I had lots of questions about these Oil Kings, and you answered every one of them - enjoyable and informative as always, mister Goat.
Looking at all those great photos, I found myself with a new query about these switches; something about that top housing jumped out to me:
That little curve right there.
I had a hunch these might be North-facing friendly with caps like GMK, and wanted to ask if you’ve seen this subtle shape alteration on any other switches / were familiar with it already.
Looking at a handful of other Gaterons I have nearby, I actually do see this feature on one of them: a Cap V2. I gave it a try with a GMK key that had interference with a KS-3, and what do you know - no interference with the Cap V2.
I can’t say 100% of keycaps won’t interfere with these new Gateron tops, but I can definitely say they drastically improve the situation if you’re stuck with (or prefer) North-facing sockets.