Swarovski Optik

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

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 6ÃÂ30 binocular. In 1949 he founded SWAROVSKI OPTIK KG in Absam, Tyrol, to produce the Habicht 7ÃÂ42 that it continues producing today.

1935 First Swarovski binoculars, which was a 6ÃÂ30
1949 Formation of Swarovski Optik
1959 First Swarovski Optik rifle scope (4ÃÂ32)
1967 First Swarovski Optik extendable spotting scope (30ÃÂ75)
1974 Kahles was purchased by Swarovski Optik
1977 Kahles became a branch of Swarovski Optik
1989 Kahles Limited again became an independent company within the Swarovski group
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 6ÃÂ zoom
2016 First Swarovski rifle scope with 8ÃÂ zoom
2017 Kahles was again brought into the Swarovski advertising and sales programs

Product Range

Binoculars

Habicht
CL, includes CL Nomad
SLC
EL
EL Range (green and orange)
NL Pure
AX Visio

Spotting scopes

CTC, CTS
ATS, STS
STR
ATX, STX
ATX Interior
BTX,
ATC, STC
ST Vista

Rifle scopes

Z3 (American market only)
Z5 (American market only)
Z5i
X5i
Z6i
Z8i
dS