NDhunter
Experienced observer
Vortex, Leupold, Meopta, and others that offer the newer options to which I refer are all established companies with lifetime warranties and well-regarded customer service.
Again, this is not to put down the BN series which has a wonderful history, but is meant to highlight, particularly for people just getting into optics, that new options in the mid-range bracket are often superior to the alpha options from days gone by. And note that I have owned the 7x42 BNs and compared them to some of these newer options (sold them at below market pricing to a friend who has been pleased with them), so I'm not just talking theoretically on this point.
Vortex binoculars are all made in China now and Leupold does not make any
binoculars, these are just sellers.
Meopta does make fine optics including binoculars and so does Leica.
That is where any similarity differs.
Jerry