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WireDate: Summer 2004-Spring 2005
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Frame: Olive
Lens: Grey
This is my fourth Warden review, so I will just concentrate on what makes them different from the others in my collection.
The color is great! The Olive is a nice, slightly glossy, brushed finish that is the perfect shade of green. The Grey lenses are a little boring, but I can't think of a color that would go better with the Olive, so it works well.
The frame itself seems a bit thinner than the trigger stems. On one hand this makes them lighter, but on the other hand they have a more flimsy feel. I've worn them quite a bit now and they have held up really well, so I'll chalk that feeling up to perception. They fit very well and have a really great classic aviator style with that cool Oakley twist.
I've said it before, I'll say it again, I love Warden's! 5 skulls.
Frame: Pink Camo
Lens: Violet
Took me a while to finally get these, but I did eventually. I wanted to get a hammer stem one for the collection, and Pink Camo seemed to be the only one readily available still in that configuration. I've never wear them, but they're a nice splash of color in the wire section.
Since hammers are now on the Crosshair, there's no need for the Wardens to have them too, but it's a nice snapshot of Oakley history, when you have multiple generations lined up. The lenses are the same as the second generation so no difference there. The hammers do provide more of the traditiona three-point fit, while the triggers tend to push on your ears a little more, but both are great pairs to collect or wear.
Frame: SIlver Straight arm
Lens: Polarized Back Iridium
THis is by far my favorite Oakley wire frame, and I've owned most of them at one time or another. I have a medium-large head; I wear Romoes, Big Squares and Twenties comfortably.
The straight arm is more comfortable on me than the trigger arms, and the slight frame flex is good of your ears are uneven, they almost adjust themselves. The large frame size provides great coverage, but the classic aviator style is less striking than the Gascan or Riddle.
I really enjoy my custom combo, and I can't wait to find the Olive frame!
Frame: White ("One-Off" colourway given to a handful of athletes)
Lens: Black iridium
Great looking pair. If they had the logo and earsteam found on the Crosshair, they'd be perfect. They're as well made as the Crosshair (though both are not as well made as the A, E, or Square Wire). I'm giving the Warden a 4.5 (or a 5 since I'll have to round up).
Dragon -
Frame: polished gold
Lens: vr28 gold
I was trying to choose a color and all were nice, but in my opinion the gold one is the only one that is really worth buying. The silver one is not as nice as the New Aviators from Ray-Ban ( you should look it before getting the Oakley one ), but I really loved my gold one!