17 Terms
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Sunglasses
monel metal
Eyewear; Sunglasses
Soda’s choice of frame metal, a nickel alloy that is strong and durable. Monel is easily plated with various finishes, such as gold to give the glass a luxurious metalic finish.
polarized
Eyewear; Sunglasses
A filter sandwiched between the front and back surface of the lens which filters out horizontally reflected glare and allows you to see through reflected glare on the surface of water, snow, ice, ...
polycarb
Eyewear; Sunglasses
A remarkably strong plastic. It weighs the least and is the most impact-resistant making it a perfect choice for rugged sunglass frames and lenses. The lens will also offer built-in ultraviolet ...
gradient or fade
Eyewear; Sunglasses
A tint that is applied to lenses, making the top portion of the lens darker than the bottom. Many standard soda sunglasses lenses have a gradient, which provides greater clarity and enhanced vision.
handmade
Eyewear; Sunglasses
A process by which acetate sunglasses are made, referring to the hand tooling and polishing required to create the high end finished product.
acetate
Eyewear; Sunglasses
A synthetic material composed mainly of cellulose, commonly used in sunglasses for it’s greater sensitivity to high temperatures during shaping, while also known for having greater strength when cold ...
CR39 lens
Eyewear; Sunglasses
An optical quality plastic made of hard resin, it is considered the best plastic for lenses. It weights half as much as glass and exceeds FDA requirements for impact-resistance by 500%.
