Swarovski Optik

Swarovski Optik is a division of the Swarovski group of companies, manufacturing optical instruments. Its headquarters are located in Absam, Tyrol, Austria.[1]

History

Wilhelm Swarovski, son of the original founder, was born in 1918. In 1935, with the help of his father, he developed a prism fabrication and grinding process that he used in the design of his first 6×30 binocular.[2] In 1949 he founded SWAROVSKI OPTIK KG in Absam, Tyrol, to produce the Habicht 7×42 that it continues producing today.

• 1935 First Swarovski binoculars, which was a 6×30
• 1949 Formation of Swarovski Optik
• 1959 First Swarovski Optik rifle scope (4×32)
• 1967 First Swarovski Optik extendable spotting scope (30×75)
• 1974 Kahles was purchased by Swarovski Optik[3]
• 1977 Kahles became a branch of Swarovski Optik[3]
• 1989 Kahles Limited again became an independent company within the Swarovski group[3]
• 1991 First AT 80 telescope
• 1993 First hunting rifle scope with reticle illumination
• 1995 First rifle scope with integrated laser range finder
• 1999 First binoculars with wrap-around grip, named EL
• 2007 First Swarovski rifle scope with 6× zoom
• 2016 First Swarovski rifle scope with 8× zoom[4]
• 2017 Kahles was again brought into the Swarovski advertising and sales programs[3]

Product Range

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