Ultimate Guide to Serengeti Sunglasses Technology

Serengeti Sunglasses have some of the most advanced lens technologies on the planet. Serengeti strives to achieve the perfect lens. One that is not only perfectly aligned but one that keeps the eye healthy and comfortable. 

140 years of history brings us to today. All the years of learning, development and technological advancements ensure they have achieved their goal. Not only does the lens technology or lens material ensure this, but also the lens colours and frame materials. 

Their holistic view on developing sunglasses is remarkable. They don’t chase trends or fashionable styles. This isn’t the brand for that. The beauty is in the build and visual experience. Serengeti strongly believes this, and so do their loyal fans. 

Loving Serengeti is about the true value of the product and what has gone into creating that product. 

Serengeti Lens Technology

Serengeti sunglasses combine 3 main technologies. These are Photochromic, Spectral Control and Polarization. Together, these technologies blend to create a beautiful visual experience. 

Serengeti Photochromic Lenses 

Serengeti is a leading pioneer when it comes to photochromic lenses. For this reason, the Photochromic technology is molecularly infused into each and every Serengeti lens. 

Main Features:

• Adapts to light conditions

• Reactive to UV Rays

• Provides eyes with the exact amount of light needed

How it works

Photochromic lenses work by adapting to UV rays. When the UV rays are more powerful (normally when it is sunnier) the lens tint darkens. Yet, when UV rays aren’t as strong, the lens tint is lighter. 

When the lens is darker it is absorbing more UV rays. In a more scientific explanation, the silver salt lens molecules in the lens are expanding. However, when the lens is lighter, the molecules are compressing and separating to allow in much more light. Therefore, giving a lighter looking lens. 

This works in a similar way to glasses that darken when people walk outside and their glasses become sunglasses. Yet, with the sunglasses, the lenses always have some tint to them. 

The Benefits

The benefits of having Serengeti Photochromic lenses are aplenty. Firstly, shapes and colours are easier to make out. Therefore, your eyes decipher these quicker. Giving your eyes less work to do on their own reduces the amount of work they have to do. 

Ultimately, this doesn’t just improve what you can see, but your eye strains less. This is ultimately a much more enjoyable experience through varying lights.
We think these are great for when driving too as you don’t have to keep taking off and putting on your sunglasses. Fighting with the angle of the sun visor is an experience you’ll deal with less too.

Serengeti Spectral Control Lenses

First of all, we love the name of this technology. It makes everything sound very techy and a little sci-fi. But in short, Serengeti Spectral Control is a technology used to manage light. This unique technology is in every Serengeti lens. 

Main Features

• Filters up to 95% of blue light 

• Enhances colours and contrasts

• Protects your eyes from ageing.

How it works

The technology essentially helps you see the world in High Definition. The lens selectively manages wavelengths. Therefore increases the colours you see and enhances them. All while ensuring that a contrasting visual experience is provided. This is partly done by reducing up to 95% of blue light waves. 

No matter what lighting condition you find yourself in, the lens picks out reds, greens and yellows for that enhanced experience. 

The Benefits

The biggest benefit of Serengeti Spectral Control is the increased depth perception and visual experience. However, a better depth perception brings washed out landscapes to life. Flat, white, washed-out landscapes due to bright sunlight soon look how they should.

Another benefit, and one of the most important, is keeping your eyes young and healthy. Blue light is everywhere. Looking at phones, laptops, tablets and tv screens has this effect. But many people don’t realise, the great outdoors has plenty of blue light too. 

This natural blue light helps us know when to feel tired or awake. Yet, too much of it starts to increase the risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). This is where the central vision becomes distorted (the opposite of cataracts). 

Using a pair of Serengeti Spectral Control sunglasses reduces this greatly. Therefore keeping those eyes nice and healthy!

Serengeti Polarized Lenses

Polarized lenses are very desirable. That is why a large proportion of Serengeti’s are polarized. However, some are not, which is ideal for pilots. 

Main Features

• Absorbs all types of glare

• Experience absolute clarity 

• Relieves eye fatigue.

How it works

On a bright day, you look out, and there's a wash of light bouncing off a smooth/flat/shiny object. It either distorts what that object is or reflects light into your eyes. That is glare. 

Another scientific explanation! Glare is where vertical rays of light (all light from the sun to the earth) hits a surface and reflects. This gets the light ways travelling horizontally. 

To stop this, the lenses block horizontal rays, only allowing vertical rays into the eye. This eliminates the glare. 

The Benefits

The benefits to reducing glare are obvious, and less obvious. The obvious includes, not having that glaring light distracting, discomforting or momentarily blinding you. 

The less obvious is less eye strain, headaches and even wrinkles. Less glare enables you to comfortably look out. So your eyes aren’t trying to block the glare. Your brain isn#t trying to work overtime to process the images your eyes are struggling to create, so the headaches and eye strain is minimal. 

Your automatic response to blocking glare? Squinting. Without squinting and just wearing polarized lenses you aren’t scrunching your face up. Doing that over and over increases the likelihood of wrinkles. In the long run, they’ll save on anti-aging creams.

Serengeti Lens Material 

It isn’t just the technology that goes into or onto the lenses that ensure Serengeti lenses are so good. The actual material that they are created from takes huge precedence. The two lens materials areUltra-light mineral LensandPhD 2.0 Lens. 

Serengeti Ultra-light Mineral Lens

The ultra-light mineral lens aims to provide the best visual accuracy possible. All while being 20% lighter and thinner than standard lenses. This provides a comfortable experience as the weight is reduced, which usually is burdened on the nose. 

Each lens is scratch and impact resistant. Perfect for when you place your sunglasses down while driving or if you have a sporty lifestyle.

Anti-reflective coatings are added to both sides of the lens. This is an upgrade on cheaper lenses. Some lenses only apply this to the front of the lens to save costs. However, having it on both sides stops light from reflecting from the backside of the lens into the eye. Something that could easily happen on a long drive. 

Serengeti PhD 2.0 Lens

The PhD 2.0 lens is solely found in Serengeti Sport sunglasses. This lens is super lightweight. Allowing the weight of the sunglasses to be significantly reduced. Therefore, you forget you’re wearing the eyewear while performing to your highest potential.  

The lens is made of very special material. To be specific, Trivex. You find this material on the canopy of fighter jets! PhD 2.0 Lenses are born from 12 years of development. 

The lens has a couple of interesting coatings to enhance its use. For example, a hydro and oleophobic coating on the front of the lens. This allows rain, sweat, oil and fingerprints to roll off of the lens and make it easier to clean.

The lens has a perfect balance between visual and physical performance. Lending itself neatly to the sporty styles. 

Serengeti Lens Hues and Technology

Different Serengeti lenses have different hues. These are more simply referred to as colours. Within each colour, you have the option of different technologies. These technologies include polarised lenses or PhD 2.0 lenses for example. They also lead to different sunglasses lens categories. 

Drivers 

• Perfect driving lens

• The original lens of Serengeti

• Use in overcast to medium light conditions

• Available in polarised and non-polarised lenses

• Available on Ultra-Light mineral and PhD 2.0 lenses

• Category 2 to 3

• Amber Colour

Drivers Gold

• All the benefits of the Drivers lens

• Mirrored Lens

• Use in intense light conditions

• Ideal for driving and everyday use

• Available in polarized Ultra-Light Mineral Lens

• Available in PhD 2.0 Lens

• Polarized Lens is Category 3

• PhD lens is category 2-3

Drivers Gradient

• Darker at the top, lighter at the bottom

• Allows the better view of the dashboard and dashboard instruments

• Ideal for pilots

• Use in overcast to medium light conditions

• Ideal for driving and everyday use

• Available in polarized and non-polarized lenses

• Available in Mineral Lens

• Category 2-3

CPG 

• Only available in Sports Collection

• Only available with PhD 2.0 Lens

• Aimed to reduce harsh glare

• Use in overcast to medium light

• Ideal for everyday use

555 NM

• Ideal for intense light conditions

• Ideal for driving, every day and boating activities

• Available in non-polarized and polarized lenses

• Ultra-light mineral lens and PhD 2.0 lens available lenses

555 NM Blue

• A variant of 555 NM but with a reflective Blue Mirror tint

• Reflects more glare than 555 NM 

• Use in Overcast to medium light conditions

• Ideal for every day and boating conditions

• Available in polarized Ultra-Light mineral lens and PhD 2.0 Lens. 

Sedona 

• A rose-coloured lens with silver mirror 

• High contrast lens

• Use in Intense light conditions 

• Ideal for boating and mountain activities

• Available In Polarized Ultra-light Mineral lens and PhD 2.0 Lens

Sedona Bi-Mirror 

• Silver-flash bi-mirror. 

• Increased protection

• Use in intense light conditions

• Ideal for boating and mountain activities 

• Available in polarized ultra-light mineral lenses.

Serengeti Frame Materials

Serengeti don’t just stop at the lenses. Oh no, they know sunglasses aren’t perfect without the right material. 

Serengeti Nylon TR90 

The nylon TR90 is one of the most durable frames available on the market. These frames are extremely light, flexible, comfortable and chemically resistant. The perfect package for a long-lasting and trusty pair of sunglasses. 

This material is found in both Serengeti sunglasses and the Serengeti Sport styles.

Serengeti Acetate 

This Acetate frame is made only of all-natural cotton. The cellulose propionate acetate is handcrafted. Which is a beautiful example of craftsmanship. But also, this allows the frame to be specifically made to be lightweight. 

This kind of acetate is pliable when heated to allow for a custom fit. In addition, the acetate forms wonderful patterns and hues. Many are unique. 

Available in Serengeti Collection, not Sport collection.

Serengeti Wire Flex

Serengeti Wire Flex frames are perfectly comfortable. A blend of nickel, silver and stainless steel allows the frame to be extremely strong. 

However, strong doesn’t have to mean heavy. These frames are in fact, a far cry from heavy. The complete opposite actually. There’s also an increased comfort element from the wire flex bending to the contours of your face. 

Available in Serengeti Collection, not Sport collection.

Serengeti Foldable Design

Perfect for those on the go! No more placing your sunglasses on your head or clipping them to your top. Simply fold them small enough to fit inside your pocket. 

The most impressive part is possibly the integration of the mechanism. The mechanism is so hidden perfectly, you wouldn’t know they were meant to fold. They are so seamless and, if anything, slightly scary to see someone fold their sunglasses until you know they’re meant to. 

Available in Serengeti Collection, not Sport collection.

Overview

We think the amount of Serengeti Technology within the lenses and frames is more advanced and more vast in comparison to other brands. The time in developing and mastering a visual delight is worth it for the brand. 

We are huge believers that Serengeti offers some of the best, if not, the best driving sunglasses available. This is only possible through the tireless pursuit of optical brilliance. 

And, if you think that it comes at a premium, you are half right. Serengeti sunglasses sometimes cost more than a budget pair of sunglasses. However, at Discounted Sunglasses, we have a wide range of styles at a lower price than most others on the high street and online.