In 1989 my dear sweet wife gave me a Swarovski 7x42 Armored binocular for my birthday. I had been using a much less expensive binocular for years. Due to several factors plus eye fatigue, I was finally displeased to the point I was looking for improved glass.
Since receiving the Swarovski binocular, I have used it in all kinds of weather and terrain, hunting, scouting, and just general outdoor glassing. Today, 24 years later, it is still as problem free as the day my wife gave it to me. Rain, sleet, snow, dust, high temperatures and low, being dropped a couple of times, my falling several times with it strapped on my chest, some pretty rough abuse, and it is still clear and bright.
I've used it all over the Sierra in Calif., and the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, plus the high desert country of northern Nevada and southwest Idaho. The 7x42 power is all I've ever needed... and I've killed a lot of game.
In my opinion, save your money and buy a top end binocular and if you take reasonable care of it, it'll last you a life time. The brightness and clarity will reward you with great viewing of game out in the field without giving you eye fatigue.
Just my take on buying a new binocular.
L.W.