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    Swarovski 8x30W: exact dating and cleaning vulcanite

    Hi thank you ! My Deltrintem are DDR made serial 3904xxx so don't know if they are multi-coated. I had friends test the two binoculars and they all picked the Habichts as superior.
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    Swarovski 8x30W: exact dating and cleaning vulcanite

    Thank you. I think this should be right. I'll try to inquire with Swarovski directly, but from reading here other posts, I doubt they will give a precise answer for this old serial number. Anyways, assuming Swarovski had a uniform production of units from 1962 (serial 818'602) through 1989...
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    Swarovski 8x30W: exact dating and cleaning vulcanite

    Hi John, Thank you. according to your super useful document I found here, this serial number 864350 for Habicht 8x30W should be at the later part of the 80s, right? Also the magenta color reflection pleads on them having the Transmax coating I would assume. Regards.
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    Swarovski 8x30W: exact dating and cleaning vulcanite

    Good evening, I have just bought a beautiful pair of Swarovski 8x30W binoculars (serial 864350) in great optical shape. Compared to my Zeiss Deltrintem 8x30 (DDR made) they are much brighter and crispier. I like them very much. I have a few questions: Can you help me precisely identify the year...
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