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dries1

Member

• Jan 5, 2018

• #1

I e-mailed Zeiss requesting date of production of a FL 8X32, no response after a week. Any info on how to garner production date from a serial # would be helpful.

Regards,


Andy W.

 

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coopershawk

Well-known member

• Jan 5, 2018

• #2

I'd try calling, Andy. They answered right away for me when I called asking about my FL.

 

dries1

Member

• Jan 5, 2018

• #3

Thanks, I did call and all he could tell me was when the vendor got them from Zeiss, which was in 2017, so I deduce it is a recent production and has not been sitting on the shelf for a few years, not that would matter... a very nice glass.

Regards,
Andy W.

 

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jan van daalen

Well-known member

• Jan 5, 2018

• #4

dries1 said:

Thanks, I did call and all he could tell me was when the vendor got them from Zeiss, which was in 2017, so I deduce it is a recent production and has not been sitting on the shelf for a few years, not that would matter... a very nice glass.

Regards,
Andy W.

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Got mine december 2017 straight from Wetzlar in 8x #4635186 and in 10x #3673898.
Don't have any clue how to date them by serial.

Jan

 

Troubador

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• Jan 5, 2018

• #5

Basically you can't date Zeiss Sports Optics products by serial number alone as the serials are issued in batches with the intention of them being used on planned products but plans can change and numbers produced might be less than expected and the unused serials may then be transferred for use on other products some time later. What this means is that you can't rely on a lower number meaning that a product was produced at an earlier date than a product with a higher number.

Lee

 

dries1

Member

• Jan 5, 2018

• #6

Thanks for the info Lee, much appreciated.
Jan, my 8X32 FL is very similar to yours, so a 2017 glass.

Andy W.

 

Troubador

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• Jan 5, 2018

• #7

dries1 said:

Thanks for the info Lee, much appreciated.
Jan, my 8X32 FL is very similar to yours, so a 2017 glass.

Andy W.

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Its a great bino: enjoy!

Lee

 

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Stephen Mark

Well-known member

• Jan 6, 2018

• #8

Nice bins Andy, those are about the only binoculars I might swap my Kowa 8x33's for.
Steve

 

dries1

Member

• Jan 7, 2018

• #9

I have not been able to get out to use any glass lately, work, and the weather here in the northeast is around 15 degrees, with wind chill less than 0.
I will be out when it warms soon, and working towards spring as the days get longer.

Andy W.