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I have a WO FLT 132 on loan at the moment, and the quality of the finish and machining is on a par with anything I've ever seen from Tak, AP or TV. I don't think it's fair to lump this scope in the same bucket as the more economical brands. It's not a light scope, the OTA is about 10kg, about the same as my old Meade starfinder 10" with four times the light-gathering ability...
As for the increase in aperture over your 110 - I had this side by side with an old Unitron 4" (@same magnification), and yes, the contrast was a bit better, and I could notice some colour in the old beast after looking through the WO, but it wasn't that different and there wasn't a great deal of detail leaping out of the eyepiece that couldn't be seen in the 4". You'd definitely want to look through and at one of these things before buying it.
cheers,
Andrew.
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