It is the next release to come out. I see his signiture in the lower right. He wouldn't play with a distraction in his field of view.

I'm thinking custom...because it doesn't look like your photography.

I built a Juliet similar to that a while back..Had 24k lenses though...

Well, this one I posted is a custom done by a dude here in Japan. He used Slate lenses. He obviously based it off the pic of Ichiro there. Whether or not this is going to be released is beyond me, but I'd really like to see it happen. The folks at Oakley HQ here had no comment which could mean anything. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

There was an article in the community/news section at oakley.com about this Juliet. There it was named new signature Ichiro

All I have heard on this 'NEW' X-metal is that it might be called the "HALF X". Im not sure how much truth there is to this, only because I would think that the Romeo 2 qualified as a half x. But you never know, they might take the looks of the Juliet, and tweek it a bit to get the Half X version of the Juliet.

http://oakley.com/community/news/article/id/470

So where is it already? They link you to this " new signature series" and it's the Emerald Slate. What's the deal guys? Stop playing all the mind games!

Is a new Juliet color combo really a new X Metal?

Two topics are converging into one in this thread.

1. When will the Half X be released, and what will it be like?
2. Will the rumor about a new Ichiro combo turn into reality?

Two different issues.

Thank you, Sir.

rumor is April now for the new half x

That is literally the same time that rumors pointed us to an entire year ago. I'll believe it when I see it, but until then I'm calling their bluff.