Polycarbonate Build That Keeps Up With Daily Wear

The Cole polarised is a flat top frame with a strong, deliberate silhouette. That straight upper edge gives it a more architectural look than a standard rounded frame, and it carries across all three colourways differently. The clear option is light and understated, grey sits somewhere in the middle, and matte black brings the most contrast against the super dark lenses. All three are worth considering depending on how you tend to wear your eyewear day to day. As a unisex frame the Cole works across a range of styles without being particularly tied to any of them.

The polycarbonate construction keeps the weight down without sacrificing durability. These are sunnies that handle being thrown in a bag, worn through a long day out, and generally treated like gear rather than accessories. Polycarbonate is also impact resistant, which matters if you're wearing your shades anywhere things can go wrong.

Super dark Category 3 polarised lenses suit full NZ sun conditions well and give the Cole its look as much as its function.

Size: 14 cm wide x 5 cm high.

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Polarised Lenses

New Zealand sun is some of the most intense in the world, and standard tinted lenses only solve part of the problem. They darken the view but leave the glare. iPOP polarised lenses have a built-in glare-filtering layer that targets the specific type of light that causes the problem in the first place.

How polarised lenses work

Glare happens when sunlight bounces off a flat surface, water, wet roads, a car bonnet and hits your eyes as a concentrated horizontal beam. Your eyes struggle to process it, so you squint, strain, and lose visual detail in the process. Polarised lenses block that horizontal light before it reaches your eyes, so surfaces become readable again rather than a wall of reflected brightness. On a typical New Zealand summer day, the difference is noticeable within minutes of putting them on.

Where it makes a real difference

Driving Cuts glare off wet roads and oncoming windscreens so you're not squinting into the morning sun

Fishing and water See below the surface instead of staring at a mirror of reflected sky

Beach and outdoors Reduces the all-day eye fatigue that builds up when everything around you is reflecting light

Sport and activity Sharper contrast and truer colours so you can read terrain, track movement and react faster

Lens specifications

Category 3 rated for high sun conditions. Full UV400 protection blocking 100% of UVA and UVB rays. Scratch-resistant hard coating for everyday durability.

Find out more in our guide to how polarised sunglasses work or read up on choosing polarised lenses for fishing. Browse the full polarised sunglasses range.