The Newest Victorinox Magnifier

Monkey see, monkey do.  That's right.  Crumby saw that they were discussing a change in the Victorinox magnifier at the Swiss forum or maybe the Mod Squad forum on Multitool.org.  So naturally, Crumby needed to compare the magnifiers on his twain Champion Pluses.  Here that is.  The background diagrams are from Victorinox.  Hopefully, they won't care that Crumby used them in his picture.  Hmm.  Actually, Ray took the picture.  It's Ray's picture.

Regardless, these magnifiers are obviously not the same difference.  But what are the different differences?  OK.  The differences we are fixing to discuss shall proceed from most to least obvious.  Also, the differences we are fixing to discuss are just those differences apparent with the magnifiers actually fixed in the knives.  So an average collector, aware of these differences can tell the type magnifiers apart at a glance.  The most obvious difference is the shape of the magnifier frame.  See how concave the top of the frame is on the 2nd generation.  Not so noticeable on the actual magnifiers as on the diagram.  Next, check out how the twain magnifiers enlarge the rule.  Obviously, the 3rd generation is the more powerful.  Finally, on Crumby's samples, the frame plastic is granulated on the 2nd generation, while it is smooth on the third generation.  Unfortunately, the granulation does not show up in the picture in this venue, even enlarged.  However, it is obvious in real life.  Crumby would be interested to learn if  the granulation difference repeats.