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Related: 10 Facts About Oakley's Headquarters That Will Make You Want to Visit Now Oakley x Kitch Razor Blade Sunglasses Colorways Vuzix has clearly designed the Blade to be as accessible and comfortable as possible, but it still has a ways to go before this editor would readily wear the Blade regularly. And, no, it has nothing to do with the fact that I already wear glasses. The frame design also makes it easy to swap lenses. This particular style comes with a clear replacement lens. Some of the other, cheaper models just come with a single lens. The Blade system comes in 3 lenses – the Blade, Razor Blade, and Slit Lenses, which offer distinctly different sizes/shapes. Looking at all 3 lenses, the Blade lens is the largest, primarily in height and width. Followed by the Razor Blade, then ultimately the Slit lens offering the lowest profile lens (pictured below).
The Oakley Blade and Razor Blade sunglasses feature a half-rimmed design, replaceable earstems, and a wild amount of customization! While Oakley did offer numerous original colorways, in the spirit of customization (and to avoid 22 Million combinations), we’ve listed the colors available of the various components below: FrameThe one downside to the half-frame construction is that it can make it easier to scratch the lens should you drop the sunglasses. I did both. You often hear people talk about the Oakley Razor Blades and Blades, but at the end of the day, they’re all the same system. The most popular frame in the system was the medium-sized Razor Blade since it fits great on most face sizes.
The Carl Zeiss lens provides good clarity, as well as the basic UV protection for your eyes Ben Delaney / Immediate Media Original Blades are both hard to find and expensive. And depending on the condition, pairs can range from hundreds of dollars to over a thousand dollars! First, the angle of the lens mounting hook is slightly steeper on the Heritage Collection Razor Blades, along with slight differences on the ear stems. However, these features are not noticeable to most average wearers.Ultimately the Blade pioneered the sports performance market and paved the way for similar sports frames to come like the M Frame and Radar. Rerelease and Heritage Collection What we found a bit uncomfortable were the nose pads in use on the developer kit: they were a bit too sharp for our liking, though we generally prefer glasses (and sunglasses) that just have the bridge rest on our nose.
Overall these three generations of Razors Blades are very similar. And if you’re looking for an everyday pair to wear, you’ll want to go with the Stretchline or latest re-releases. Otherwise if you’re looking for the most collectible pairs, it is the original Razor Blades. While the Eyeshade got the sports world to look at Oakley, the Blade and Razor Blade sunglasses got the mainstream public’s attention. The voice response is as snappy as we’ve seen on other Alexa-integrated products, and brings a lot of important functionality to such a device. Additionally, with the Blade, Oakley began marketing the idea of customizations. The Blade and Razor Blade offered replaceable lenses, earstems, top brow plastic, and nose pieces in varying mix and match colors which let you create over 22 million different combinations of customization!
This is similar to the distinct lens shapes within the Radar line today. And like modern Oakleys, Blade lenses were made of Plutonite that are ANSI Z87.1 rated to protect the wearer’s eyes from projectiles.