Hi there,
New here and all - I was sorting through various boxes and came across my old Oakley Juliet sunglasses. I think I got these a long time ago, though haven't worn in ten plus years I am guessing, and so they were just boxed back up and moved with me from place to place. But I was checking them out nostalgically, though found that the rubber in the nose bridge has broken down and perished somewhat. I was just looking around to see whether it might be fixable, and ended up stumbling across this site.
I'm not really sure that I would actually still wear the glasses, but I was pondering whether to see whether I could fix it, or get it fixed up. Looking at the info around here seems to indicate that it will be a bit above my skill to fix myself, so I was wondering if there might be any place in NZ that people could recommend. I think there are a few commercial places around, as well as Oakley NZ, though seems like some people wouldn't recommend Oakley for quality control repair issues.
Looking at the info around, it seems like X-Metals seemed have appreciated in value for some reason. I still wear Oakley sunglasses, though haven't work X-Metals for a long time.
From what I have found, my pair are generation one X-Metal Juliets based on the serial number, and with Ruby lenses. I never changed the lenses, even though there were a couple of wee scratches in the time I wore them, and I did try and take some care with them at the time so they don't seem too bad for not being work for 10-15 years I guess? All the bits and pieces seem to be in the box, cards and extra rubber pieces. I also have a box and contents for a pair of Juliet (X-Metal/Black Iridium) though the glasses themselves were stolen about 18 years ago now, though also have a box and contents for a friend's Juliets which he left behind when he moved (box in one of the pictures).
But it sounds like the nose bridge perishing is a pretty common thing. I guess it isn't surprising given the age of the glasses, but any recommendations for it to be fixed locally (NZ) as well as an indication of cost would be appreciated. I see there are some reputable members who can undertake repairs, but they look to be located either in the UK or the US, so I imagine shipping and such could be prohibitive and so a locally based repair is probably more fiscally feasible.
Thanks for your time!
Cheers,
Yann
New here and all - I was sorting through various boxes and came across my old Oakley Juliet sunglasses. I think I got these a long time ago, though haven't worn in ten plus years I am guessing, and so they were just boxed back up and moved with me from place to place. But I was checking them out nostalgically, though found that the rubber in the nose bridge has broken down and perished somewhat. I was just looking around to see whether it might be fixable, and ended up stumbling across this site.
I'm not really sure that I would actually still wear the glasses, but I was pondering whether to see whether I could fix it, or get it fixed up. Looking at the info around here seems to indicate that it will be a bit above my skill to fix myself, so I was wondering if there might be any place in NZ that people could recommend. I think there are a few commercial places around, as well as Oakley NZ, though seems like some people wouldn't recommend Oakley for quality control repair issues.
Looking at the info around, it seems like X-Metals seemed have appreciated in value for some reason. I still wear Oakley sunglasses, though haven't work X-Metals for a long time.
From what I have found, my pair are generation one X-Metal Juliets based on the serial number, and with Ruby lenses. I never changed the lenses, even though there were a couple of wee scratches in the time I wore them, and I did try and take some care with them at the time so they don't seem too bad for not being work for 10-15 years I guess? All the bits and pieces seem to be in the box, cards and extra rubber pieces. I also have a box and contents for a pair of Juliet (X-Metal/Black Iridium) though the glasses themselves were stolen about 18 years ago now, though also have a box and contents for a friend's Juliets which he left behind when he moved (box in one of the pictures).
But it sounds like the nose bridge perishing is a pretty common thing. I guess it isn't surprising given the age of the glasses, but any recommendations for it to be fixed locally (NZ) as well as an indication of cost would be appreciated. I see there are some reputable members who can undertake repairs, but they look to be located either in the UK or the US, so I imagine shipping and such could be prohibitive and so a locally based repair is probably more fiscally feasible.
Thanks for your time!
Cheers,
Yann