Features :
- Interchangeable lenses to optimize performance in any environment
- Durability and all day comfort of lightweight, stress resistant O Matter frame material
- UV protection that filters out 100% of UVA/UVB/UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm
- Multiple interchangeable Unobtainium nose pad options for customizable and comfortable secure fit
- Protective sports specific Oakley Soft Vault included with capacity for extra lenses
Sports professionals demand nothing less than the best, and we have answered their challenge for decades. World class athletes have driven us to create innovation after innovation, including interchangeable lens designs with unbeatable optical clarity. FLAK JACKET sunglasses take that to the next level with the latest in performance technology.
Amazon.com Product Description
World-class athletes have driven Oakley to create innovation after innovation, including unbeatable optical clarity. The Flak Jacket takes that to the next level with the latest in performance technology. Maintains sharp, clear vision the Flak Jacket features Hydrophobic, a permanent lens coating that prevents rain and sweat from building up on the lens. It also repels skin oils and other contaminates, so the lens is smudge resistant and easy to keep clean. It even eliminates static electricity, so dirt and dust particles won’t cling. Choose the nose pads that give you the best fit â€" two sizes are included with every frame. Like the stem sleeves, they’re made of Unobtainium to increase grip with perspiration. Three-Point Fit optimizes comfort and holds the lenses in precise optical alignment for superior clarity.
Customer Reviews
Very cool design, but not suited for my head (2010-03-23)
I tried these on for maybe a minute at a local Sunglass Hut before ordering them online because the store charged $40-$50 more. After receiving them, I wore them on a 40-minute drive to church and learned the hard way that they did not fit me well. The nose pieces stood vertically and pinched the bridge of my nose. The arms were short and because of their curvature, their ends pinched the back of my head. Aside from this, visibility through the lenses was superb and the design was attractive. I returned them within the same week and ordered a pair of Ray-Ban RB8303 Gunmetal/Polar Grey Sunglasses without ever having tried them on (a bit of blind faith, you might say). I am so happy with the Ray-Ban RB8303 product; you can read about it in my separate review on it.
best glasses I have owned (2010-03-23)
this is the second pair of flak jacket XLJ I've owned. The first pair I still have and use, they are on their third year. I wear them riding bikes, to work in, and any time the sun is up. You can't beat the durability or the optics on these glasses. they cover the eye very well and block the Oklahoma wind and dust. Hands down these are the best sunglasses!
Best Oakleys yet (2009-07-06)
This is my third pair of Oakley sunglasses. Previously I had two pair of Minute 1.0 shades. The two pair had combined to last 10 years total with minor repairs. My lenses were getting scratched and it was time for new rubbers so I set on getting a new pair.
For those not intimately familiar with Oakley, they put out an outstanding product for the discerning consumer. If you are tired of $15 sunglasses that break at the slightest flex, or fed up with poor lens quality that gives you headaches at the end of a long day outside, then Oakley is for you.
To be honest, at first I was not totally sold on any new Oakley style. A lot has changed in four years since I bought my last pair (the design of which by the way was then already 6-7 years old and getting ready to be phased out). The more I looked however the more I decided I wanted a practical sport style, as opposed to a fashion style. I decided to get a pair of the Flak Jackets, with jet black frames and black iridium polarized XLJ lenses. The clarity is truly top notch. The "rubbers" (Unobtanium) on the nose pads and ear stems grips so well all the time even if you're sweating. The fit feels like they are custom made. I especially like the wide open view of the XLJ lenses. The lenses extend further down to give greater coverage but they are not so huge as to get in the way or make you feel like you are wearing a ski mask. Oakley's website will have way better descriptions of all the details, but sum it up to say I love the shades.
If you aren't ready to spend good money on good sunglasses then you can go down to your gas station and pick out a pair right now that was made in China. Oakley definitely does not scrimp on quality and you get what you pay for. This will be evident the first time you wear them outside (and no, you cannot tell the full quality you are getting from inside the Sunglass Hut indoors). This is also my first pair of polarized lens in any sunglasses. Truly I could not be any more thrilled with my purchase. I continue to be a loyal Oakley customer.
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