How the Oakley X-Metal XX stole the best of the Romeo and Juliet to create all around great pair of sunglasses
Background and History
Released in 1999, the Oakley X-Metal XX takes the positive feedback from the Romeo 1.0, Mars and Juliet, and combines them into an all-around great pair of sunglasses. By 1999, Oakley X-Metals propelled by the Juliet, had begun increasing in popularity. No longer were they just the fantasticly designed glasses, people began seeing the innovation behind them.
Now Oakley had enough convincing in ’99 to release the X-Metal XX, marking the first year where two new X-Metals were released. With a retail price starting at $275, the price while high was in-line with the other sunglasses in the X-Metal family.
Also known as the XMXX, Oakley produced the X-Metal XX from 1999 to 2006 when it was ultimately...
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