When the premier edition of OIL DRUM sunglasses hit the streets, people got out of its way. That kind of thing tends to happen when a perfect storm of science and art makes style so aggressively original that it calls down its own thunder. The idea of outdoing it was the furthest thing from our minds but when the legends of sports, music and life called it their own, we felt obligated. This new edition comes with redesigned stems that carve even more dimension with sculptural grooves and new icons.
Durable yet lightweight O MATTER® frame material is shaped with a unique geometry that offers a comfortable fit on medium to large faces. We engineered it with sculpturally integrated hinges that work with dual cam action, and shaped the contours to create 8.75 base lens curvature. That’s how it offers such a wide peripheral view, and thanks to HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS® (HDO®) and XYZ OPTICS®, you get razor-sharp clarity at every angle of vision. PLUTONITE® lens material helps protect that vision with 100% UV filtering. All that technology achieves a design that meets ANSI Z87.1 standards for optical performance and impact protection.
This frame can be fitted with Oakley Authentic Prescription Lenses (+2.0 to -3.0 combined power) in a wide range of options. For the non-prescription version, you can choose lenses with IRIDIUM® coating that balances light transmission and reduces glare. Optional Oakley polarized lenses remove 99% of glare without the haze and optical distortion found with ordinary polarized lenses. As far as lens color, go with Black IRIDIUM® or Grey Polarized for truer color perception in bright sun, or Grey for the same benefit in medium-bright sun. Select the Dark Bronze or Bronze Polarized lenses for enhanced visual contrast and improved depth perception in bright sunlight.
Comfortable fit on medium to large faces via extended wrapped frame geometry
Precision and durability of sculpturally integrated hinge mechanisms with dual action CAM
Durability and all-day comfort of lightweight, stress-resistant O Matter® frame material
Integrated sculptural metal icon accents
Optimized peripheral view and side coverage of 8.75 lens curvature
Optical precision and impact resistance meet or exceed ANZI Z87.1 optical and basic impact standards
UV protection of Plutonite® lens material that filters out 100% of UVA / UVB / UVC & harmful blue light up to 400nm
Maximized clarity at all angles of vision with patented Oakley XYZ Optics®
Glare reduction and tuned light transmission of Iridium® lens coating (optional)
Minimized glare via technology that produces the best polarized lenses on the planet (optional)
Available with Oakley Authentic Prescription Lenses (+2.00 through -3.00 combined power)
