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selannefan1 said:I believe the production lines go like this:
1st Gen: Polished/OO Blue w/serial number IS##### (the first release came with a unique box print never used again).
2nd Gen: Carbon/Blue w/serial number IS 51 ##### (unique green hues which differ from the generation 1 lens).
3rd Gen: Polished/Slate w/serial number I 51###### (not all of this series came with serial numbers production towards the end of this set Lux cancelled serial numbers).
4th Gen: Polished/Emerald Slate w/serial number IS 51 ##### (probably the most frequently seen pair of ichiros most of these do not come with a serial number as only a few hit production before Lux takeover).
5th Gen: X-Metal/Slate w/serial number ICHIRO 06 #### (released as a celebration set for Ichiro winning the World Series in 2006, also frequently seen, but close to 1000 made. Needs verification, but I believe Japan exclusive).
6th Gen: Polished Carbon/Slate w/serial number IS 08 #### (arguably the sexiest pair of Ichiros and Juliets, these don a unique Polished/Carbon frame and White Rubbers unique to this series only. Close to 1500 made. Needs verification, but I believe Japan exclusive).
I could be wrong with the above, but that's to the best of my knowledge. The last 2 amounts made I could be wrong, I am just going off of the serial numbers that I've seen over the years.
The Carbon/Blue is said by some reps to have been recalled, which is why it is so rare. When asked no one at Oakley gave collectors a definitive reason why it was recalled. Adding to the mystery is back in about 2006, around a dozen pairs was listed on EBay Germany, even though the stocked was non-existant from a long time here in the good ol' US of A and Japan. Again, no one could figure where they came from, perhaps it was previous unsold stock from a distributor that no longer was in the Oakley business. It was one if those times you wished you knew German. The original photoshop picture Oakley released for the pair had hammer stems. Hammer stems would've been killer.
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