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New and Used Sextants
Why we love sextants
- For their role in trade and exploration. For centuries navigators
depended on celestial navigation for finding their next landfall. These
instruments brought mariners to adventure, to wealth, and home again.
- For their precision. Most modern sextants, properly adjusted, can put
the experienced celestial navigator - assuming no error in timekeeping or
computation - within a couple of miles of the actual location.
- For their simplicity. There are just two moving parts, two mirrors, and
a frame with a handle. Everything is bolted together. Easy to understand,
easy to clean.
- For their perfection. There have been some refinements but no major
improvements to the general design of the sextant for many years. They are
at or near the zenith of their design evolution.
Instruments we offer
- We offer new Cassens & Plath and Astra IIIB sextants.
- We also offer a large selection of reconditioned sextants. Some of the instruments shown below may still be available; some have been sold. We specialize in offering Plath sextants and Tamaya sextants, in very good to excellent condition, built in the past few decades. Both are tops in quality. We occasionally have English sextants, U.S. Navy Mk II sextants, and now and then an octant.
- Since our stock of sextants changes often, please email or call us so that we can send you the most up-to-date listing promptly.
- For traditionalists we also offer Thomas Walker taffrail logs, both the Excelsior Taffrail Log and the Knotmaster Taffrail Log. Please see these listings under Taffrail Logs (at left).
Why our customers love us
We are finicky in acquiring pre-owned sextants: we buy the best. And we
buy only those which are in at least good condition. Then we overhaul
them, making repairs, adjustments, lubrication, and cleaning. And very
important, our policy has always been to be fair in pricing. If you
wonder if the price is fair, ask yourself the value of the following:
- Our 30-day money-back guarantee: we insist that you be satisfied with
your purchase, or you can return the sextant and we will refund the
purchase price. You can’t be sure of this with an eBay purchase!
- Our 50-year reputation for honest representation of all merchandise
- Our ability to service almost any problem with any sextant, with expert
attention and the nation’s largest supply of Plath and Tamaya parts
Condition
All instruments listed will not leave our premises until they are in A-1
working order. The instrument will have been cleaned, lubricated, and
adjusted. The mirrors will be new, or resilvered and like new. With basic
care the instrument will work like new and last for many years.
Celestial Navigation
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Tamaya Sextant (Tokyo)
Sextant #20122
Our Price:
750.00
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Tamaya Spica MS-733 Sextant (Tokyo, 1982)
Sextant # 42746
Our Price:
975.00
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Tamaya Spica MS-733 Sextant (Tokyo, 1988)
Sextant #43173
Our Price:
950.00
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C. Plath (Hamburg, 1963)
Sextant #44837
Our Price:
1000.00
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C. Plath Sextant
Sextant #45432
Our Price:
1000.00
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C. Plath (Hamburg, 1966)
Sextant #48435
Our Price:
1100.00
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C. Plath (Hamburg, 1968)
Sextant #51081
Our Price:
850.00
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Tamaya Jupiter Sextant (Tokyo, 1985)
sextant #67230
Our Price:
895.00
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C. Plath Navistar Professional Sextant (Hamburg, 1979)
Sextant #71190
Our Price:
1100.00
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C. Plath Navistar Professional Sextant (Hamburg)
Sextant #72844
Our Price:
1150.00
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Weems & Plath Sextant (Hamburg, bought new in 1986)
Sextant #90430
Our Price:
1050.00
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NEW Astra IIIB
Consider the Astra IIIB Deluxe for your best value.
Our Price:
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NEW Cassens & Plath
Highest quality for those who insist on owning the best.
Our Price:
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TI-T89 StarPilot
Navigation Graphing Calculator
Our Price:
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