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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jan van daalen" data-source="post: 3654922" data-attributes="member: 113800">When I was guest at Leica's customer support, where they took me on a course for basic repairing binoculars, they took a Trinovid apart. I remember some long thin copper wire came out and was put magicaly together when they assembled it again. The building construction was solid ultra plus. Their comment was, that in the days these bins were made, Leica did not considered repair issues while developing that model. Only later on Customer Support got input on the development procedure of new bins.Having said this, it is most likely that the building quality is not on par with the oldies. Considering the small volume in sales and the high Uppendahl price tag etc. IMHO you may and cannot compare both generations.In optics quality the new ones will be superior. In building quality.........nehh. Not in the current price rate.It will be my Chrismas tree wish (2018/19??. Please Leica, I hear stories of delivery June 2018!!!) for sure.Jan</blockquote>