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"Unbreakable" is REKS's core brand claim, printed on nearly every page of its site. This review doesn't repeat that claim as a trust-icon bullet the way a quick product roundup would -- it goes to REKS's own Manufacturing Technology and Unbreakable Frames pages for the actual material facts, reads the real Warranty page for what's legally covered, and then gives an honest editorial take on where the claim holds up and where it has real limits.
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Quick Verdict
REKS's "unbreakable" claim rests on a specific, describable frame material (a rubber-thermoplastic polymer blend) backed by a real 24-month manufacturing-defect warranty -- that part checks out as more than marketing language. The gap is in what the warranty explicitly excludes: normal wear and tear, scratched lenses, and misuse are all carved out, and prescription lenses get a narrower one-time, 12-month replacement rather than the full 24-month term. Read "unbreakable" as strong flex resistance under normal use, not a guarantee against everything.
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Verified verbatim from REKS's own Unbreakable Frames page.
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REKS's own copy on its Unbreakable Frames page reads: "To call our frames unbreakable is only telling part of the story. Made from advanced polymers, our REKS frames have the flexibility of rubber combined with the strength of thermoplastics. You can flex REKS frames in all directions and they will always return to their original shape." That's a specific material-engineering claim -- a rubber-and-thermoplastic polymer blend -- not just a durability slogan. It's still REKS describing its own product, with no independent lab citation, but it's a concrete enough claim that a buyer can reason about it directly: it's a statement about flex and shape recovery, not about scratch resistance or impact resistance in every scenario. |
A separate, less-publicized manufacturing claim on prescription lenses.
Frame durability isn't the only manufacturing claim REKS makes. Its Manufacturing Technology page describes Freeform digital lens surfacing -- cutting the prescription onto the back of the lens, closer to the eye -- to roughly 1/100 diopter accuracy, versus the 1/10 diopter accuracy of older lens-cutting methods. REKS positions this as a wider, sharper field of vision compared to a standard progressive lens. This is a real, describable manufacturing-process difference (again, from REKS's own page, not a third-party test), and it's worth knowing that "unbreakable" and "precisely cut" are two separate engineering claims covering two separate parts of the product -- frame and lens.
The actual terms from reks.com/pages/warranty -- this is where the marketing claim meets its real limits.
| Product | Warranty Term | What's Covered |
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| Non-prescription sunglasses | 24 months from purchase | Manufacturing defects / failure under normal use |
| Prescription frame | 24 months from purchase | Manufacturing defects only -- frame, not lens |
| Prescription lens | One-time, within 12 months of delivery | Scratches or coating defects only -- not a 24-month term, and only once per order |
Every tier above excludes the same things: lost or stolen products, normal wear and tear, scratched lenses (beyond the one-time Rx replacement), damage from misuse or improper care, and damage caused by pets. Read plainly, the warranty backs the frame-flex claim for two full years, which is a meaningfully long, checkable commitment -- but it does not promise the lens will resist scratches indefinitely, and prescription lens coverage is both shorter (12 months) and narrower (one claim, scratches/coating only) than the frame's 24-month term. That distinction rarely makes it into a quick product description, but it's the actual boundary of what "unbreakable" gets you in writing.
Featuring shapes not covered in our other REKS reviews.
The polymer frame construction described above applies across REKS's whole non-prescription lineup, so it isn't tied to one specific shape. Here are two everyday polycarbonate frames -- both $29, both with genuine Judge.me review histories -- if you want a straightforward frame to evaluate the durability claim on for yourself, separate from the Sling Blade and golf-specific lines covered in our other REKS reviews.
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Two separate, correctly-attributed rating systems -- not the same number twice.
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REKS's own claim is more specific than the marketing name suggests: its frames are made from a polymer blend combining rubber's flexibility with thermoplastic's strength, and REKS says you can flex the frame in different directions and it will return to its original shape. That's a real, describable material claim -- but REKS's own warranty page excludes normal wear and tear, so "unbreakable" should be read as strong flex resistance under normal use, not a guarantee against every kind of damage.
Non-prescription sunglasses get a 24-month replacement warranty for manufacturing defects or failure under normal use. Prescription frames get the same 24-month term, but it applies to the frame only -- prescription lenses instead get a one-time replacement for scratches or coating defects within 12 months of delivery, not a 24-month term. All warranty tiers exclude lost/stolen products, normal wear and tear, scratched lenses (beyond the one-time Rx replacement), misuse, and pet damage.
Per REKS's own manufacturing page, Freeform digital lenses are surfaced on the back of the lens, closer to the eye, and cut to roughly 1/100 diopter accuracy compared to the 1/10 diopter accuracy of traditional lens-cutting methods. REKS presents this as a wider, clearer field of vision versus a standard progressive lens. It's a genuine manufacturing-process distinction, though the comparison is REKS's own description rather than an independently published test.
Every REKS frame uses the same polymer construction described on the Unbreakable Frames page, so the frame-durability story doesn't change much by shape. Among frames not already covered in our other REKS reviews, Sport Polycarbonate has the strongest review record we found (68 reviews, 4.93/5) at $29, with Wrap Around Polycarbonate (42 reviews, 4.81/5) a close second if you want fuller coverage.
It isn't a substitute for independent lab testing, and we say so directly -- the flex claim, the lens-precision numbers, and the field-of-vision comparison all come from REKS's own pages. What this review adds is separating that from the warranty's actual legal terms, which is where the real limits of the "unbreakable" claim show up: what's covered, what's excluded, and for how long.
Separating the marketing name from the actual documentation, REKS's "unbreakable" claim is more substantiated than most durability slogans -- a specific polymer blend, a demonstrable flex test, and a real 24-month warranty behind it. The honest caveat is that the warranty's exclusions define the claim's real edges: it covers structural flex failure, not scratches, normal wear, or misuse, and prescription lenses get a shorter, narrower promise than the frame does. If you're comparing REKS against other brands making similar durability claims, see our best unbreakable sunglasses guide, or if you're deciding between lens materials generally, our Trivex vs. polycarbonate lenses comparison covers that separately from the frame question. For REKS as a brand overall, start with our REKS review.
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Bottom Line
A Real Warranty Behind The Unbreakable Claim
24 months of manufacturing-defect coverage on the frame, backed by a specific polymer-blend material claim -- just know scratches and normal wear aren't included.
Warranty terms and prices verified live on reks.com as of September 2026 and can change -- always confirm current terms on reks.com/pages/warranty before ordering.
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