This high quality face mask, has color correction prescription lenses. This mask was my father's snorkeling mask, and had his prescription lenses mounted so that when diving he could actually see what was in front of him. The mask has been stored, climate control in our dry basement, for the 20 years since his demise. I think it is time to find them a new home.
He had these for perhaps two separate trips to Grand Cayman Island, and that was his last usage. They are truly without any signs of wear. There is no model # or name marked on the mask, but looks quite similar to the Legacy 2000 (and that makes sense since he bought it around year 2000). The mask is a silver color, not the clear or black of the Legacy masks shown on the website. The lenses that are mounted are bifocal, and on my face, the close vision is sharp and very clear. The further away portions however are not my correction, and things there are blurry. So if I was going to dive with this mask, I would need to get the lenses replaced.
The SeaVision company, based in St. Petersburg, FL would be the place to send the face mask with YOUR ophthalmologist's prescription, to make these truly your custom fit diving mask. You will need to contact them for pricing of substituting your lens Rx for the one in this mask.
Included in the sale is the custom mask carrying case, and a few containers of de-fog, etc.
"seavisionusa" is their web site for contacting them for price quotes for upgrading this mask. The prices vary for what service you wish, and whether you want clear, color correcting, etc. lenses. If you want to replace these Rx lenses for just "Plano" (no correction) the cost is $56.They do this all the time, what they cal BYOM: Bring Your Own Mask. You can go to the website and click through their BYOM choices for lens color, bifocal Rx, gauge reader (the correlate of reading glasses for up close reading your wrist gauge, with no correction at a distance), etc. and get a price quote immediately.
From their website:
Our state-of-the-art lens manufacturing laboratory is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has been in operation since 1968.
- At SeaVision we custom grind prescription lenses. This allows divers, snorkelers, and swimmers to experience the same great vision underwater as on land.
- We DO NOT glue or bond lenses into your mask or swim goggles. The prescription is custom made in our laboratory, just the way your eye doctor prescribed.
- We will manufacture high-quality CR39 lenses specifically for your prescription masks or goggles. These lenses are stronger and more efficient than glass and will help you see everything you want to see underwater.