C SIX Sunglasses

This premier eyewear design in the new Elite collection blends carbon fiber with customized mechanics and the world鈥檚 best optical technologies. Called Oakley Elite C SIX, its moniker comes from the fact that carbon (the 鈥淐鈥 in the name) is the 6th element in the periodic table, hence 鈥淐 SIX.鈥 This invention was inspired by more than just the passion to create the ultimate sunglasses. 鈥淲e took examples from segmented creatures in the animal kingdom,鈥 said Senior Design Director Peter Yee. 鈥淲e looked at animals like the armadillo and studied how parts move and slide. It鈥檚 the same idea with armored suits 鈥 you have flexibility and function that remains  protective.鈥淈/p>

Auto racing was another inspiration. 鈥淲e were looking at cams that move valves,鈥 said Global Eyewear Development Manager Steve Ogren. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 when we came up with the concept of radial cams for the frame mechanics.鈥 The connection to racecars didn鈥檛 stop there. 鈥淪ome of the contours of C SIX take cues from speed machines,鈥 said Oakley President Colin Baden. 鈥淲hen we decided to use carbon fiber, we went to the guys who have been building Formula One racecars for decades, Crosby Composites of England. They鈥檙e the absolute best on the planet with this technology.鈥滭/p>

C SIX
The C SIX premier frame in this exclusive eyewear family takes aesthetics to an entirely new arena, and it would not be possible without the world鈥檚 most advanced structural technologies. Oakley Elite C SIX utilizes pure carbon fiber, a material thinner than human hair yet stronger than high tensile steel. This breakthrough innovation from the aerospace industry is blended with resins and assembled into structures more than 40 layers thick. Five-axis Computer Numeric Control machining carves and shapes the composite with a process that requires more than 24 hours of continuous tooling.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Weight 42 g
• Frame Material Carbon fiber composite
• Substructure Beta Titanium spine
• Lens Curvature 8.75 base
• Optical Precision ANSI Z87.1 rated clarity and performance
• Impact Protection ANSI Z87.1 rated for high mass and high velocity
• UV Elimination 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm
• Glare Reduction 99% filtering plus anti-reflective (AR) coating on backside of lens

SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

• Computer Numeric Controlled machining with 0.002" precision
• 24 hours of continuous tooling
• Hand assembly
• Hexalobular bolts for improved impact protection
• Oakley Hydrophobic/Oleophobic lens coating
• Oakley HDPolarized lenses
• HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS庐 (HDO庐)
• IRIDIUM庐 lens coating for balanced light transmission

C SIX ALUMINUM
This unique rendition of C SIX Aluminum has two components of carbon fiber with the remainder comprised of aluminum. With production technologies originally developed for the manufacture of premium wristwatches, aluminum is sculptured in custom-engineered tooling processes including precise 20,000 rpm cutting by Computer Numeric Controlled robotics. The aluminum structures are anodized with electricity then combined with the carbon fiber components and a flexible titanium spine. Hand assembly is followed by hand finishing and hand polishing.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Weight 54 g
• Frame Material Aluminum plus carbon fiber composite
• Substructure Beta Titanium spine
• Lens Curvature 8.75 base
• Optical Precision ANSI Z87.1 rated clarity and performance
• Impact Protection ANSI Z87.1 rated for high mass and high velocity
• UV Elimination 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm
• Glare Reduction 99% filtering plus anti-reflective (AR) coating on backside of lens

SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

• Computer Numeric Controlled machining with 0.002" precision
• Anodized and clear-coated aluminum components
• Hand assembled, hand finished and hand polished
• Oakley Hydrophobic/Oleophobic lens coating
• Oakley HDPolarized lenses
• HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS庐 (HDO庐)
• Optional IRIDIUM庐 lens coatings for balanced light transmission