Last I heard Swarovski was swamped with repairs and longer than 6-8 weeks repair time. It’s possible you could ask them to expedite the repairs because of your Sept hunt.
In reality I use my 15x on a tripod way more than my spotter. Now if I’m looking for sheep my Swarovski ATS 80 is truly needed for trophy definition after finding with the 15x
Depends on how you use a spotter too. Are you looking to see if it’s a mature animal or is it record book class. High end optics definitely see the small details better. I have Swarovski and Vortex Razor spotters and to be honest after 40x there’s no comparison at all, it’s Swarovski hands down...