Wiley X WX Ozone Captivate Polarized Grey

The Air Intake Regulator is what sets the Ozone apart. This integrated system does two things at once, and the second is not obvious.

It blocks, and it ventilates

It blocks peripheral light, pollutants, and solid particles that would pass under the lenses. This is the expected function of a facial cavity.

It ventilates: by organizing air circulation, it reduces fogging on the lenses. Most sealing systems do the opposite—they close, thus trapping warm air and promoting fogging.

It is this resolved compromise that justifies the system.

The smoked lens, VLT 15%

Only 15% of light passes through the lens: this is a daytime lens, designed for high light conditions. The smoked tint absorbs the spectrum uniformly, so colors are perceived at their true value.

What Captivate technology offers

Captivate lenses are polarized, but Wiley X doesn't stop there: the brand claims bolder colors and sharper details, in addition to the glare reduction inherent to polarization.

Polarization eliminates light reflected by flat surfaces—water, car hoods, windows, wet roads—without darkening the rest of the scene. A simply tinted lens, on the other hand, darkens both the reflection and the target proportionally.

HEV protection, in addition to UV

Beyond 100% UVA and UVB, these lenses also filter HEV light—the high-energy blue-violet band, located just after ultraviolet in the visible spectrum.

This is a protection that most ballistic eyewear does not claim, and it concerns the part of the spectrum to which we are exposed all day, not just in bright sunlight.

The lens and its coating

Unbreakable Selenite polycarbonate, extruded, cut, then heat-formed. The hard T-Shell coating is scratch-resistant, anti-reflective, and oleophobic.

This last property is rarely mentioned yet very practical: an oleophobic surface repels greasy substances. Fingerprints and sunscreen wipe off instead of smudging—which makes all the difference on a lens you handle with dirty hands.

The frame

Reinforced frame and temples injection-molded from Triloid nylon, anatomically shaped for prolonged wear. The material makes them both lightweight and highly durable.

Rubber elements at the temple tips reduce fatigue and increase grip.

Standards declared by the manufacturer

ANSI Z87.1+ and EN 166 F. Grade F of the European standard corresponds to low-energy impact resistance, the level applicable to spectacles.

Frame

Black color.