First of all, comparing a binocular coating to brakes on a car is a ridiculous comparison. All cars come with brakes, not all bin's come with a hydrophobic coating, no matter how expensive they are. Swarovski is usually well behind the technology curve relative to Leica IME and since Swaro doesn't tout such a coating like Zeiss or Leica, it's logical to assume there is none...
Finally, Swarovski is an Austrian Co., not a German one so your Porsche analogy falls down further. :t:
0) as regards the question what is logical to assume I am not going to argue with you o
1) Swarovski had the Easy-Clean, now Swaroclean coating quite some time before Leica had a similar system!
2) Porsches are made in Germany but Ferdinand Porsche has been an Austrian, and the company is still firmly in the hands off his austrian relatives. There was less distinction between these countries when the company was set up, though...
3) I did not compare coatings to brakes. it was a so-called analogy.
Assuming Swaroski would give up its repellent (NOT hydrophobic!) coating in their new top-line instruments is like assuming a race-car company stopped having braking-assistance in their new top line, ultra-expensive cars. The fact that the repellant coating is mentioned ubiquitously in combination with the new ELs shows there's no further need to discuss or speculate.
4) To please your mode of thinking I would have picked an austrian car maker, of course, .... if there were any.
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