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Hazemaster Sunglasses
Eyewear · 1960s precision

Hazemaster Sunglasses

The cable-temple AO revival made for haze, low light and outdoor precision.

$250 at American Optical

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Story & heritage

AO identifies Hazemaster as a revived 1960s design originally created for outdoor precision. The official story names fishermen, hunters and marksmen as the intended audience and explains the orange lenses as a way to cut through fog, mist and haze.

Its appeal is more technical than decorative: a purpose-built frame with cable temples and a sweat bar, revived because the oddness is exactly the point.

Materials & craft

Hazemaster uses comfort cable temples for slip-free wear, a handcrafted acetate sweat bar, orange, green or grey nylon lens choices, optional polarization, and Made in the USA construction from premium global components.

1960s revivalcable templesacetate sweat barOrange NylonCalobar™ Green NylonMade in USA

How to choose & style

Wear Hazemaster as the specialist pair: fishing, driving, autumn light and field days are its natural habitat. Orange lenses make the biggest statement; green keeps it closer to AO’s military palette.

OrangeCalobar GreenTrue-Color GrayGoldSilverpolarized
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