VR LENS TINT- WHAT Does It Stand For ACTUALLY? Answers Here!!

[faxmanjazz]

Its on a private site, otherwise I would.

 

[Shade Station]

I spoke to our technical Oakley Rep a couple of weeks ago about this and can confirm that 'VR' stands for Violet Rose.

This is a High Contrast lens base and is designed to add contrast to previously neutral lenses.

 

[jonoyong]

So national Oakley rep says vermillion red. Oakley's head of lens development says violet rust. Oakley technical rep says its violet rose.

Who should we believe eh? =)

 

[Shade Station]

We've always been told that it's Violet Rose anyway. We have been to countless Oakley training sessions and meetings and at every one a VR lens has been referred to as Violet Rose.

 

[Romeo Van Frogskinstein]

Time to add in some other VR quandries...

What all IS out there?

Blue iridium 15% (blue over VR28)
VR28 / polarized 28/16%
VR28 Black / polarized 18/10%
VR28 Blue / polarized 26/14%
VR28 Gold / polarized 17/11%

VR35 Gold 23%

VR50 50%
VR50 Black 35%
VR50 Emerald 46%
VR50 Gold 35%
VR50 Pink 36%

VR70 70%

Any others? That's just the list from O-Review

There is no current sunglass with a VR50 Pink lens although there are examples with Goggles. Other VR lenses include VR50 Black Gradient and VR50 Titanium, both of which were never released to the public. Additional official releases include VR50 Brown Gradient, VR50 Photochromic, VR50/Brown Transitions, Ruby VR50 Photochromic (Radar), and Ruby VR50 Transitions (Jawbone). I was informed by an Oakley employee many years ago that VR stands for Virtual Reality.

 

[jonoyong]

We've always been told that it's Violet Rose anyway. We have been to countless Oakley training sessions and meetings and at every one a VR lens has been referred to as Violet Rose.

I'm actually surprised that there are so many different possibilities of what it stands for, from the various Oakley sources. I guess one of them must be right eh SS? =)

 

[Teetogreen]

Thanks for the info. Another ?. What does VO5 stand for

 

[Shade Station]

I'm actually surprised that there are so many different possibilities of what it stands for, from the various Oakley sources. I guess one of them must be right eh SS? =)

Let's certainly hope one member of Oakley staff has it right anyway

 

[BriP]

was informed by an Oakley employee many years ago that VR stands for Virtual Reality.

yeah... im sure it doesnt mean that in this context though- wouldnt make any sense.

good point on the vr50 ruby bein dofferent on the jawbone and radar- i always forget that.

 

[Batwolf]

That's interesting because I actually just watched a video from Oakley and the director of lens development said that VR stands for violet rust.

Violet Rust, because the base of those lenses (VR28, VR50, etc..) are a compound from each color resin; violet and rust. It was created by accident.

What I'm thinking, is that they may have created a new resin now that is called vermillion red so that they don't have to combine two different resins.

Yep I heard the same thing from one of the lens developers at HQ.

Violet Rust as far as I know.