Old vs. New Oakley X-Metals

[Arron1980]

The old and the new.

 

[discostu]

I prefer the old

 

[RoTors]

Love the old too. But I am willing to have an affair with the new

 

[dodger3131]

I agree the old is still king.

 

[Arron1980]

I prefer the old

Yes the old will never be beaten

 

[discostu]

XX ti02 ...... The almighty !

 

[atrain]

I see the "faux" metals as like the 2nd cousin that the family barely likes lol

 

[ucdavis4PT0gpa]

Old old old old old old. And ALWAYS will be. Sorry but even if the company hits some home runs going forward it won't be the same; you can't improve upon perfection. Just leaving aside the fact that the Badman/Madman are more like the O-Luminum line and overpriced by at least $200 and shouldn't really be part of the X-Metal lineage- the fact is most of us will always stand by the fact that if none of the other X-Metals are the greatest pieces of eyewear ever made, the Juliet most certainly IS and the line as a whole- and certainly the Romeo 1, Juliet and X-Squared trio- are some of the most inventive and cutting edge wearable products ever.

 

[Arron1980]

XX is my personal favourite

 

[ucdavis4PT0gpa]

I owned a number of XX over the years....I just never warmed to the design for some reason...don't know why. Which is odd, I like the larger lens profile. It would be hard for me to pick just one model if I was going to a desert island and could only take one...but if I had to...it would be a Juliet. For my face and everyday use I find it the most versatile. Does anyone remember a period a year or so or more when there was a group on the forum who asserted the XS didn't look good on ANY face? I never got that- I thought it fit and looked great on many faces including mine.