Chart of Warranties |
November, 2007, Bird Watcher's Digest |
by Michael and Diane Porter |
|
Manufacturer |
Models |
Name of Warranty |
Time Limit |
Defects |
Alignment |
Accident |
Trans-ferable |
Fee |
Source |
Alpen |
All in survey |
Limited Lifetime Warranty |
No limit |
yes |
yes |
maybe |
no |
$15.00 |
|
Bushnell |
Elite2, Infinity |
Limited Lifetime Warranty |
No limit |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
$10.00 |
|
Canon |
Image Stabilizer |
Limited Warranty |
3 years |
yes |
maybe |
no |
no |
$0.00 |
|
Carson Optical |
XM-832HD |
No-fault |
No limit |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
$0.00 |
URL |
Celestron |
Regal LX, Noble |
No-Fault |
No limit |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
$25.00 |
|
Eagle Optics |
Ranger SRT |
Platinum Protection |
No limit |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
$0.00 |
|
Fujinon |
HB |
Lifetime Warranty |
Lifetime of original owner |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
$0.00 |
|
Kowa |
All in survey |
Lifetime of the product |
10 yrs after manufacturing ends |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
$0.00 |
Paper |
Leica |
All in survey |
Passport Protection Plan |
Lifetime of original owner |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
$35.00 |
Paper |
Leupold |
All in survey |
Green Ring Limited Lifetime Warranty |
Lifetime of original owner |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
$0.00 |
|
Minox |
All in survey |
Lifetime Warranty |
Lifetime of original owner |
yes |
maybe |
maybe |
maybe |
$0.00 |
|
Nikon |
Monarch |
Nikon NoFault Warranty |
25 years |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
$10 + S&H |
Paper |
Pentax |
All in survey |
No-worry Lifetime |
Lifetime of original owner |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
$19.95 |
Paper |
Pioneer Research |
Steiner Merlin |
10 year warranty |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
$0.00 |
||
Pioneer Research |
Steiner Wildlife Pro |
30 year warranty |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
$0.00 |
||
Swarovski |
All in survey |
Limited Lifetime Warranty |
Life of & as long as is owned |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
$0.00 |
|
Swift Sport Optics |
Audubon, Eglet |
Swift 25-year Warranty |
25 years |
yes |
no |
no |
maybe |
? |
|
Vortex |
All in survey |
Vortex VIP Warranty |
No limit |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
$0.00 |
|
Zeiss |
All in survey |
Limited Lifetime Transferable Warranty |
As long as Zeiss exists |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
$0.00 |