This is one of the more recent super vintages (brown headband, gold rodblocks, tough looking latch), the fonts all have been trimmed down and "improved". The button isn't so thick and rounded anymore. The fonts are a bit slimmer and more stylized. Those who are still craving for more Grado science and oddities, I hope you have already seen this page, filled with pictures of where your headphones have been designed and made: http://www.gradolabs.com/page_tour.php