History
Costa Del Mar was founded in 1983, the same year that a NOAA nature sanctuary asked the company for a donation of polarized sunglasses. The first style of sunglasses released by Costa Del Mar was called "Catalina," which is no longer in production. The first lens developed by Costa Del Mar was The Costa 400 in CR-39 material. In 1986, Costa Del Mar created The Costa 400 in a glass lens.
The company provided sunglasses to Jacques Cousteau and the Cousteau Society, and lenses for the team-issue frames of the F-16C Eastern Demo Team. On April 22, 2003, A. T. Cross purchased Costa Del Mar Sunglasses.
Today, the list of pro guides and outdoor personalities that use Costa Del Mar sunglasses includes Jose Wejebe, Cindy Garrison, and Blair Wiggins.
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