1998 TIME BOMB (ION PLATED BLACK STAINLESS STEEL)

Released by Oakley in 1998, the Time Bomb (TB) was Oakley's first move into the watch market. The watch was designed by Peter Yee (@peteryeedesign) and features the same sleek wing design from the Oakley M Frame, with a domed sapphire crystal that was unlike any other watch produced at the time - made from a sculptured casing of pure X-Metal Titanium that came with an RRP of $1500.

"The Time Bomb was incredibly disruptive in the watch industry… it’s a very conservative design space, and they were like, ‘What the fuck is this thing?" - Brian Takumi (@briantakumi)

The Time Bomb came in three different finishes; Brushed Titanium, Polished Titanium & an Ion Plated Black - With 8 different colour faces also available; Titanium, White, Black, Carbon Fibre, Cannon Yellow, Cannon Red, Blue & Emerald; with an 18KT gold version of the watch that was famously worn by Michael Jordan (@jumpman23) (Only 100 of these watches were ever made). The TB had two generations that are completely identical apart from the Oakley 'Icon' on the band.

The Time Bomb is a mechanical watch, featuring Seiko's Quartz #5M42, a kinetic movement that uses Oakley's 'Inertial Generator' to power a capacitor that can hold up to 14 days of charge.

The watch features a lume-coated (glow in the dark) hour & minute hand, with a smaller second hand and a chronometer at the 6 O'clock position. The watch also has Unobtanium inner inserts, and a crown branded with the Oakley 'Icon'.

This example of the Time Bomb is used, but still in good condition. The crystal has some scratching as does the band, and the rear O-matter inserts are missing. Capacitor has just been replaced. Comes with a replacement box.