I Wore These Sunglasses Around the Entire WorldaEUR"and They're Still Going Strong

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Ten years ago, a buddy of mine named Big Rob handed me his pair of Maui Jim sunglasses and said, “Here, try these on; they’ll change your view of the world.” And they actually did.

The proprietary PolarizedPlus2 lens coating not only shields your eyes from glare and harmful UV rays, but also somehow makes everything more vibrant. Suddenly you’re looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses even though they’re not rose tinted. I was so impressed that I bought myself a pair— a classic Wrap model with neutral gray lenses for about $200 on the beach in Maui ($195, Buy It Here), and I've wore them literally every day for the next decade.

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This wasn’t your average mowing-the-lawn, commuting-to-work, trying-to-look-cool-in-a-leather-jacket type of wear. I had a job on a cruise ship that took me (and those Maui Jim’s) to nearly a hundred countries. They protected my eyes from the icy bite of Antarctica, the sandblasting winds of Namibia, and the merciless bore of the equatorial sun.

But here’s the best part: A couple of year ago, in a typhoon off the coast of Japan, the glasses flew off the counter in my stateroom and one of the lenses shattered. When I got back home I sent them to Maui Jim’s repair department, and for just $75 they replaced both lenses. My Maui Jim’s are now as good as new and ready for the next decade.

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