talismanx
Oakley Expert
The TBII is really just influenced by the shape of the TB1. It takes what was cool and innovative in 1998 and advances the tech by 10 years.
I wore a Polished Ti with CF face for almost 10 years as my everyday watch (got a deal on it for $400 - through an O rep). Being Ti it was light but it was a "large" watch. Comparing my remaining TB1 (a Stealth) to the TB2; the TB2 is much larger . Obviously the band tech is much different with plates of TI screwed onto a unobtanium band vs the TB1 with a more standard watch band. The TB2 never grabs the hairs on my wrist (or is it that they are not there since I wore the TB1 so long).
After speaking to a person at a high end watch shop (that did not sell Oakley) she told me that the innards are drastically different in the TB2. In the TB1 the self-winding mechanism charges a capacitor that then will power the watch for however long (3-4 days without winding). I actually had this replaced in my Ti TB1 about 6 months before it completely died.
The TB2 is actually an "automatic" watch... the self-winder is actually winding the watch. This is similar to many high end watches.
Probably TMI... so how about some comparison pics.
I wore a Polished Ti with CF face for almost 10 years as my everyday watch (got a deal on it for $400 - through an O rep). Being Ti it was light but it was a "large" watch. Comparing my remaining TB1 (a Stealth) to the TB2; the TB2 is much larger . Obviously the band tech is much different with plates of TI screwed onto a unobtanium band vs the TB1 with a more standard watch band. The TB2 never grabs the hairs on my wrist (or is it that they are not there since I wore the TB1 so long).
After speaking to a person at a high end watch shop (that did not sell Oakley) she told me that the innards are drastically different in the TB2. In the TB1 the self-winding mechanism charges a capacitor that then will power the watch for however long (3-4 days without winding). I actually had this replaced in my Ti TB1 about 6 months before it completely died.
The TB2 is actually an "automatic" watch... the self-winder is actually winding the watch. This is similar to many high end watches.
Probably TMI... so how about some comparison pics.
