另一个小露头角的美国品牌是Oakley。Oakley是做墨镜和眼镜架出名的。据说Oakley是Jim Jannard在1975年用300刀的启动资金在自家车库里开张的,Oakley是他的狗的名字。他从人家摩托车比赛(不是F1大赛那样的正规比赛,而是Fast and Furious里那样的街头比赛)时贩卖摩托车手附件(握把、护肘)开始,逐渐进军风镜生意,以后开始做墨镜和眼镜架。2007年,意大利Luxoticca集团出资21亿美元,和Oakley合并。对于当年300刀的投资,这是一个不错的回报率。当然,这是Oakley已经上市了,钱没有都进了Jim Jannard的腰包。
你别说,还真的made in China.
The Secret Service chronograph given to Senator Obama by the Secret Service agents is a private label watch available only in the Secret Service employees' store. The watch is manufactured for the Secret Service store by Jorg Gray, and appears in the Jorg Gray online catalog as the JGC6500 Chronograph. The chronograph is made in China, with a Japanese movement. http://onthedash.com/docs/obama.html