Costa Del Mar’s® polarized lenses gives fishermen an almost unfair advantage against the fish. It’s a treasure for the people who love to fish and a pair of sunglasses that they love to wear. It is a sunglass that is as necessary as a rod or paddle for anyone who craves to spend every waking hour fishing, exploring uncharted waters, and playing on beaches in the most remote and beautiful places in the world.

Costa Del Mar has followed its founders’ passion for the water and fishing since the company’s beginnings more than 20 years ago. We’re still delivering new technologies, new designs and new ways to help people see what’s out there. To see the world a little more clearly, with less glare, and more durability and comfort that can’t be beat.

Making waves with technology breakthroughs…
Since Costa Del Mar introduced its first sunglasses at the 1983 Surf Show in Orlando, the company has continued to constantly search for better design, a more efficient way to do things and an improved look and feel to sunglasses that already look and feel great. This obsession with constantly searching for something better has created major breakthroughs for the company and in the industry.

Every ounce of Costa’s technology is there for a reason. Every element, every design and every process exists so Costa sunglass wearers can see what’s out there as they fulfill their passion for water and pursuit of adventure.

Take our WAVE Technology... "It’s way high-tech. It’s patented. In fact, it’s the biggest advancement in sun lens technology to date," said Chas MacDonald, Costa Del Mar’s president. WAVE Technology, Wavelength Absorption for Visual Enhancement, uses a proprietary light-absorbing process that takes total control of the light spectrum and filters light like no other lens out there. The eight glare-reducing, UV-shielding, water-repelling layers fused together create one lens that provides water adventurers with a clear view of the world in a totally new light, and also provides 100 percent protection from ultraviolet radiation and 100 percent polarization. WAVE Technology is built right into the lenses, and it will not wear off and can withstand the harsh saltwater elements.

Using a combination of polarization and a proprietary technology, the COSTA 580 lens allows the eye to take in more light, raising the red, blue and green areas of the light spectrum to extraordinary levels while eliminating the strong presence of yellow light. Filtering the harsh yellow light at 580 nanometers, Costa’s 580 lens is the subject of issued and pending patents and delivers impeccable vision through greater color discrimination and reduction of obtrusive glare.

As the industry’s benchmark of performance, Costa’s WAVE 400 delivers extraordinary degrees of contrast, definition and clarity. Costa Del Mar built its business on its WAVE 400 lens, and it continues to be the industry standard. The WAVE 400 lens is available in three materials, including CR-39, polycarbonate and LightWAVE glass. It’s the lightest sunglass lens available today, and is 20 percent lighter and 22 percent thinner than the average polarized lens.

Making waves doesn’t stop with Costa Del Mar’s lens technology…that’s just the beginning. With advanced materials, revolutionary components and cool designs engineered for peak performance, Costa’s frame technology delivers the best-performing and best-fitting frames on the water. Start with the best materials, including Titanium-Fused Grilamid (TFG), Co-Injected Composite, Nylon Composite, the revolutionary FluidMetal, Sport Metal and Italian Zyl, and add extreme design details from the temples down to the nosepiece. Costa’s hinge construction was designed to take a beating out on the water, and the frames feature temple tips and nosepads that prevent slippage and ensure a snug fit. All Costa Del Mar frames include distinctive Costa logo plaques, while all Costa metals sport the new watermark design on the temples, giving them an exclusive Costa look. Two unique designs feature Costa’s signature side shields, which block a significant portion of ambient light without obscuring peripheral vision.

Discovering and creating revolutionary new lens technology and frame designs is a constant journey at Costa Del Mar, who is always exploring uncharted areas in the sunglass industry.

Protecting more than eyes: Costa’s commitment to conservation…
Costa Del Mar is just as committed to supporting organizations and conservation efforts that promote recreational sport fishing and protect fish and their habitats as it is to designing the best performance sunglasses for serious fishermen. Costa Del Mar shares in the fisherman’s love for the sport and understands that education, research, protection and improved regulations and enforcement protect our marine environment and the future of recreational fishing. Costa Del Mar is the official sunglass of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) and recipient of the Industry Representative Conservation Award given by IGFA.

Remaining true to its heritage and authenticity, Costa supports a variety of groups involved in fisheries and habitat management, including Adopt-A-Billfish, International Game Fish Association, Coastal Conservation Association, Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Billfish Foundation, Trout Unlimited and B.A.S.S. "These groups allow us to get right in there and have an active voice in the conservation efforts, and they do so much more than we could ever even imagine doing on our own," said MacDonald.

Going into deeper water: Costa Del Mar continues its expedition…
Costa has just begun its journey…always searching for that next adventure and cruising around the point with great anticipation and high expectations to find something new, make something better and show the world things in a way they’ve never seen before.

The year 2007 and beyond holds more excitement and exploration in sunglass technology than the past 20 years of the company’s history. Never content with status quo, Costa Del Mar continues to develop top quality performance sunglasses to enhance the water sports enthusiast’s experience. Combined with a continual rise in market share and a new catalog, merchandise line and Web site, Costa Del Mar carves its niche in the watersports community and in the $2 billion-a-year sunglass industry. Costa brings a higher level of design to each style, adds a broader consumer appeal for women and young adults, and develops a signature product DNA.

Costa Del Mar continues to create sunglasses that deliver performance, form and function for those who love the water. Costa Del Mar…see what’s out there.   Click Here