I bought a pair of SWAROVSKI SLC's in 7x42 with the blk armor...older "body" style..they did however have the swarobright coatings and made in 2003.
I have owned/looked thru many high end bino's and dont feel like I am giving up anything with these. Price was 900$ they are still out there...
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best new binocular buys for me, two pairs of nikon 10x35 e11s £200.00 each, and they are still out there at £ ? .