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Prizm Sapphire Polarized vs Deep Water Polarized

Armalazz

Oakley Beginner
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Hello everyone and congratulations on your forum, discussions and very interesting opinions!
I am a beginner here, but I bought a customized Fuel Cell with Prizm Sapphire Polarized lenses and i was very happy with it.
Unfortunately I have a scratch over one of the lenses and now I can't find the replacement from Oakley (I'm from Italy)
Only Deep Water Polarized lenses are available and I kindly ask if anyone could tell me if there is any important difference between these two.
from the outside I see that the Sapphires are a little more "blue" than Deep Water but even looking around I can't find if there are any significant differences in the vision from the inside. The Sapphires have some good enhancement in contrast and green color, but i don't know if Deep water work differently.

I hope for your advice

thank you!
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Prizm deep water is amazing. The slight contrast coupled with its ability to knock down bright glare is awesome. I also like prizm deep water because it looks uniform when looking through the lens.

I personally don’t like prizm sapphhire in lenses with higher base curves because you get that gradient color effect when looking through them. Some people don’t mind that, but I feel like I am looking through gas station sunglasses with that color gradient.
 
I have deep water in radar ev and turbine, they are awesome both from inside and outside. I love them, but don't wear that much because they attract too much attention. I generally wear sport prizm lenses mostly, because they provide excellent contrast. and i love shallow water more than deep water because it's bronze colour. I have prizm sapphire and i wear it mostly when i ride my bike, because it provide good contrast on the road, but i still prefer standard sapphire than prizm sapphire.
 
Deep water is one of the best lenses ever made in my opinion (and many others). It has fantastic contrast, fantastic polarization, and a very warm feel to it. I have several and love them.
Agree 100%, greens really pop with DWP. My favorite lens for looks and looking.
I love DWP lenses and have a few in different frames. I have prizm sapphire in one or two frames and don't like them.
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i like deep water as well... and think sapphire isnt as mirrored looking in as sappire is.
 

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