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Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by Sanjøy » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:29 pm

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"Since wearing military issue night vision goggles and driving around with the lights off is highly illegal, watchmaker Tag Heuer has created its Night Vision glasses.

The posh glasses have been designed specifically for drivers and correct the low-light short-sightedness that everyone endures from “twilight to sunrise”. The specs sport titanium frames in both Wide and Panorama shapes with anti-slip elastomere arms. The company says:

“The pale yellow lenses offer constant clear, sharp vision with a very high light transmission rate in order to contrast dark blue and green surroundings without changing colour perception. The special ophthalmic lenses offer an anti-reflective treatment, which reduces glare and offers more accurate sight.”

It might sound like bunkum but these glasses are already being sported by F1 and Indianapolis 500 drivers, and you can expect Le Mans drivers to be queuing up too. The key difference is that they’ll get theirs for free and you won’t. No price yet but they’re shipping soon. "
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Post by r055 » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:23 pm

do they do prescription night vision lenses? :lol:
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Post by j2 lot » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:33 pm

I like :thumbsup
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Post by Matelotman » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:48 pm

Bet they'll be really cheap....
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Post by BiggestNizzy » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:13 pm

they look as cool as they do expensive :(
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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by Victor Meldrew » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:36 pm

I use similar offshore for nightime banksman operations. You get better contrast and can judge distance better, it makes it safer. Your eyes adjust quickly to the residual light levels.

I will say though that on dark country roads, with no background lighting they make vision worse.

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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by a4drk » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:00 am

I nearly bought the "normal" specs in that style last week when I was in Eye 2 Eye in Glasgow.
£300 inc prescription lenses.
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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by gorrie » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:13 pm

What's so special about them for the night time stuff then? Is it just the fact that they are non-reflective yellow lenses? I'll just stick to my £50 yellow Ralf Lauren jobs that I got in the bargain bucket at the Sunglasses Hut.
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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by tut » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:17 pm

"I'll just stick to my £50 yellow Ralf Lauren jobs"

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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by gorrie » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:49 pm

But they match my handbag...
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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by Scottd » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:27 pm

Sanjoy wrote:"Since wearing military issue night vision goggles..... "
Yea an like these are obviously based on similar technology ffs!

Sanjoy I'm dissapointed in you ;)

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Re: Tag Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Post by ninja » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:40 pm

i can't wait for the x ray vision ones to come on sale

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