Bollé Sunglasses and Eyewear History
Bollé have been making premium
quality sunglasses, ski goggles, safety eyewear, military and
tactical eyewear since 1888 from the finest frame and lens materials in their own factory.
Bollé delivers the highest quality sunglasses for performance and protection and as you would expect,
Bollé are constantly refining their trademark combination of fit, fashion and comfort, resulting in some of the freshest and most technologically advanced eyewear in the industry.
Performance Innovations
Lightweight, shatterproof lenses
Flexible, virtually indestructible Hydralon™ frames
Advanced, sport-specific lens technology
Bollé designers have teamed up with leading professional athletes to create new sports-specific eyewear that can enhance performance whilst offering superior protection.
Bollé eyewear is the ultimate union of function and fashion for world-class athletes and weekend warriors alike.
Design refinements built into
Bollé ski goggles are the product of years of performance testing using the French Alps as a lab.
The award-winning, patented
Competivision™ is the first and only tennis sunglass to highlight optic yellow while providing
100% UVA and
UVB protection, allowing players to see the ball better.
Frame Technology
Over 100 years of sports eyewear innovation is seamlessly integrated into every pair of
Bollé sunglasses. Accept no substitutes for the fit, form and function of authentic performance technology.
Dual Composition Frame
Nylon elements are fused to a metal frame, increasing impact absorption and giving the new metals collection a distinctly
Bollé look. Resulting in increased comfort, durability and fit over traditional metals.
Hydralon™ Frames
Bollé's proprietary hydrated memory nylon is the industry's most durable material, virtually unbreakable with memory that returns to its original shape. Providing a lightweight fit for unmatched comfort during any activity.
Thermo-Grip™ Temples and Nose Pads
You get active, but
Bollé's Thermo-Grip is hydrophilic, which means the more you sweat, the more adhesion it delivers.
Absorber Hinges
The more active you are, the more your eyewear gets jostled.
Bollé's rubber flex hinge reacts to absorb the shock and provides a more comfortable fit. Plus it gives you a coolness factor of bumpers for your shades.
Spring Hinges
Bollé's spring hinges make their glasses easier for you to put on and take off, and allow for an extra margin of durability, while providing increased comfort and a customized fit.
Air Flow Temples
For any activity where you really heat it up, this unique venting system incorporated into the temple design provides additional anti-fog capability. The specially designed temple opens to create a side vent that pulls air from behind the lens to reduce fogging.
Wire Core Temples
Everyone's face is different, so your fit needs to be as individual as you are.
Bollé's wire core temples can be adjusted to find the perfect custom form fit every time.
Lens Technology:
100% UVA/UVB Protection
The same rays that burn the skin also cause long-term degenerative damage to the eyes such as macular degeneration, cataracts and ptergium. Bollé not only protects against
UVA and
UVB, but also
UVC, a harmful ray that doesn't even reach earth. That's why NASA has made Bollé the eyewear of choice for NASA shuttle missions.
Polycarbonate (PC) Lenses
This durable, virtually unbreakable material is safe to wear in active pursuits. It is 20 times more impact resistant than glass and 3 times lighter. Optically correct, PC lenses offer clear, distortion free vision, extends wearing time and reduces eye strain and headaches. All PC lenses come with an anti-scratch coating and
100% UV protection manufactured into the lenses.
Polarization
Glare is an ugly word. Almost as ugly as what it does to your vision by reducing contrast and visual acuity. But
Bollé's polarized Sandstone, Cactus and
TNS Grey lenses selectively absorb the light traveling in every direction except the vertical plane to eliminate glare without the reduction in vision caused by a too-dark lens. As a plus,
Bollé's unique tints actually increase contrast for better perception.
PC Polarized Cactus™ Lens
The perfect polarized driving lens in molded 6 and 8 base polycarbonate with
99% polarization. Grey/Green, high-contrast lens that yields true colour. Gold Flash gradient coating reflects more light at the top of lens where the sun's intensity is greatest.
PC Polarized Sandstone™ Lens
Sandstone, from the mountains of Colorado, is a very high contrast lens that yields reasonably true color. AR coating removes backside glare and the molded 6 and 8 base
polarization removes the reflected glare from water, sand, snow and roads without compromising the transmission of light.
Polarized Sandstone™ Gold Lens with AR
For extreme light management this optical-quality PC
Polarized Sandstone Gold lens cuts glare from all angles. Anti-reflective (AR) coating removes bounce-back images. Gold Flash coating further reduces reflective glare from water, ice, snow and sand.
Gold Top Gradient Coating
Bollé new Top Gradient, Gold coating is denser at the top where the sun's rays are most intense, and gradually lightens toward the bottom of the lens where less sun enters.
Lens Interchangeability
Pack your
Bollé action sport pouch with a variety of lenses for whatever activity and light the day might bring. Lenses interchange in seconds.
Bollé Sport Eyewear System (SES) for action sports, golf and tennis includes four lenses best suited for your sport.
Light Management
Bollé makes 10 different lenses to help you proactively manage the available light conditions and perform you best. Including high contrast lenses for better depth perception and lenses that enhance vision of a specific color.
Anti-Reflective (AR) Coating
Bollé coats the backside of its PC
Polarized Cactus and
Sandstone lenses to absorb distracting bounce-back images, either from the eye itself, or entering from the side, that normally reflect on the mirror-smooth surface.
Tennis Competivision™
Bollé has developed the first ever lens specifically for tennis.
Competivision™ is
Bolle's patented, award-winning, teal colored lens designed to mute all colors except for optic yellow. The lens has a filter that separates the court background from the ball, which allows the tennis player to more readily see the tennis ball against the muted background colors. According to Tennis Magazine, "The yellow tennis ball comes at you like Godzilla in a 3-D movie." In fact, over 40% of USPTA pros have purchased Competivision frames. Please note that since red and green is muted so effectively, it should not be used for driving.
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Bolle 100
Extremely dark amber lens. Perfect for climbing in high altitudes with extremely bright light conditions.
Visible Light Transmission: 9%
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Clear
Crystal clear lens. Ideal for night time activities, like night skiing.
Visible Light Transmission: 91%
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Clear MLR
Customised clear lens with a unique multi-layer red flash mirror to enhance visual acuity during low-light and no-light conditions. Ideal for night activities and 'clubbing in the city'.
Visible Light Transmission: 90%
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Cobaltz
Medium contrast steel gray lens with platinum metallic blue mirror. Ideal for high glare environments and bright light conditions, such as marine sports.
Visible Light Transmission: 12%
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Competivision
THE tennis lens. High contrast teal tinted lens that mutes all colors except for optic yellow so the ball stands out. Ideal for tennis and softball (optic yellow ball).
Visible Light Transmission: 37%
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Competivision Gun
Bolle's authentic Competivision lens, with a flash metallic silver mirror, cuts the harsh glare on the court in bright light conditions. This lens enhances visual acuity by slightly muting all colors except for optic yellow so the ball stands out. Ideal for bright days on the tennis court.
Visible Light Transmission: 22%
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EagleVision 2
High contrast cinnamon lens. Ideal golf lens as it highlights the breaks in the green. Best for low light conditions on the golf course.
Visible Light Transmission: 47%
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EagleVision 2 Dark
Darker version of original high contrast cinnamon lens. Ideal for bright days on the golf course.
Visible Light Transmission: 39%
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EagleVision 2 Gold
High contrast cinnamon lens with gold mirror coating. Ideal for most low and bright light conditions on the golf course.
Visible Light Transmission: 18%
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Lemon
High contrast yellow lens. Ideal for very low light conditions.
Visible Light Transmission: 84%
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TNS 20 Gold
Burnt gray medium contrast lens with gold mirror. Ideal for high glare light conditions and outdoor sporting activities.
Visible Light Transmission: 11%
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Mogul Vision
Bolle's authentic Vermillon lens enhances contrast of white light wave lengths with a flash silver mirror. Reduces intense reflections of snow and surfaces. Ideal for snow/sport activities and looking 'cool'.
Visible Light Transmission: 23%
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Polarized Axis
Customized green/gray lens providing the ultimate in 'comfort' vision, soothing the eyes against harsh sun rays and providing a polarized filter to fight glare.
Visible Light Transmission: 16%
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Polarized Cactus
Medium contrast gray/green lens with gold mirror and polarizing filter. Ideal for driving and eliminating annoying road glare.
Visible Light Transmission: 12%
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Polarized Cobaltz
Medium contrast steel gray lens with platinum metallic blue mirror and polarized filter. Ideal for high glare environments and bright light conditions, such as marine sports.
Visible Light Transmission: 13%
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Polarized TNS 20 Gold
Burnt gray medium contrast lens with gold mirror and polarizing filter. Ideal for high glare light conditions and outdoor sporting activities.
Visible Light Transmission: 13%
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Polarized Sandstone
High contrast amber lens with polarizing filter. Ideal for everyday high glare conditions.
Visible Light Transmission: 18%
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Polarized Sandstone Gold
High contrast amber lens with gold mirror and polarizing filter. Ideal for high glare, bright light conditions. Also reduces eye fatigue by cutting down on infrared light transmission.
Visible Light Transmission: 10%
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Polarized Sandstone Gun
High contrast amber lens with metallic silver mirror and polarizing filter. Ideal for everyday high glare conditions.
Visible Light Transmission: 17%
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Polarized TNS
Neutral density gray lens with polarizing filter. Provides true color definition while fighting harsh glare. Ideal for everyday all-purpose use.
Visible Light Transmission: 12%
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Polarized TNS Gun
Neutral density gray lens with metallic silver mirror and polarizing filter. Provides true color definition while fighting harsh glare. Ideal for everyday, all-purpose wear.
Visible Light Transmission: 14%
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Shadow Brown
Unique light brown lens with gradient metallic gun mirror. Provides true color definition. Developed for the active lifestyle participant who likes to be fashion conscious.
Visible Light Transmission: 24%
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Shadow Gray
Unique light gray lens with gradient metallic gun mirror. Provides true color definition. Developed for the active lifestyle participant who likes to be fashion conscious.
Visible Light Transmission: 26%
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TLB (True Light Brown) Lite
Neutral density light brown lens that provides contrast enhancement and definition. IDeal for low to medium light conditions.
Visible Light Transmission: 73%
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TNS (True Neutral Smoke)
Neutral density gray lens provides true color definition. Ideal for all-purpose use.
Visible Light Transmission: 12%
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TNS Gun
Neutral density gray lens with metallic silver mirror. Provides true color definition. Ideal for everyday, all-purpose wear.
Visible Light Transmission: 13%
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Vermilion
High contrast rose lens. Ideal for low to medium light conditions. Perfect for snow sport activities and as all-purpose eyewear.
Visible Light Transmission: 42% |