I recently bought a Zeiss Classic Diatal 8x56 T* scope. It is a German made scope with a 1" tube and a #60 reticle. Can anyone give me any info on how old these are, quality, etc? I have googled without much success so far. There just doesn't seem to be much info on these scopes.

Well, it is a modern scope with constantly centred reticle. The early versions of that type, made from around 1975 generally had a C suffix and the T* suggests this century to me. The optical quality of western Zeiss scopes has always been high but I prefer the pre-'75 design for mechanical stability.

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I recently bought a Zeiss Classic Diatal 8x56 T* scope. It is a German made scope with a 1" tube and a #60 reticle. Can anyone give me any info on how old these are, quality, etc? I have googled without much success so far. There just doesn't seem to be much info on these scopes.

Thanks for your thoughts on this. Yes, most of the hits I have found on the Diatal name indicate a 1980s era scope, but this is definitely more recent than that.