i have been trying to find a way to put a crystal in my batteries since i started, because the ashcap looks like cheap plastic crap. i went to the craft store and bought little rhinestones and beads etc, and couldn't quite get the right size. then i read somewhere that the "bedazzler" brand was the one to try, but i haven't found them locally. but now i can scrap the whole idea, since this Diamond Series came out. the work is now done for me, and with improved battery technology. win-win!
the crystal is NOT feminine. that's ridiculous. my motorcycle speedometer has similar crystals over the lights for the turn signal and neutral indicators so they're easier to see in sunlight. the crystal is an enhancement to the LED that blows that garbage-looking grey ...-cap out of the water. i can't believe anyone is so insecure to be worried about the crystal tip. if you're a man that is bent out of shape over the crystal, break out a sharpie marker and color it black. i suggest growing a pair. or, just save a buck and buy their standard VK batteries, which work great as is. it's not like the Diamond Series is replacing every battery they sell.
incidentally, THANX TO V4L FOR RELEASING THIS DIAMOND SERIES. by doing so, you pretty much eliminated any regret which may have lingered in the back of my mind for not going with the ridiculously overpriced "kate heigl" brand. these things look AWESOME, in this straight, comfortable-with-his-sexuality-and-plenty-enough-macho guy's humble opinion.
less whining, more vaping!
*(this comment is intended tongue-in-cheek, not hostile)