I had a wrong color but super-cheap pair of OP Pressman show up ($20!!) and I thought it might be nice to do a comparison to a pair I thought of for a bit as a candidate for the ID, the GLCO Kinney M. UV400 showed conclusively however that the bronzy or copper color Pressman was the correct frame.
There are 3 versions of the Kinney, all acetate, all metal, and a combo frame. The M is the all metal.
First, both are well made and finished. The Pressman is Japanese-made titanium, the Kinney is steel and made in China, like all the GLCO. The Pressman is a 49-19 width, the Kinney is 52-21. This is a big enough difference that where the Pressman reads as eyeglasses, the Kinney is very much in cross-over territory. In construction design the Kinney follows the Pressman pretty closely, with the exception of the lens insertion.
The Pressman has a cut in the frame front's side and tension screws in the usual manner, while the Kinney has a solid front and a rim and screw setup welded to the back of the front.
While both have only a 3 barrel hinge, the Pressman thickens up considerably at the point of contact, lending a much more solid feel to the frame. The Kinney remains just the thickness of the sheet metal and the hinge machining stops the arms swinging out instead of the temple hitting the frame front.
Overall, while I wouldn't complain about the Kinney on it's own, the older OP frame is just a better tier product. Not only is it titanium, it's machined out of a sheet twice as thick as the steel of the Kinney. It's obviously made to take year after year of daily use. However if you have a larger head, the Kinney is definitely going to suit you better, and it has the plus of still being in production.
Pics from various angles follow:
There are 3 versions of the Kinney, all acetate, all metal, and a combo frame. The M is the all metal.
First, both are well made and finished. The Pressman is Japanese-made titanium, the Kinney is steel and made in China, like all the GLCO. The Pressman is a 49-19 width, the Kinney is 52-21. This is a big enough difference that where the Pressman reads as eyeglasses, the Kinney is very much in cross-over territory. In construction design the Kinney follows the Pressman pretty closely, with the exception of the lens insertion.
The Pressman has a cut in the frame front's side and tension screws in the usual manner, while the Kinney has a solid front and a rim and screw setup welded to the back of the front.
While both have only a 3 barrel hinge, the Pressman thickens up considerably at the point of contact, lending a much more solid feel to the frame. The Kinney remains just the thickness of the sheet metal and the hinge machining stops the arms swinging out instead of the temple hitting the frame front.
Overall, while I wouldn't complain about the Kinney on it's own, the older OP frame is just a better tier product. Not only is it titanium, it's machined out of a sheet twice as thick as the steel of the Kinney. It's obviously made to take year after year of daily use. However if you have a larger head, the Kinney is definitely going to suit you better, and it has the plus of still being in production.
Pics from various angles follow: