And these are pictures I have taken myself of the same frame and lens in multiple lighting conditions:
There is obviously a big difference between the two sources, but that is how Oakley takes their pictures, and there is a huge problem with that with Oakley fans, but I will save that post for later.
Anyways, you may or may not know this, but Oakley has discontinued this specific color-way. After about a week of being released, Oakley began getting an unusual amount of returns/warranty claims regarding this specific pair of sunglasses. The problem was the same every time; the bottom of the lens was constantly flaking off, leaving them without any iridium coating. As +Red is one of the most sought after lens colors that Oakley has to offer, this became a huge problem.
Oakley did some investigating and found that the storage case provided with ever pair of Radars was the root of all of the problems. For some reason or another, the soft felt interior of the cases caused the iridium coating to flake off. This wasn't only a problem for +Red lenses, but it occurred the most with them due to their fragile nature.
To avoid any further returns/warranty claims, Oakley pulled all of the +Red/Metallic Red Radar's off the market. They even changed the material inside of the cases to avoid this with other lens colors as well.
It is now 6 months later and the +Red lens is still not available on the Radar. With all of these problems and the color-way being pulled off the market so fast, the amount of these circulating is extremely low. This has caused the market value of them to skyrocket. Check out this recent pair that has ended on ebay for $426!
And there you have it, the +Red Radar story.
*Update, I have decided to sell my +Red/Metallic Red Radar Path's on ebay. Check them out here.*
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