Maui Jim Breakwall Sunglasses - Polarized

After spending a lot of time in Sunglass Hut and the like trying various sunglasses on for size I eventually selected the Maui Jim Breakwall for several reasons:

1) EXTREMELY Light-weight
2) Excellent clarity
3) Looks
4) Price

Maui Jim provides the best lens clarity in my opinion. However, I am generally partial to glass lenses. These being poly-carbonite, it leaves to be seen how well they will hold up over time. Maui Jim's can run up to $300. These were less than $115.

The only drawback (and I knew this going in) is that they feel somewhat flimsy and I get the feeling that, if you are careless with them, they can break pretty easily. Maybe that's why the call them Breakwall. :-D I do take very good care of my sunglasses, so I don't anticipate a problem. But for those of you who have a tendency not to use the case or just leave them lying around...you're asking for trouble! My guess is that the nose bridge would be easy to...Read more

You can hardly feel you have these on they are so light. They fit snugly without pinching on the temples. They even stay on when I've got them tilted up on top of my head. They seem pretty durable and after dropping them a few times I'm satisfied I won't lose my investment to clumsiness. Vision quality is excellent. These are winners. I hope they don't change them or discontinue any time soon. I will stick with these for my next pair, if I ever need one.

I bought this as a birthday present for my boyfriend who had the same pair but lost it. He lovees these shades, they are super light weight and it looks great on him. Another plus is that they are polarized.