In this months Outside Magazine:

Time Bomb II 10th Anniversary Edition ($2750)

sorry tried to post pic but having some difficulty...

Damn :-(

I cannot find the insert image button???

just show the link then.

This must be it. Far away shot. I guess just good for pricing info.

http://outside.away.com/outside/gear/200910/cutting-edge-designers-oakley.html

Time Bomb II 10th Anniversary Edition ($2750)

Nice to see they raised the price... again.

man that's expensive

Is the 10th Anniversary edition the limited one with Carbon Fiber? If so, the regular ones may be less expensive.

yes, and who knows ?

I thought someone mentioned before that Oakley decided to scrap the other TBIIs - that they would only be releasing the 10th Anniversary Edition.

Last thing I heard was that model is an Elite piece and the others (Ti with Black dial & Ti with White Dial) were still to be released and will be under $2k

I heard 2500 and 2000 for the plain black and plain white. But things always change a bit before final release.

Has there been a final decision on the movement of the TBII? I see from various pics posted on the forum here (such as the ones in the "Oakley design is awake" thread) that they're using an automatic movement, so I'm very interested with the actually one used. I just hope they don't stick with the rumored ETA 2824-2 as someone mentioned a long while back.

Pardon my ignorance... but what is that? lol The movement? Why is that bad?

Yes, it's the movement. ETA is probably the most popular watch movement maker and is owned by Swatch Group. They also make movements for a lot of the more prestigous companies (Omega, being part of the Swatch Group, still uses a lot of ETA stuff).

The base version of the 2824-2 is a movement model that, nowadays, is used for the low end entry level lux brands (such as Invicta) as well as used in "higher end" replicas, such as Rolex or Patek (as opposed to the replicas with chinese-based movements).

IIRC Brietling used the suped up 2824-2 chronometer version a decade ago in their older SuperOcean models, but they've moved away from that since then.

The movement is reliable enough, and you won't have any trouble finding a watchmaker with expertise and parts in 20 years, but it is very pedestrian.

So I'm hoping Oakley will be investing in a higher quality and more special movement, especially for a 10th anniversary watch.

From the initial specs, I remember it being pretty inaccurate. Like +/- 12 sec/day. Let me see if I can find it.

• Swiss made AUTO-MECHANICAL, ETA 2824-2
• 25 Jewels
• Self Winding
• Reserve Running Time = 38 Hours
• Three-hand analog display
• Hours, Minutes, Sweep Second
• Self-winding mechanism w/ball bearing
• Date, corrector
• Stop second device
• ETACHRON regulator and regulator corrector
• 28,800 vibrations per hour; 4 Hz.

Type of regulator - etachron
Frequency of oscilator - 28,800 vibrations per hour; 4 Hz.
Acuracy - +/- 12 seconds/day (average)
Wateresistance - 10 bar; equivalent to depth of 100m / 330ft
Power reserve - Approx. 38 hours

- +/- 12 seconds/day pretty much locks in that it's the bare bones version.

That's sad news that Oakley decides to churn out a premium-priced timepiece with such "basic" technology. Maybe I'll skip this one...

Well, being considered that you have nearly all timebombs and that the movement was not that good, I bet you won't skip the TBII.

As a reminder :

TB 1

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Frequency of crystalline oscillation . 32,768 cycles per sec.
Type of oscillator .Quartz tuning fork
Accuracy . Max. variance ±15 sec./mo.
Regulation system .None necessary
Drive system .Two-pole step motor (180º/sec.)
Fuel system .Polyacen Lithium capacitor
Induction system .Inertial Generator® fueled by O Engine®
Charge duration .Approx. 12-14 days within operating temp.
Operating temp. range .5ºC to 35ºC (41ºF to 95ºF)
Endurance temp. range .-10ºC to 60ºC (14ºF to 140ºF)
Antimagnetism .>20 Oe
Movement .Six-jewel World Movement®

Not really being a 'watch guy' ... but being an Oakley fanatic with a number of Oakley watches - I would have to say that my preference would have to lean towards just having regular ol' batteries in watches. The 2 TB's I've had over the years have pretty much offered a 8-12 hour charge when I've worn them. So it pretty much requires a time/date set every day I decide to wear the TB.

But I do feel much better that guys like Oak are out there as an educated voice to get me the best possible mechanics!!

Apparently it's up online:

http://oakley.ca/pd/6411

Well, being considered that you have nearly all timebombs and that the movement was not that good, I bet you won't skip the TBII.

As a reminder :

TB 1

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Frequency of crystalline oscillation . 32,768 cycles per sec.
Type of oscillator .Quartz tuning fork
Accuracy . Max. variance ±15 sec./mo.

Compare the "+/- 15 seconds per month" to "+/- 12 seconds per day". Unless I'm missing something here, it appears that the quality of the timekeeping has gone down significantly while the price has skyrocketed ($1500 retail of the original TB vs $2750 of the 10th Anniversary TBII).

One's an automatic and one's a quartz-based movement. The automatics are always less accurate (not to mention less durable, more expensive to maintain and service, more finicky, more expensive to purchase, less convenient, etc.), but it's a prestige and beauty thing. You don't buy automatics necessarily for performance (to a point anyway).

Swatch also owns Rado who is a leader in watch technology with advanced materials including ceramic the likes of what's used on the tiles of the Space Shuttle. A friend of mine has one that is touted as being "Scratch Proof" and it's pretty sick. Not all their styles are nice, but the materials are.

They own some pretty well known companies out there...Check them out

http://www.swatchgroup.com/

Compare the "+/- 15 seconds per month" to "+/- 12 seconds per day". Unless I'm missing something here, it appears that the quality of the timekeeping has gone down significantly while the price has skyrocketed ($1500 retail of the original TB vs $2750 of the 10th Anniversary TBII).

You're right about the maximum time variance of 24 seconds per day (-12 to +12) seems a bit high comparend to 30/month, but you also have to look at all things beside this.
The case itself would justify a significant (not that much though) price increase.