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Chart of Warranties

from Midpriced Binoculars Round Up

November, 2007, Bird Watcher's Digest

by Michael and Diane Porter


 

Legend

Defects:

Warranted against manufacturers defects of materials or workmanship

Alignment:

Will manufacturer repair alignment problems in used binocular?

Accident:

Will manufacturer repair damage caused by accidents, even if the fault of owner?

Transferable:

Does warranty stay in effect when binocular is sold or given to subsequent owner?

Fee:

Amount that must be sent in with binocular for warranty service

Maybe:

Manufacturer indicates that decision is made on case-by-case basis.

Source:

Where to check on warranty (URL=website; Phone the company; Paper=written warranty


Manufacturer

Models

Name of Warranty

Time Limit

Defects

Alignment

Accident

Trans-ferable

Fee

Source

Alpen

All in survey

Limited Lifetime Warranty

No limit

yes

yes

maybe

no

$15.00

URL

Bushnell

Elite2, Infinity

Limited Lifetime Warranty

No limit

yes

no

no

no

$10.00

 

Canon

Image Stabilizer

Limited Warranty

3 years

yes

maybe

no

no

$0.00

URL

Carson Optical

XM-832HD

No-fault

No limit

yes

yes

yes

yes

$0.00

URL

Celestron

Regal LX, Noble

No-Fault

No limit

yes

yes

yes

yes

$25.00

URL

Eagle Optics

Ranger SRT

Platinum Protection

No limit

yes

yes

yes

yes

$0.00

 

Fujinon

HB

Lifetime Warranty

Lifetime of original owner

yes

no

no

no

$0.00

 

Kowa

All in survey

Lifetime of the product

10 yrs after manufacturing ends

yes

no

no

yes

$0.00

Paper

Leica

All in survey

Passport Protection Plan

Lifetime of original owner

yes

yes

yes

no

$35.00

Paper

Leupold

All in survey

Green Ring Limited Lifetime Warranty

Lifetime of original owner

yes

yes

no

no

$0.00

URL

Minox

All in survey

Lifetime Warranty

Lifetime of original owner

yes

maybe

maybe

maybe

$0.00

Nikon

Monarch

Nikon NoFault Warranty

25 years

yes

yes

yes

yes

$10 + S&H

Paper

Pentax

All in survey

No-worry Lifetime

Lifetime of original owner

yes

yes

yes

no

$19.95

Paper

Pioneer Research

Steiner Merlin

10 year warranty

yes

no

no

no

$0.00

URL

Pioneer Research

Steiner Wildlife Pro

30 year warranty

yes

no

no

no

$0.00

URL

Swarovski

All in survey

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Life of & as long as is owned 

yes

no

no

yes

$0.00

URL

Swift Sport Optics

Audubon, Eglet

Swift 25-year Warranty

25 years

yes

no

no

maybe

?

 

Vortex

All in survey

Vortex VIP Warranty

No limit

yes

yes

yes

yes

$0.00

URL

Zeiss

All in survey

Limited Lifetime Transferable Warranty

As long as Zeiss exists 

yes

yes

no

yes

$0.00

URL

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