The Sahara range from Barr & Stroud feature rugged construction combined with brilliant optics. They are waterproof to a depth 1.5m of water for three minutes, plenty of time to retrieve them from a drop in a stream or puddle. This requires a high degree of mechanical quality in the construction of the binocular which is evident as soon as you pick them up.
The Sahara 12x42 are a superb blend of high magnification and compact build with particular attention paid to optical performance through optical quality.