Oakley - Scuderia Ferrari Collection

Hey Fellas,
Has anyone here purchased glasses from the SF Collection made by Oakley? I have worn Oakley sunglasses for all of my adult life, and have been happy with them. I've been looking to get my hands on a pair of the SF Carbon Blade (retail price: $450) sunglasses, but I haven't had any luck. They suggested that I order them online, but I have reservations about buying glasses before I can actually try them on. Call me crazy.

Anyway, was wondering if anyone here has purchased any of the sunglasses from this collection. If you have, please let us know how they're working out!

Also, is it "weird" to wear SF glasses while driving your Ferrari?!?

 

Fair enough, but to counter that, some of the frames only have a small SF shield inscribed on one of the lenses. They don't all seem to be ostentatious, but that's just my opinion.

 

Great, thanks. That is the exact model I am searching for. They are VERY hard to find! Surprises me a little because they're the most costly frames in the collection.

FWIW, I'd probably wear them inside and outside of my Ferrari. I have a pair of polarized Ray Ban Aviators I keep in there right now, and they look good. Just thinking of making a little change now and then.

 

Ok, so ignoring the varying comments about looking foolish wearing these in an actual Ferrari, the original point of my first post was to see if anyone has purchased glasses from this collection, in these hope of learning if they are satisfied with the glasses.

 

I'm glad to hear that the glasses are well made, and that the people who have purchased them are generally pleased. I suspected as such, since as I mentioned, I've worn Oakley sunglasses for most of my adult life (with a few pairs of Ray Bans for assorted purposes). I'm still searching for them (SF Carbon Blades) - I have a couple of trips to larger markets (Chicago, NYC) coming up this month, so if they're in-store when I happen to be there, obviously I'll try them out and buy them if they look nice. Everybody selling them locally can't keep them on the shelf - I even visited a few shops at ORD last month and they told me the same.

Yes, sunglasses are just as much about their appearance as they are about protecting your eyes. Since they're polarized, they might wash out the screen of my Kenwood Pop-up Navigation system in the Ferrari, but I'm willing to live with that. My M5 has a head-up display, so I have to wear plain old tinted lenses in that car (as polarizing films almost universally wash out the head-up display in that car). I guess it's a good problem to have.

Also, to digress just a little bit, I tend NOT to wear Ferrari clothing while driving my Ferrari. The obvious exception is if I'm going to an FCA event or a Concours. Other than that, I generally try to avoid wearing Ferrari-branded clothing in that car, I don't know why. And, for some other unknown reason, I've come to realize that (for me) it's acceptable to wear these sunglasses while driving the Ferrari. I guess it's because, as Dadr has astutely offered, the sunglasses are really subtle in their branding. Some of my Ferrari clothes are a bit more, well, blatant.

No offense taken here - just trying to get to the bottom of the glasses. Glad to hear that Oakley has put forward some nice new products for Ferrari fans and owners. Thanks.

 

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Timely update to this thread.
I got a call from the nice people at my nearest Oakley store. They had taken my name and number for these sunglasses, and they were holding a pair for me. So, I headed down to take a look.
I bought them, as I suspected I would do - pricey, but you gotta pay for premium materials. They are very high quality frames - carbon fiber all around. The hinges are indeed made from Titanium, and are colored Rosso. There are also some Rosso pads at the back, which basically are hidden by the ears. The lenses are really sharp - I put them on back to back with my polarized Ray Ban Aviators (with clean lenses) and the level of detail transmitted by the Oakley lenses was far superior. I really enjoyed the drive home with these glasses. I'm keeping them in my Ferrari.
From the photos, you can hardly tell where the Ferrari emblem is located. On the steering wheel pic, look closely at the lens to the right of the picture, in front of the speedometer. There, you can see the SF shield inscribed on the edge of the lens.
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Thanks guys! Personally, I don't feel they're too terribly ostentatious - they certainly do make a statement, but it's not too far out there (again, IMHO). Also, it looks like the hinges and trim are close to a "Rosso Scuderia" color, and not so much "Rosso Corsa," that makes sense. They're really light weight, which is nice in a polarized lens model.

I showed my little girls these frames when I got home yesterday evening, and my older daughter wants a pair now too!

 

Good Question.

The clarity of the lenses remains outstanding. I'm very impressed by the lenses they put into this particular model (polarized / iridium). The outward facing lens color tends to be a little bit "loud" for my personal style, but it blends in with the Ferrari wrapped around.

The frames are light and very comfortable. Overall, I'd rate these at 9 out of 10. They suffer a point because I'm not entirely sure they're worth the full price, but they do seem to be pretty well put together. Without a doubt, one of the best pairs of glasses I've ever owned, and the best pair of Oakleys I've got.