2 Pair of Juliet w/ Prototype Arms

[scienergy]

Hi all, I purchased these in 2014 from a former Oakley employee directly involved with the design and manufacturing of the X Metal lineup. These frames feature unique thin-style prototype arms, maybe the closest shape would be the Romeo 2 ear stems. On the underside of the ear stems you can see the imperfections in the metal as they were testing out arm shapes. The Tio2 pair has a gnarly gauze-like texture to it. I won't dare even touch these for a repair job. They are best left original and in a display case IMO. The X Metal pair are marked "3" on the inside of the nose bridge. Enjoy the pics!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

To quote Spock…”Fascinating.”

 

[THE X-MAN]

Nice samples.thanks for the share.

 

[THE X-MAN]

I wonder if those arms were printed?

 

[Nortika]

Thank god they changed the arms, those look horrible.

 

[THE X-MAN]

I agree

 

[Silversurfer21]

I didn’t know shrinkflation exist pre 2009.

 

[scienergy]

Thank god they changed the arms, those look horrible.

Agreed, and also they are not structurally sound compared to the final design. The midpoint of the arm would easily break installing ear socks!