Best X-Metal Frame Color for Jade Lenses

[Hang Loose]

Refinishing one of my Juliet frames. Plan to put in some new Jade lenses, which just arrived. What frame color would look best to match the Jade lenses? Plasma, X-Metal, Carbon, other? Recommendations?

 

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

Try @THE X-MAN flat black

 

[Leggo My Eggo]

+1 for any black frame

 

[Funky-Trixtar]

I think Carbon would suffice. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[ShortChangeHero]

Polished

 

[Hang Loose]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Agree.

Have two pairs of lenses:

• Ice
• Jade

Have two frames they will go into:

• Gen2 Plasma. Good shape, just needs a tune-up.
• Gen1 Bone Plasma. Needs refinish. While I love the original 'bone', the oxidation/coloring is too much on the frame. As such, I have freedom to select a frame finish.

Trying to decide which lens color to place into the Gen2 Plasma. Then the other lens color will go into the Gen1 frame refinish...under a new color perhaps. Open to suggestions. Thanks all!

 

[kronin323]

Put the ice in the gen 2 plasma, as your thread title suggests you are leaning.

 

[Litos]

Jade looks better in polished/plasma/xmetal

Here's mine in xmetal....

 

[Carrera1963]

My jades are in x-metal, displayed under an OEM x-metal/ruby pair - they make very good companion pieces.

 

[Hang Loose]

Thanks all. I'll place the Ice lenses into the later gen Plasma frame. Then place the Jade into the newly refinished frame in X-Metal. While I love a black frame as well (carbon or mat), I think I'd enjoy the rawness of the x-metal coloring. Thanks for the photos @Litos - Looking good with the Jade/XMetal combo. Helped push me a little in that direction. Cheers. I'll post photos once complete later this month.