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Help me choose!!

Which one is the best buy?

  • Turbine / DWP

  • Split Shots / SWP

  • Straightlink / DWP

  • Drop Point / Black Ir


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kmbijit

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Getting some really good offers and thinking of picking up one of these:

1Turbine Polished Black/DWP, $90DWP Lenses, Unobtainium templesLarge Size, Unappealing Looks
2Split Shot Polished Black /SWP, $105Already own one so I know it's comfy and looks good on me.SWP Lens - not sure how good/bad.
3Drop Point Polished Black /Black Iridium, $85Already own a Drop Point and it fits me like a glove.Bland looks, unpolarized Lens
4Straightlink Matte Black /DWP, $115DWP Lenses, lots of unobtainiumHaven't tried physically but size appears small
The catch here is that I already own the DP and the SS, both are tried and trusted frames. Both of them are very comfortable though the DP is my personal favourite as it fits my face like no other. However the lens options for both of these are rather discouraging.


Then there're the ones with the sweet DWP lenses.

First off, the Turbine (not Rotor) which admittedly looks big on my face though I wouldn't call it uncomfortable. Add to it, easy availability of replacement lenses in a wide range of Prizms and Iridiums.
The Straightlink looks appealing as well and going by looks, should be a hair smaller and wider than the DP. Never tried one though.

Which of these would you folks recommended?
 
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The split shot with shallow water is awesome.
Or get a Matte Black Turbine with DWP. Matte black is the way to go. Polished end up with too many micro scratches that get annoying after a while.

If you go Split Shot at least you can swap lenses with the polished white frame you already have. Then you actually have 4 combos that you can go with.
Black DWP
Black SWP
White DWP
White SWP

Also check out the Woodgrain with SWP on the Split Shot!!! Pretty damn sexy!!! There’s a pic of the Woodgrain with DWP in it.

Love the choices and they all are good ones.

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Update :

The DWP Straightlink went out of stock, leaving me with the option of Straightlink Warm Grey. Never really liked warm grey, decided to give it a skip and ordered the Split Shot SWP.

OT: Can someone tutor me on where to find the BC of lenses? Also, what are the Toric lenses used on the Split Shot? Did a lot of hunting around the web and could only find references to astigmatism and contact lenses.
 
The poll needs a fifth option, ie suggest a different frame. Just saying.

Maritime wasn’t an option?
 

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