I'm looking at purchasing a new pair, my current fortis wraps are beginning to look shabby they have been great. I wear them every day as I drive a lot for work and find they sharpen everything up even in the winter. Budget up yo £60 what would you recommend please 
all around use on a gravel pit for my angling..
all around use on a gravel pit for my angling..
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Up your budget and get some Oakleys. Money well spent. £60 won't get you anything decent, why compromise for the sake of what it costs to fill up an average sized car...
Up your budget and get some Oakleys. Money well spent. £60 won't get you anything decent, why compromise for the sake of what it costs to fill up an average sized car...
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Check out the Oakley sale - I picked up a pair of Sliver XL in grey polarised for £57 a few weeks back. Sale is still on and includes some of the fishing specific models, although at £100 up.
Check out the Oakley sale - I picked up a pair of Sliver XL in grey polarised for £57 a few weeks back. Sale is still on and includes some of the fishing specific models, although at £100 up.
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Flying Fisherman - Calcutta. £35 and were rated very highly by some trout fishing magazine or other, possibly even top. Had a pair for years and they are very good. Spend to your budget, we're not all brewstered.
Flying Fisherman - Calcutta. £35 and were rated very highly by some trout fishing magazine or other, possibly even top. Had a pair for years and they are very good. Spend to your budget, we're not all brewstered.
Currently i'm using ridgemonkey polaroids, very happy with it, 20 euro something. Prior to that i had ray ban for 200, pfff, not happy with it at all, sight average, durabilty hopeless. I'm sure there are better ones than the cheap ridgemonkeys, but for both driving and fishing i can not fault them.
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I have a set of oakleys, and they are not as good as polaroids, as my fortis glasses. Nice glasses, dont get me wrong, but if they got lost, i wouldnt replace them
I have a set of oakleys, and they are not as good as polaroids, as my fortis glasses. Nice glasses, dont get me wrong, but if they got lost, i wouldnt replace them
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Go with a company that earns their living actually selling sunglasses.
Polaroid (the company) do very good lenses. The Mrs just bought some lovely crystal clear ones, dark lenses, green frames, for under 50 notes.
Go with a company that earns their living actually selling sunglasses.
Polaroid (the company) do very good lenses. The Mrs just bought some lovely crystal clear ones, dark lenses, green frames, for under 50 notes.
The glass lensed ridgemonkey are worth a look, I've ended up with 4 pairs as a few shops were clearing them really cheap. If you find them in your budget you wouldnt find much better.
I don't get the oakley obsession, I found them crap
I don't get the oakley obsession, I found them crap
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I'm surprised you've had a problem with Ray Bans. I can't comment on the quality of the lenses, as mine are prescription, but I've had the frames for at least 15 years without problems. Maybe some designs are more robust than others.
I'm surprised you've had a problem with Ray Bans. I can't comment on the quality of the lenses, as mine are prescription, but I've had the frames for at least 15 years without problems. Maybe some designs are more robust than others.
Ray Bans and Oakleys are probably the most counterfeiters item ever, so be careful.
I'd imagine they provoke some quite extreme variations of opinion....
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Counterfeit Oakleys are probably better than the genuine ones,I have had loads of pairs of them and the latest ones I have got are terrible.They are titanium framed and the build quality is shocking,it's the last pair I buy and will stick with IC Berlins for casual wear and Costa for fishing
Counterfeit Oakleys are probably better than the genuine ones,I have had loads of pairs of them and the latest ones I have got are terrible.They are titanium framed and the build quality is shocking,it's the last pair I buy and will stick with IC Berlins for casual wear and Costa for fishing
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Ive got polaroid ones. Still going strong after 5 or 6 years and I'm not gentle with my gear. Think they were about 25 quid online although I would doubt they are that cheap now.
Ive got polaroid ones. Still going strong after 5 or 6 years and I'm not gentle with my gear. Think they were about 25 quid online although I would doubt they are that cheap now.
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Frame is still fine, but the amber hue comes off after, this i must admit, a couple of years of use and abuse. Bought it at a official dealer, so i guess it was genuine. Still really like their designs though, but for me it was not a 200 euro experience:P
Frame is still fine, but the amber hue comes off after, this i must admit, a couple of years of use and abuse. Bought it at a official dealer, so i guess it was genuine. Still really like their designs though, but for me it was not a 200 euro experience:P