Seeing a trend here? There is a reason guys lay out the shekels for Swarovski. I'd add the Leica televid apo 62mm to the mix.
Its on par with the Swaro optically, maybe better. And it's lighter than anything in the class.
Vortex makes very decent optics, imho. For the money they are great.
But Swaro and Leica glass can be handed down to your kid with pride, it's heirloom quality and optically superb.