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12-10-2005, 03:34 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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I think Bolles are good quality.
The only concern I have is, most glasses that sell for under $100 have polycarbonate lenses, not optical glass. Polycarb is lighter and can be made optically correct ( non-distortional), but it scratches much easier than glass. If you get salt spray on them, the salt will crystalize and scratch the lenses if you try cleaning them with a soft cloth, unless you rinse them first.
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12-10-2005, 08:20 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Ditto on the scratching. Glass is better but heavier. The best way I have found to clean them when salt water gets on them is to lick them with your tongue. The saliva cleans them right up with no smudges or smears and you are not rubbing them so you don't scratch.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-10-2005, 09:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Hard aground
Posts: 1,362
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Glass breaks, poly dont
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12-11-2005, 09:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LI, NY
Posts: 392
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Most Poly-carbonate glasses are very good and almost all glasses manufacturers have gone in this direction with their offerings.
As for Bolle, I have been using their glasses for well over 10 years (still have them) and they are very, very good. The last pair I got did have the resin or coating start coming off a little on the outter part of the lense though. Not really a big del in my mind. The other 2 pairs I have are still in great shape.
Yes, they will scratch and should be rinsed with fresh water and wiped clean with a soft cloth. The saliva trick also work in a pinch and keeps them from fogging up if it's cold out.
Kadir
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12-11-2005, 09:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,705
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Good shades at sunup/down are a must.The price is right and I've a few extra bucks in my pocket.
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12-11-2005, 10:57 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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The last pair of sunglasses I bought were Bolle' and I am not happy with the way they lasted I wore them maybe 10 times and it seems like they were getting scratched in there own case. Right now they can not be worn. I paid $135.00 for them and most likely will never own another pair of Bolle' sunglasses. The 2nd pair of Bolle' I owned the rubber grips on the arms started to melt or get mushy when I left them on the dash. I have had the same pair of Rayban Sunglasses for over 12 years and other than retightening the screws they are the best I ever had. I tend to get head aches form being in the sun for long periods of time so I have to have a real good pair of sunglasses, I always go top of the line. I am going to try Oakly next year.
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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12-11-2005, 11:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,705
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I was issued Rayban shooting glasses in '87(thanks USAF!) and still have/use them.Not polarized though and they're heavy.
These new glasses will be used only for fishing.I use a cheap set of pharmacy specials for all other times so when I leave them on the dashboard or when I smash my noggin on a tree branch while mowing and then run them over its no big loss.
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