Ray-Ban Diamond Hard Lenses: tougher than tough

Murphy's Law states: anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Anyone who's ever entered a streak of bad luck will surely agree! A missed alarm, spilled coffee, cold water in the shower, an empty gas tank — such a series of mishaps often ends with a couple of scratches on your new, expensive glasses.

For just such cases, when Murphy's Law becomes an unshakable reality, Ray-Ban developed the Diamond Hard technology.

Hard as diamond

Diamond Hard literally means “diamond toughness,” and the name perfectly reflects the essence of this optical production technology, first developed by Ray-Ban.



What’s the secret? Existing lenses (like G-15, B-15, or Mirror) are enhanced by applying a layer of amorphous material using an ion beam.

Amorphous material is a condensed state of matter where the atoms lack the long-range order typical of crystals. This gives such materials unique properties: they don't change characteristics under different conditions, lack a defined melting point, and transition into a glassy state at lower temperatures than crystals.

These properties make amorphous material much stronger than ordinary mineral glass. Additionally, ion beam technology, originally developed by NASA, guarantees 100% bonding of the coating to the lens under any conditions.

“Unbreakable” optics

What does Ray-Ban’s Diamond Hard technology bring to optics? First, it increases the hardness of the glass, boosting scratch and wear resistance by 7-10 times.

Second, it simplifies the process of cleaning lenses from water and dirt (thanks to the amorphous coating, dirt doesn’t stick).

Third, a cute diamond in the upper corner of the right lens allows you to identify this technology at a glance!



Unfortunately, glasses with Diamond Hard lenses are no longer in regular production. But if you're determined, you can find them tagged as “vintage glasses” on sites like eBay and Amazon. And of course, with us!