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My Oakley interest and desire does not currently sit on par with my income level (one is less than the other - you decide which is where).

My friends think I'm crazy, but that is nothing compared to everyone else here (I mean that complimentary).

I got into Oakley at the start of the year 2000. A guy at high school had a pair of black Fives and he was telling me how Oakley were the best sunglasses. He brought in his Oakley catalogue (the 1999 catalogue) and I saw for the first time the Romeo and the Juliet. I was completely and utterly hooked.

Then, M:i-2 and X-Men hit, and the Ruby Juliet debuted. Oakleys were definitley getting cooler by the minute.

I went to a local surf shop that was selling their old Oakley stock at half price, so I begged my mum to get me a pair of Black Iridium Eye Jackets for AU $90. It was all downhill from there.

Everyone at school had Oakleys. Most of the girls had Minutes, and some guys did too. A few guys had Fives, but I was the only guy with Eye Jackets.

But then Oakley brought out the Twenty. The FMJ/Ice pair was all the rage for me, so I decided to get rid of the EJ's and invest in some Twentys. I was spending a lot of time on ebay browing the Juliet auctions. A local optometrist had a 20% off sale, and I went in planning to get the Ice Twenty, but walked out with the Ice Juliets!

I found the o-review with four pairs of Oakleys. (Ice Juliet, Black Juliet, Black Splice, Ruby Twenty). If you check out my collection now you will see the damage this place has done! I love it.

Mars

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Mars

Jul 8, 2023 6:57 AM

You all probably know this, but the full version of that image shows a bit more detail of the back. Looks like it wraps all the way around the head.

- B3

That's insane. Like the Oakley of old.

Mars

Jul 8, 2023 6:57 AM

Just jodiendo. ;) - Patient_Cero

I've learned a new Spanish word!

X2: X-Men United (2003)

Jul 7, 2023 6:30 AM

That's pretty cool he got to keep a pair. Would love to know in what context he put these on for his chat with Ben Schwartz.

Mars

Jul 7, 2023 6:20 AM

M-experiment has dropped a Mars reference.

Is that the design in the background of the image?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0524/4197/2886/files/M_Whats_Next_Mobile.jpg
- ford

It's called "Over The Moon" keeping with the space theme. - Patient_Cero

Is that inside info or are you just speculating/brainstorming cool names?

Mars

Jul 7, 2023 6:15 AM

M-experiment has dropped a Mars reference.

Is that the design in the background of the image?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0524/4197/2886/files/M_Whats_Next_Mobile.jpg

Oakley in movies

Feb 12, 2023 9:48 AM

We just need to squint and pretend it's an Eyeshade.

Had no idea that film was coming though - love me some Affleck and Damon. Hopefully the sequel is Jim Jannard courting MJ to get Oakleys on his face.

Comics

Feb 11, 2023 12:10 AM

IDW publishes books they call Artist Editions which reproduce comic art in 1:1 scale. Typically these books are around 13.25” x 19.25” in size. IDW went all out for the Todd McFarlane Artist Edition released last week, however. It tips the scale and also measures a whopping 13.38” x 24.25” for basically the same price as a normal version.

- Oak

I got this one too. It's massive! I also got the omnibuses of McFarlane's run on Amazing Spider-man and his adjectiveless Spiderman. Funnily enough as soon as I ordered them I got a good deal of original ASMs in fairly average condition from issues 304-328 (so missed out on the pricey 298-301 issues) from eBay.

I also sent a few comics to CGC for the McFarlane signing so have a few Spider-man #1s with his signature that I need to sell at some stage.

Comics

Feb 11, 2023 12:09 AM

Yo Dan!!

Oakley in movies

Feb 10, 2023 3:08 AM

I don't think this has been mentioned in 30 pages of this thread - but a bad guy is wearing Cheetah Eye Jackets in the 1997 Jackie Chan movie Mr Nice Guy. It's one of Jackie's Hong Kong movies and was filmed in Melbourne, Australia.

You can see it in all its HD-glory in this clip 15 seconds in (with bonus Sammo Hung cameo, he also directed): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=429858231032867

The P.W. Club ( A.K.A. - Oakley Selfies )

Feb 10, 2023 2:58 AM

Great to see the PW thread will never die! This pic's actually from December 2020 but I took it to post in this thread, so better late than never!

I don't buy a lot of Oakley anymore, but I had to get these because they look awesome and I use them when I go running. Oh plus they were half price from oakley.com.au.

Wouldn't mind getting a 24k Kato but not at full price!

MUZM

Mar 26, 2021 3:35 AM

What price would this need to lower to for anyone to consider picking it up?

High Snobiety: A Ticking Time Bomb: The Inside Story Of Oakley?s Watch Line

Nov 26, 2020 6:04 AM

Good article on the history and Instagram-resurgence of Oakley watches.

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/oakley-watches/

other collections.

Aug 14, 2020 2:25 PM

Do you use the cologne and keep the empty bottles, or not spray at all?

Oakley Store SHIBUYA

Aug 14, 2020 2:15 PM

That’s really cool they have that, I was heartbroken when I saw what they did to the London store - Nortika

What did they do to the London O-store?

BMW M3 Oakley Stringer

May 21, 2020 7:31 AM

Now let's get a Royal Oak with the Oakley logo on the dial!

jordan fans??

May 21, 2020 7:27 AM

Some good 4K vision of him wearing the Mars at the '98 celebration. I assume it's the first time footage of him wearing them has been seen in HD - -everything from the time would have been shot on tape, eh?

X-Metal Serial List

May 18, 2020 9:23 AM

Okay, according to this post at the Oakley Forum, Oakley did start engraving J serials on the next generation of X-metal/Ruby Juliets after the X series.

X-Metal Serial List

May 18, 2020 5:58 AM

Any idea what's going on with these X-metal Ruby Juliets?

J###### serial, but has what looks like an official Oakley sticker, with SKU 04-116 which is for the Xmetal/Ruby colourway - but consensus is those came with X###### serials.

Unless it's just a X-metal/Black Iridium frame and someone put in Ruby lenses, and then printed a very authentic looking product sticker...? Fair bit of effort to scam someone. Or Oakley used leftover Xmetal/BI frames and put in Ruby lenses themselves?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mint-Oakley-X-Metal-Ruby-Iridium-Juliet-Sunglasses-Serial-J133450/114181068752

Purchased from Oakley directly.
100% authentic - Mint condition
Have been on display but never worn.
Pictures are of the actual glasses you will receive.
Everything in pictures are included, if you want a picture at a certain angle, just ask.
Serial Number - J133450 (pictured)

(images backup: https://imgur.com/a/NNaHagU)

catalogue omissions/errors

May 9, 2020 10:34 AM

Such a small one Dann, but I noticed it nonetheless. Ryan Arbabi one-off serial is five numerals, not six. Ryan said he most likely entered the serial in wrong on his collection page.

http://www.o-review.com/forum_detail.php?ID=11867

XX Twenty Marking Change

May 8, 2020 5:28 AM

For those following this thread closely, no, you weren’t seeing things with the 12-580. The 12-580 was indeed previously entered in the DB as “Polished Black/Ruby Iridium” (as well as the current “Jet Black/Ruby Iridium”), but it was removed recently. Not sure who did it, but maybe it’s for the best; the “Polished Black/Ruby Iridium” box label is rarely seen and the prevailing theory amongst collectors for many years is that Oakley switched over from Polished Black to Jet Black very early on in its run. - Oak

Interesting Oak. Makes me wonder what the different is between Jet Black and Polished Black, if any...?

XX Twenty Marking Change

May 7, 2020 2:01 AM

I guess I have the Canadian one and now need to find a polished black one.

- SiRacer420

I also had the Jet Black/Ruby in Australia. The database here also only has Jet Black/Ruby, no Polished Black/Ruby listed.

Your Holy Grail and Crown Jewel (other than Oakley)

Aug 27, 2018 7:58 AM

I also collect player issue guernseys of my football team here in Aus...player issues obviously being guernseys made for the actual player. They sublimate the number on the back (the number is printed onto the fabric like the sponsor logos, not added on afterwards), so you can tell player issues quite easily.

I've made a website of my collection here:

Crown Jewel would have to be the 2000 Away Number 10 - the design that got me interested in guernseys in the first place. The design is actually reviled by most West Coast Eagle fans, but I love it.

Holy Grail is a 1997 Away player issue, never seen one come up on eBay, and it's basically the only design left that I haven't got.

There's a few collectors out there for this specific team so it drives prices up on eBay, really annoying as it used to be only me back in 2004-2005!

anyone into lego ?

Jul 4, 2015 4:39 AM

Mike any idea on the Aus RRP of the Tumbler?

The Andy Milonakis Show (2005)

Jul 4, 2015 4:27 AM

I used to post on the View Askew Board back in 1998-2001 (Kevin Smith's website and message board) and there was a prolific poster there called DJ_Andy (later changed his screenname to DJ_Andeeeeee and such). I remember his email address was shampooisbetta@hotmail.com.

Anyway, he used to post occasional things linking to his website, and I think one particular post was webcam shots of him acting like a little kid (because of his babyface) and it was quite funny (unfortunately I can't remember the gist of his post) but I think that got noticed by Jimmy Kimmel's people and he started doing bits for the show.

So yeah, DJ_Andy on the ViewAskew Board was Andy Milonakis.

The Oakley Book

Apr 27, 2015 3:02 AM

Shipping to Perth Australia from amazon.ca is CDN $49.37 - $10 less than the book itself!

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