I have two pairs of Oakley sunnys. Both polarised.
I have treated them really well and they are not scratched but the coating has started to sort of bubble and flake off.
Returned them to Oakley HQ and the want about 50quid a pair of replacement lenes.
Do the standard ones (non polarised last longer?
I was thinking of just getting them sent back to me and ordering some from 'Visionary lenes which are about 20 quid a pair of lenes including shipping from the States.
I think they should last longer than this as I wash is cool water if I get any salt or mud on and they are expensive in the first place.
In your experience is it better to bite the bullit or buy elsewhere?
How old are they?
Surprised Oakley were not more helpful. I had a pair of Fox (Oakley lenses) replaced when they did this.
Sure I read that Oakley claimed their pol was better than anyone else's because it was "in" rather than "on" the lens. Either way, this shouldn't happen.
I think off the top of my head the are both a few years old and therefore not covered by the warranty. I just think it's a bit crud that they have not lasted at all well. I thought the polarised part was in the lens itself too.
I had a pair of O's replaced before but maybe its the credit crunch taking its toll?
To to honest it a bit miffed as they are immaculate apart from the flaking.
Do you think I should persist with a moan to Oakley?
Never heard of this! Yes keep moaning
What, never heard of the lenes peeling on the polarised models?
Do you think they will replace them for free as 50 quid each is steep
AFAIK current polarising tech is that it's an integral part of the lens, not a coating, and older forms were a thin plastic film bonded into the lens as a middle layer, rather than a coating. Iridium is an outer coating, as is anti-reflective. My current prescription lenses are Shamir Autograph with polarising, DriveWear photo-reactive, Multipoint varifocal and multilayer a/r, in a pair of 70's Rayban Lennons. Some of that tech is also shared by Oakley; the Drivewear photo-reactive component is part-owned by Oakley, and I think they also use the same polarising system, which is part of the lens material and is set by electric charge when the lens is shaped. I'd say it might be worth going to a really good optician who deals with Oakley and asking their opinion. I use Simply Specs in Chippenham, because they are a five minute walk from work, but they can do some seriously whizzy lens shaping and they do Oakley Rx as well.
http://www.simplyspecs.biz/