Photo via Wikimedia Commons (Optima M100, VEB Optima Erfurt)
One example. Colors, sub-models, and production years vary; the machine you find may differ.
Optima (Elite, M10)
What people say
"Olympia-derived mechanism from the other side of the wall; less cachet, often better value"
— collector consensus
All sources
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Optima
- Origin
- East Germany
- Years
- 1951–1979
- Form
- Standard
- Mass
- 12 kg
- Shift
- basket