best answer you looking for but since I use prescription glasses for driving I always get a pair of prescription sunglasses as well. I can choose the frame, the lense and the type of coating on it (usually go for polarized/anti-reflection).Even my health insurance works on these so I can claim back some money from the price since its qualifies as regular prescription glasses (EU). Just need a descent enough optometrist. Some places even allow you to re-use existing frames and you only paying for rhe eye exam and lenses)
They are not cheap for sure (100-200 euros minimum for frame + lenses) but for me its a great long term investment.
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I like to tell every eyeglass wearer I meet about Zenni. Your insurance may or may not cover it, but you probably won't care because they only charge about $20 per pair of glasses unless you need bonkers lenses.
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Try Serengeti. https://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/
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I've only bought ic! Berlin and Mykita the last 3 pairs of sunglasses (both are German companies). They both use these tensioned metal hinges instead of screws, which makes them hold up really well. I consider them both BIFL brands that are infinitely better than that luxotica crap.
Highly recommended!
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Great addition, thanks. There are similar online prescription glass webshops in Europe as well. They just need your eye exam results, some basic measurements of your head and they can cheaply make great glasses/sunglasses.
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these tensioned metal hinges instead of screws
Meaning the arms can spring out by themselve?
Having a hard time understand that. -
Yes.
Except their “Voight-Kampf Vision”. They have that shitty rubber finish that perishes over time and becomes a sticky mess. Reflective coating strips off after a while even when Carter for as per their instructions.
I loved these as my running sunnies but was pretty pissed when they started falling apart.
Not super cheap here in Oz either!
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Anyone own a pair of Heatwaves?
I'm hoping for an honest review before I drop $80
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The reflective coating seems to not be very durable in my experience.
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If you have a reasonably strong prescription, you might need to use the more expensive, more dense lense material. You probably don't care about that for certain styles of glasses, but it still defaults to the expensive option. You have to make sure to deselect that and go back to the cheaper material.
No reason you need nice, thin lenses on safety glasses that you only wear a few hours per month.
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Zenni works the same, and they ship to the EU it's just a bit more expensive. Most of the time still worth paying the reduced price for the frames, not to mention (I haven't done extensive research on this so I could be wrong, but from cursory glance) they seem to have a more ethical workflow
