Kaenon Polarized is a luxury performance polarized sunglasses

Sunglasses

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 and lens brand based in Newport Beach, CA . The company was founded in 2001 by elite sailors, and brothers, Steve and Darren Rosenberg. Specializing in performance sunglasses, all Kaenon Polarized sunglasses feature the company's proprietary SR-91 polarized lens material.

Sunglass Line

The Kaenon Polarized sunglass line is divided into three categories: Luxury Performance, Lifestyle Performance and Kore Performance. Both metal alloy

Alloy

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 and TR-90 frames are offered and are manufactured in Japan

Japan

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 and Italy

Italy

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, respectively. Since the brand manufactures functional sunglasses, all frames offered feature an 8 base curve radius

Base curve radius

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SR-91 Material

This resin-based lens material was created by Kaenon Polarized. SR-91 was certified by Colts Laboratories and received a score of 40 lines of resolution, the highest score offered by the facility for optical clarity and acuity (20 is a passing score; anything beyond 40 is undetectable to the human eye). SR-91 was the first non-polycarbonate material to pass the high-mass impact ANSI Z.87.1 testing and was the first to combine this passing score with the highest marks for clarity.

The proprietary material is used only by Kaenon Polarized and is found in every sunglasses offered by the brand.

Glare 86 Polarizing Element

SR-91 is combined with another proprietary polarizing element Glare 86. The film is 30 microns thin and was engineered to work inside the SR-91 material. The molecules in the Glare 86 polarizing element run in parallel, horizontal lines and act as a filter to block glare. Manufacturing processes encapsulate the Glare 86 film into the SR-91 lens material. Glare 86 also houses the tints and prescribed Light Transmission Levels in each lens.

Industry Reception

There has been a positive reception by the sporting and eyewear industry regarding Kaenon Polarized sunglasses and SR-91 polarized lenses. For example, The Gear Junkie

The Gear Junkie

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 reviewed the Kanvas style in 2010 and said, "if you’re gonna drop some money on gear, there’s a lot to be said for paying a little bit more on your optics." GolfTipsMag.com featured Kaenon Hard Kore in their 2011 Buyer's Guide. Outside magazine also included the frame style in their 2011 Summer Buyer's Guide, giving it their second highest rating among sunglass submission, considering value, performance and look.