Romeo black lens question

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

Great pics. Thank you!! Now I need to check mine.

The fake ones?

 

[O's & J's]

The fake ones?

Lmao! I knew that wouldn't stay limited to @#1 Stunna! & @X-Metal Beast

 

[#1 Stunna!]

Lmao! I knew that wouldn't stay limited to @#1 Stunna! & @X-Metal Beast

Lol, you and your fake ass sh1t!

 

[O's & J's]

Lol, you and your fake ass sh1t!

I figured I might as well roll with it and bought a Chinese MM bracelet

 

[saulsaul]

Here are a couple macro shots for comparison...

Jordan

Later style

Seems like even the font used in the etched text was refined as production evolved.

Did someone once say; 'Everything can and will be made better'....


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Really useful post.
It's not just Jordans but early first gens that have that early style font....

 

[Cody Oslo]

Yes, the Jordan and first gen letters appear to be upright whereas later lenses appear to be more italicized. Also the length of the two strokes in X is longer in early gens.

Can anyone confirm my observations?

indeed and size of real jordan lenses are smaller

 

[Cody Oslo]

Thank you for being faster then me regarding this topic )

A few months ago I prepared a couple of compares regarding special editions of R1 MJ, early, mid and last serials...
...Roughness finishings and smooth finishings, angles and round frames, lenses shapes, skull size, top screws used, etc.....There are many differences between MJ frames and also mj frames with the rest of other r1 frames....but overall in my opinion and experience, in all frames, it's a matter of production time/design/retouches for quality/ etc etc...

I am curious of Jim Jannard opinion regarding this iconic and unique frame design Romeo 1 vs Romeo 1 Jordan edition

Talk soon,
Regards, Cody

 

[Dantes]

Did someone once say; 'Everything can and will be made better'...

@jim jannard did, but it was before the current trend of cutting costs by using ever cheaper materials, moving manufacturing to china, and deserting the idea of thinking outside the box. No sunglasses will ever "be made better" than the original Oakley X-metals.

 

[jdd32]

No sunglasses will ever "be made better" than the original Oakley X-metals.

The current design team believes it can be improved by mixing metal or CF dust into the plastic frames to make composite materials. While that may be true for high performance transport vehicles like the Boeing 777 Dreamliner, it's just not the same for a piece of sunglasses (aka jewellery) to end up looking and feeling like plastic... composite or otherwise.

 

[saulsaul]

Here are a couple macro shots for comparison...

Jordan

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Later style
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Seems like even the font used in the etched text was refined as production evolved.

Did someone once say; 'Everything can and will be made better'....


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So here's a very niche question.

Is it possible that some of the later Jordans, while having the Jordan style XMetal font, also have the lens 'dimple' seen in post-Jordan lenses?
I've heard there was variation even within the Jordan 9,999 with some later ones having the dimple lens design.

Any Jordan experts able to weigh in on this?