NEW! Stunning new options for aviators and Oakley fans alike including Titanium Burnt Copper for men!

About Oakley Crosshair
After settling on a highly functional and utilitarian design in the middle of the 20th century, aviation sunglass design stagnated for 50 years. Tipping over the status quo, Oakley has pushed the aviator sunglass into the 21st century with the all-new Crosshair. Featuring a stylized and refined Aviator style wire frame, the Crosshair uses Oakley's XYZ Optics for maximized clarity at all angles of vision and Plutonite lens material to block 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light.

The flight deck is the ultimate test bed for new sunglass technology. Nowhere are the challenges greater or the stakes higher. With less atmospheric protection to fall back on as altitudes increase, UV ray blocking must be spot on to avoid acute damage to the aviator's sight. Frame designs need to fit cleanly with your headset and be effortless to put on and remove. All the while, visual acuity must be maximized to reveal hazardous traffic at the maximum 'see and avoid' distance possible.

Oakley's first 'from the ground up' aviation-specific design integrates advancements in optics, metallurgy and manufacturing to achieve superior comfort, coverage and aesthetic enhancement using their ultra-lightweight hi-modulus C-5 frame material

The wrapped, raked frame geometry with 8.75 base lens curvature offers better peripheral coverage than traditional aviator designs, enhancing comfort and UV protection. Thin, vertically-oriented earpieces minimize weight while integrating a unique contoured design that was specifically included to enhance the fit when wearing an aviation headset.

Oakley's patented XYZ Optics maintain visual clarity, even at the edge of raked-back lens contours that maximize peripheral vision and protection. While conventional eyewear bends light rays and distorts vision at the lens periphery, XYZ Optics map the full lens contour to the human eye, ensuring razor-sharp vision at all angles.

For dependable placement, patented hydrophilic Unobtainium earsocks ensure a snug, secure fit. And, of course, the Crosshair meets ANSI Z80.3 for impact requirements and AMSO Z87.1 for optical requirements.

About Lens Hues
When light passes through a sunglass lens, some wavelengths are reflected by the surface and others are absorbed by the lens material. With the Crosshair's range of four lens hues, you can choose to have from 9 to 18% of available light reach your eye. Optional Iridium coatings to reflect glare and heighten contrast.

Black Iridium lenses transmit 10% of light and are rated at an index of 3, making them ideal for Sunny conditions. While not suitable for aviation use, Black Iridium Polarized lenses transmit 9% of light, making them great for bright conditions on the slopes or sunny days at the beach.

In partly cloudy conditions, Dark Grey and VR28 Black lenses are ideal, transmitting 18% of light.

About UV Protection
You can be blinded by what you can't see. An invisible form of radiation, UV rays pelt your retinas at 186,000 miles per second. Eye damage linked to UV includes cataract, a condition where the eye lens becomes opaque so light can't get through. UV is also linked to photokeratitis (sunburn of the cornea), pterygium (tissue growth that can block vision), and macular degeneration (damage to the part of the inner eye that receives light patterns and transmits them to the brain).

Oakley's Plutonite lens material is engineered to stop every wavelength of ultraviolet radiation, not just the lower energy form called 'UVA'. In fact, Plutonite inherently blocks 100% of all UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light. The protection is built into the lens material. It's not a thin surface coating that can become scratched, leaving your dilated pupils exposed to UV leaks. In addition, Oakley's patented XYZ Optics technology maintains visual clarity for raked-back lens contours, so Oakley lenses can have extreme curves at the sides to maximize protection against harmful UV.

Oakley's ultra-lightweight Plutonite lens material is composed of specially formulated polymers, long chains of repeated molecules. These molecule chains are engineered to absorb ultraviolet and harmful blue light. Plutonite lens material selectively blocks these forms of radiation by taking advantage of their short wavelengths. Longer wavelengths of visible light pass through while shorter wavelengths of damaging light are absorbed by the lens material. The absorbed energy is dissipated as tiny amounts of heat, too small to be felt by touch.

The glow of florescent colors and black light is the beginning of the UV spectrum. More powerful UV wavelengths are invisible. The full spectrum is divided into three categories. UVA has longer wavelengths and lower energy than the other forms of UV. The middle of the spectrum is UVB. On the high end, UVC has the shortest wavelength and is the most damaging. Most eyewear lenses block some of the UVA wavelengths, so they can claim 'UV protection'. Oakley's Plutonite lens material stops all UVA. It also blocks 100% of the more damaging wavelengths, UVB and UVC.

Harmful blue light rays are known as High Energy Visible (HEV) wavelengths. In the spectrum of visible light, HEV is on the upper end where your eyes perceive the colors blue and violet. Wavelengths in this part of the spectrum are approaching UV in energy, and HEV light has been linked to macular degeneration and other forms of eye damage. That's why Oakley's Plutonite lens material is engineered to block 100% of all harmful blue light. In addition to protection, this is a performance benefit, because blue light rays are a major factor in glare.

Available Crosshair Choices:

• White Frames with G30 Lens
• Chrome Frames with VR28 Black Iridium Lens
• Matte Black Frames with Black Iridium Polarized Lens

Available Titanium Crosshair Choices:

• Burnt Copper Frame with VR28 Black Iridium Lens

Titanium Crosshair Sunglasses are made of metal strong enough for fighter jets and light enough for satellites. Titanium offers the ultimate in durability and comfort.