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Apnea Goggles

If you are new to the concept of Fluid/Apnea Goggles please click here for an introduction to this technology before reading any further.

 

LearnFreediving.com is proud to announce the launch of the "Record" line of Professional Freediving Gear. The goal of this new brand is to offer the highest quality products for the dedicated freediver at the best prices. The first item available will be the "Apnea Goggles", which allow underwater vision without a mask, featuring advanced optics, anti-glare coating, break-proof strap, a protective case and more.

This product is based on the revolutionary concept pioneered by Canadian freediver Eric Fattah, the "Fluid Goggles", which have been in use by the members of our team for years now. In fact, Yasemin Dalkilic was the first diver ever to set a world record with the fluid goggles back in 1999. The goal of the design team for the Record brand was to keep the core of this idea and improve the general package around it in as many ways as was possible, all of it while still keeping the new Apnea Goggles affordable, a concern expressed by many. In order to provide this forward step in performance and value, here is how we manufactured the Apnea Goggles:

 

•  At the heart of the Apnea Goggles is a pair of medical-grade glass PCX (Plano-Convex) lenses of positive focal length, which allows them to collect and focus light in the most challenging of conditions. In addition, they feature the same "NIR I" type of coating for optimal light transmission used on high-tech light emitters, detectors, ultra high-speed fiber optics and lasers applications. This coating decreases surface reflections and ghost images and completely eliminates glare, very useful features for the light-changing conditions found underwater. Since the lenses are place inside of the goggles, vision is possible not only underwater but also on the surface.

•  For the first time, a support sheet has not been used to keep the lenses fixed to the inside of the goggles, as this sheet has been known to smear, producing artifacts that decreased the lens performance. Instead, our lenses are fixed directly to the Frame Spacers, which are made from a super strong, "no-bend" polycarbonate that is still much lighter than anything used before.

•  The glue used to secure the lenses to the Frame Spacers is a new "Loctite" compound that will not dry, fog or cake with time and it has been proven totally water proof under any temperature condition.

•  The goggles picked as carriers, the Arena "Zoom" feature the highest grade hypo-allergenic materials available today, the deepest goggle well to accommodate the widest variety of eyes, and the best strap ever found in any goggle. This strap in facts rivals that of a mask in thickness and strength, greatly reducing the possibility of lost goggles due to a broken strap.

•  The goggles are offered in two "flavors": The Silver/Blue and the Silver/Smoke. Both types sport a very attractive metallic silver color on the strap and goggle gaskets, with the tint of the goggle changing between a light blue or a reflective smoke colors. The blue is only 5% darker than conventional clear goggles but offer much better UV (ultra violet) protection for when the diver is on the surface. The smoke version offers the same amount of protection, but its reflective coating reduces direct light impact on the eyes substantially, while still being far clearer than conventional dark goggles. Both versions are scratch-resistant.

•  All Apnea Goggles come with a Protective Case made out of light metal and water-resistant inner lining, far better than regular plastic cases. This allows the goggles to be protected when carried in a dive bag, a must for such delicate piece of equipment. In addition, the case is big enough to allow the goggles to "rest" comfortably, without applying pressure over the goggles or bending the strap, all of which reduce the life of the goggles, yet, it is small enough to be carried in a pocket. Cases come in a matching blue color.

 

Now the best part:

 

The introductory price for the Apnea Goggles, with all the above features, is only US $ 180.00!!!

 

To order click here to download the OrderForm. This is an interactive word document that will run you through the ordering process. Send it to us as an e-mail attachment once completed.

 

Click here to read the Special Care and Utilization Instructions for the Apnea Goggles.

 

 

 

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