Etched "Titanium" lenses?

[Kuztomized]

Has oakley ever produced a lens that is etched with the word "titanium" in sort of an outlined style text? Or is that a sign of a fake pair? If it is real, is that polar or non polar? There is a pair I'm interested in, but I'm hesitant to grab them. I did a quick google search and found a few pics with the same type of etching

 

[Lumbergh]

Yes they did. Titanium lenses came both polarized and non, however if the lens was polarized it would be etched with "polarized" instead of "titanium".

 

[Carrera1963]

Yes, I have a pair in some titanium Juliets - it's a great lens, looking at or looking through.

 

[Dallas O Hog]

Think romeo 2 same way

 

[iamFLIP]

I had a Juliet with titanium clear lenses with "Titanium" etching. I actually preferred it over vr28 on overcast days. So, I'd love to get another pair again.

 

[Herbsley]

Yes they did. Titanium lenses came both polarized and non, however if the lens was polarized it would be etched with "polarized" instead of "titanium".

^^^ This.
Yup. Titanium Iridium tends to be etched. Unless it's Titanium Iridium Polarized, which keeps the Polarized etching instead.

 

[GRFMotorsports]

Has oakley ever produced a lens that is etched with the word "titanium" in sort of an outlined style text? Or is that a sign of a fake pair? If it is real, is that polar or non polar? There is a pair I'm interested in, but I'm hesitant to grab them. I did a quick google search and found a few pics with the same type of etching

Both..... some OEM lenses are etched TITANIUM whether they are a Ti Clear pair or the specific lens (not clear) came in a Ti frame. There are however a ton of fakes out there with TITANIUM etched in the lenses as well. The key is to look at the font, placement and the frame itself.

 

[Kuztomized]

Thanks for the input everyone!

@GRFMotorsports here is a pic of the etching

 

[GRFMotorsports]

Are those suppose to be Straight Jacket IIs? While the etching looks correct this fitment on the hings looks off and I dont believe they ever offered a titanium lens unless it was swapped later.

 

[GRFMotorsports]

n/m I found the listing. Legit and as I suspected, lens swap.