It's likely that the EDG may still be in production and not just new old stock for European countries (I know they no longer ship to the US). The 7/8/10x42 have just come back into stock on the Nikon UK website and I just received a new 8x42 EDG from Nikon as a replacement with a later serial than the copies I've seen on the Internet (ser 3014xx).
I know there are some knowledgeable people on here about Nikon serial numbers so maybe someone can confirm this?
I know there are some knowledgeable people on here about Nikon serial numbers so maybe someone can confirm this?