Swarovski Optik
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Swarovski Optik is an Austria
n manufacturer of sports optics, including binoculars
, rifle scopes, telescope
s, laser rangefinder
s and image intensifiers. Its headquarters are in Absam
, Tyrol
, where most of the products are developed and manufactured.
Swarovski Optik is part of the Swarovski
group. Swarovski is holder of the Royal Warrant
by appointment to HM The Queen.
during World War Two (a business that was started by Wilhelm Swarovski in 1935). It was established as a separate optical company in 1949.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n manufacturer of sports optics, including binoculars
Binoculars
Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects...
, rifle scopes, telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
s, laser rangefinder
Rangefinder
A rangefinder is a device that measures distance from the observer to a target, for the purposes of surveying, determining focus in photography, or accurately aiming a weapon. Some devices use active methods to measure ; others measure distance using trigonometry...
s and image intensifiers. Its headquarters are in Absam
Absam
Absam is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol situated at an altitude of 632 m, has an area of 52 km² and 6700 inhabitants as January 2011.-Geography:...
, Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, where most of the products are developed and manufactured.
Swarovski Optik is part of the Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
group. Swarovski is holder of the Royal Warrant
Royal Warrant
Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending prestige to the supplier...
by appointment to HM The Queen.
History
The company grew out of binocular production by SwarovskiSwarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
during World War Two (a business that was started by Wilhelm Swarovski in 1935). It was established as a separate optical company in 1949.
- 1935 First Swarovski binoculars, which was a 6x30
- 1949 Formation of Swarovski Optik
- 1959 First Swarovski Optik rifle scope (4x32)
- 1967 First Swarovski Optik extendable spotting scope (30x75)
- 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 6x zoom