Originally Posted by
HatchieLuvr
Is a 1963 Mercedes 190SL still a nice sports car?
My Swarovski still works like the day I got it 15yrs ago. The ONLY reason I must climb down from the stand under a 1/2 moon is because the law says I have to. The scope certainly doesn't quit then. (It's a 6x24x50PVS sitting atop a Sako TRG-S in Warbird Lazzeroni)
Last year my best bud bought a new Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 (atop a new Sako Finnlight 7-08) & it's an amazing piece of work for a scope of that size! My Zeiss', Leupys, Nikon's & Redfields have never let me down either.
Some guns just deserve a "nice" tube on it. I wouldn't put a Schmidtt & Bender on a 700SPS nor would I put a Tasco World Class on a new Blaser.
I think some people are missing the OP's original question.
Its not that Are My Swarovski still good?
Its how do My Swarovski compare to TODAYS optics?
I would say a pair of Swarovski's made 15-20 years ago are about on par with mid set of $300 to $500 NON HD Binos.
I will get mine out this weekend and do some side by side testing and let you know more in depth what I think. But just off the top of my head that is what I think.