The Holbrook is a timeless classic — a frame design that fuses decades of iconic American style with the most advanced Oakley lens technology available today. Inspired by the screen heroes of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, the Holbrook epitomizes the spirit of exploration and adventure. The iconic square silhouette is finished with metal rivets and Oakley icons on the front frame, making it ideal for those who demand equal parts performance and style. With an extensive range of colour variants, the Holbrook is consistently one of the best-selling sunglasses in the world.
| Frame | Polished Black |
| Lenses | PRIZM Black |
| Frame Material | O Matter™ (lightweight stress-resistant nylon composite) |
| Lens Material | Plutonite® |
| Lens Width | 57 mm |
| Lens Height | 43 mm |
| Bridge Width | 18 mm |
| Temple Length | 137 mm |
| Base Curve | 6 |
| Frame Shape | Square |
| Light Transmission | 11% |
| Light Conditions | Bright Light |
| Base Lens Colour | Grey |
High Definition Optics® is Oakley's collection of patented optical technologies that allows lenses to meet and exceed the testing standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for optical clarity, visual fidelity, and impact resistance. Unlike conventional lenses that compromise precision at wider angles, HDO® maintains razor-sharp vision at every point across the lens — from the optical centre all the way to the periphery. This means you see the world as it truly is, without distortion, regardless of where you look through the lens.
PRIZM™ is Oakley's proprietary lens technology developed to fine-tune vision for specific environments and activities. Rather than simply darkening the world uniformly like conventional lenses, PRIZM™ filters optical "noise" from light to amplify the precise colours your eyes need to detect detail and react faster. It enhances colour differentiation where the human eye is most sensitive, improving contrast and sharpening detail without the compromises found in generic tinted lenses. The result is a lens precisely engineered for the conditions you face.
PRIZM Black is tuned specifically for bright, high-intensity sunlight conditions — delivering 11% light transmission through a grey base tint. The lens suppresses excess light while preserving natural colour balance, so you experience vivid contrast and true-to-life colour rendering even in intense glare. Whether you are on the water, in open terrain, or navigating a sun-drenched urban environment, PRIZM Black provides a comfortable, high-contrast view without the artificial colour shift of conventional dark lenses.
O Matter™ is Oakley's patented injection-moulded thermoplastic nylon composite — lighter than traditional acetate and engineered to resist stress, flex, and deformation over time. The result is a frame that remains comfortable and dimensionally stable under heat, cold, and sustained physical activity. On the Holbrook, the O Matter™ chassis is paired with Square O metal icons and metal front rivet accents, delivering a classic aesthetic with thoroughly modern material engineering beneath the surface.
Oakley's Three-Point Fit system is the foundation of comfortable, high-performance eyewear wear. The frame contacts the face at exactly three points — the bridge of the nose and the two points behind the temples — eliminating uncomfortable pressure on the ears and sides of the head. This controlled contact keeps the lenses in precise optical alignment at all times, so HDO® and PRIZM™ technologies perform as designed, regardless of movement or activity level.
Oakley's Plutonite® is a pure, optically clear polycarbonate-based lens material that filters 100% of UVA, UVB, and UVC radiation, as well as harmful blue light up to 400 nm — even in completely clear lenses. It is lighter than average optical plastics, contributing to all-day comfort, while also providing the toughness needed to meet ANSI Z87.1 impact-resistance standards. Plutonite® forms the substrate for every Oakley PRIZM™ and HDO® coating, ensuring protection and optical excellence work hand in hand.
Ordinary sunglasses simply make everything darker. Some lenses improve contrast, but because they are designed for a wide spectrum of activities and environments, they represent compromises — lacking the precise colour tuning required for any specific use. PRIZM™ takes a fundamentally different approach: using hyperspectral imaging technology — the same techniques employed by surveillance satellites — Oakley scientists analysed light in real-world environments to understand exactly which wavelengths need amplification or suppression. The result is a lens tuned for a specific environment, not a generic solution adapted to fit everything.
Think of conventional sunglasses as a volume control: turning down the volume brings down all frequencies equally. PRIZM™ works more like a precision stereo equaliser, allowing individual sections of the colour spectrum to be precisely adjusted — boosting certain wavelengths while reducing others — so that the colours you need to see are always vivid, sharp, and true.
Peripheral vision poses a unique challenge: the outer areas of the retina contain fewer colour-sensitive cone cells. PRIZM™ addresses this by targeting the specific wavelengths that activate the correct receptor cells even in peripheral vision, ensuring your full field of view delivers usable, colour-accurate information — not just your central focus area. The benefit is not just improved aesthetics; it translates directly into faster reaction times, better hazard detection, and enhanced overall performance.
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