The Monarch 7 made a big impression on me as well. Interesting you didn't see the glare some have reported. I guess it's something I need to check thoroughly for myself but really hope it doesn't damp my enthusiasm for the model. (Already sold one of my binos to make space for it. )
The last few posts have led me to the conclusion that the Nikon Monarch M7 30 mm has to be a completely different binocular than the M7 42 mm. It seems there was a post from Jan VanDalen stating that the Kite Lynx 8x30 and the M7 were made by Kamakura with the Lynx being built with better materials. I am under the impression the M7 42 mm are from Nikon's Chinese source.
David,Steve, It was a Nikon representative that told me that the M7 x30s were made in a different factory to the x42s. It was George de Putter of Kite who claimed the shared development and differentiating options for the Lynx. Gijs, Jan and possibly others have mentioned that the Kite Japanese made models are made by Kamakura Koki. I don't recall that anyone has confirmed the speculation that the M7 and Lynx are made by Kamakura China or not.
David
I don't want to buy an M7, but I may need to do that because I need to see one myself. My local dealer seems to have no plans to carry them either.
I you want to try them before you buy, you can borrow mine if you want. If this interests you , PM me and we can work out the details.
When I look at the Leupold site the Leupold 8x32 BX-3 Mojave has a mfg #118636 but when I look at some web sites (B&H , SWFA) they show the mfg#117985. Are these the same binos ?