Sorry for my impatient everyone. But I was wondering if anyone could shed some more light on the M2?

Was supposed to be a Fall release according to the PoP release schedule. I'll see if I can dig up anything else.

That's what I thought also and that's also why I've been wondering why there hasn't been much said about it.

Thanks Dann that would be great!

10/1 was the release date last December. The Q4 PoP release doesn't mention anything other than eyewear.

Thanks Dann. I wonder what happened? Maybe they're waiting till next year for some reason?

i've been itching to see some news on the M2 myself. so far it's been elusive after all this time. did the Time Tank even take this long to unveil?

I saw Time Tank in May 2005, so that took a bit of time.

TT was scheduled well over two years in advance of the actual release.

It takes about six months, minimum, to get a new eyewear style to market, and given that you have to deal with suppliers for watches I'd imagine that period is twice as long.

M2 = new digital?

No it's analog. I don't think digital will ever be on the menu again.

There is still talk of Digital but its still several years out. (High Tec. Digital not just a plain old digital watch)

It would make sense... a digital compass, GPS, thermometer and all that? Or something more entertainment-themed? A watch with an MP3 function and Bluetooth would make the whole O Rokr concept a lot cooler.

Obviously the old digital watches were a bit pointless. They didn't look particularly special and you can get a Casio for $20 with the same 100-lap memory feature...

But Neil, the Oakley digital displays put the Casio's to shame. And they look way better and feel nicer too. I do think the price point was off, but otherwise I'm a big fan.

The liquid crystal display was particularly sharp at the time (2000) the problem was Oakley never advanced beyond that.

K

very true...they didn't really have that "POP" Oakley is known for either...They are very nice and durable, but they don't demand attention like all the other Oakley stuff, and being that the sports watch market is UBER SATURATED, you have to stand out in a way that is either features like no other, or draws so much attention, you have to have it...Just a slight miss, but I think they will tear it up on the next run...

Well, there's that and there were a buttload of defective ones.

Every third or fourth D1 we got had to be sent back because the display would just turn black when you activated the backlight.

Really I'm surprised to hear that. I've never had a problem with my D1. Well I guess sometimes products can be buggy. But mine has been running fine since day 1.

I was really hoping the M2 would be released soon. I wanted to see it before I made a decision on the Time Tank. Even though the TT is a must have and getting one is inevitable, I still was hoping to see a less expensive model be released before the holidays.

April for the new watches - it is going to be called the Crankcase - target around $800, metal bracelet rubber bracelet and then 2 sizes, similar to Holeshot large/small.

Great news, thanks Paul!!

Added a few new models to the DB. I have the colorways entered into another table, but I won't move them over to the production one until it's closer to release.

Crankcase looks gorgeous; I can't wait. Paul, Any idea on the size of the smaller version? I've only seen the larger with the metal band myself.

In other news, the Judge 2 was disappointing... but maybe the colorways of the Jury 2 might save it...