Julbo

Cham Spectron 3 Sunglasses

Good glasses and frame, poor side shield

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

I originally purchased the Julbo Cham sunglasses from Moosejaw. After arriving in the mail, they sat for awhile until an interested buddy came around. We both noticed that the right shield cannot hold on to the frame of the glasses. Mind you, I needed these for a specific glacier climb that was happening later in the year. So, I returned the items to Moosejaw - no issues there. Moosejaw replaced them without a hitch. However, there was a bit of a timing issue with the shipping, so I also ordered another pair from Backcountry. Both "new" pairs arrived at the same time. Upon opening both of the glasses for inspection, both of the glasses had the same original issue. What happens is when pushing downward on the left shield, the shield holds to the frame as pressure increases. On the right shield, however, only the slightest pressure would pop the shield off. The right shield will even just pop off when placing it on my or my buddies face. Kind of rendering the glasses to the point of untrustworthy, simply because I need and rather expect these glasses to be the kind that have shields that can withstand stronger than average winds and snow, rain, and sleet. Will be returning to Backcountry.