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When I was in Germany in the mid-1990's I was certain of the same thing:
that a German-made sextant would be less expensive if procured in Germany. I
was very quickly relieved of such notions as I shopped around in Hamburg. In
fact everything was much more expensive than what I could have gotten it for
in North America. I went into one second-hand nautical shop in Hamburg. The
guy was trying to sell what was essentially a piece of junk for about $1500.
It was an old C.Plath with broken mirrors, highly corroded and tarnished
parts and a scope with a bent riser.

For this reason, I would much rather deal with reputable used or new sextant
dealers here in North America. I'm not a risk taker. I like a sure thing
where my money is concerned!

Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Gainer" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: What is this?


>I don't know what brand you are looking for but I would have thought that a
>used German made instrument would be least expensive in Germany.
>Particularly a C Plath or Cassens & Plath of some type in a shop in
>Bremerhaven that has used equipment. I dealt with one such shop and for the
>life of me can't remember its name this morning. Maybe a company like
>Seekarte in Bremen can give you a lead. But of course you are there and I
>have not been for some time now so I have no idea what's happening with
>price. It just surprises me that Germany is not the place to buy a German
>sextant.
> Enjoy you trip and good luck with the search,
> Robert Gainer
>
> PS. What does C&P get for their artificial horizon in Germany? In the
> United States it is very expensive, more then I paid for my C&P.
>
>>
>> From: Alexandre E Eremenko 
>> Date: 2006/05/21 Sun AM 09:49:22 EDT
>> To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
>> Subject: Re: What is this?
>>
>> Robert,
>>
>> > Let me know what you find out on that sextant.
>>
>> I will.
>>
>> > Are you going to bid on it?
>>
>> Probably not. Because I am abroad now (in Germany), I will probably
>> not bid for anything until I return. Because shipping to Germany and then
>> bringing the item back to the US seems too complicated,
>> and if the item is shipped to the US, I will not be able to
>> inspect it soon and file a report:-)
>>
>> But I am actually shopping for a sextant now.
>> Yesterday I visited several shops in Hamburg. My impression is that
>> the prices here are higher than in the US, possibly because of the
>> very unfavorable exchange rate.
>>
>> Alex.
>>

   

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