Buying from an Australian distributor should give more confidence around the warranties offered. I recall there was some question about the validity, in Australia, of warranties for eyepieces bought from US distributors. But the company may have reassured Australian purchasers that they were. I think this information is buried in the long ES Eyepiece thread:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=45759
Nope, I have looked and it is in this thread:-
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=88603