8x23 Mountaineer (1 Viewer)

I recently bought a pair of NOS 8x23 Mountaineers of ebay...they are terrific...I am a big fan of Travelite for cheap decent binoculars...these are a step up. They are waterproof reverse porros. They have flat glass at the objectives to create a waterproof plate, with the focusing objectives behind. Does anyone know if these are essentially a waterproof version of the Diplomat?

I wanted to add that these are the first version of these, from the 90's. They are quite heavy for their size, on a rubber coated metal chassis.

Resurrecting this old thread... I do not know the prior model, if any, to this line of binoculars. I do think the Mountaineer I and II binoculars are real gems. Very robust construction, while being precise. Excellent optics. Comfortable to use. I currently have seven of them covering the I and II , x8 and x10 models. I actively search for them on a regular basis.