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I bought a 2nd hand sextant from India and was generally satisfied.  The
optics has seperted which cost $60 to get repaired, but mechanically, the
sextant and box was fine.

The packing was not the best and the "legs" on the sextant were slightly
bent - no obvious damage to the sextant, and it has given me good results.

Cheers!

Bruce

> Hi all,
> I am a student studying a marine based navigation course at university.
> Since having had practical use of a sextant on my sea phases and learning
> about it in some depths throughout my studies I have been itching to get
> my hands on one for personal use and as something that can last me for the
> many years to come. I was hoping that I could hone in on someone’s wisdom
> here and be advised accordingly as I find myself going in circles at the
> minute.
> Having practiced on the Astras I find no issues with them, even though
> they are made in China they do themselves justice for the price. Without
> the consideration of cost I have looked at Tamayas, Cassens and Plath,
> [LINK:
> https://www.force4.co.uk/force-4-freiberger-drum-sextant-split-view.html]
> Freiberger and a variety of others. The cost for these (especially those
> with a brass/bronze arc) is vastly more expensive in comparison to
> sextants such as the Astras. Is this down to the fact that you are paying
> for a prestigious name or because in fact that the ones manufactured in
> Japan and Germany are just that much better? Unable to afford a brand new
> Tamaya or C&P I had a look around for second hand ones which are more
> within my price range. Is going for a second hand Tamaya or C+P better
> than investing in a brand new Astra. It seems mad that people would
> potentially pay a huge sum of money for a Chinese Astra when for the same
> price you can purchase a second hand Tamaya or C&P with a brass arc and a
> better scope for the same price. I was hoping that with the money I may
> save on purchasing a second hand sextant that I could maybe invest the
> remainder on sending it to a local shop in London that specialises in
> refurbishing sextants. The large majority of these second hand German and
> Japanese sextants seem to be coming from India, has anyone had experience
> on importing a second hand sextant from India or is it something that
> should be avoided? A large quantity of them seem to be going for a good
> price however, some of the photos show that the manufacturing number on
> the arc and the sextant certificate do not match up, should that be a sale
> to walk away from? Is there anything that I should be meticulous in
> checking specifically when looking at a second hand sextant or avoid it
> completely?
> Thank you in advance for considering the above and I really would
> appreciate any feedback and comments.
> I look forward to hearing from you.
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Ed.
>
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