Sextants Information, please read before buying
1. Reproductions are handmade copies of an antique, never perfect, but for those that like the look of years gone buy and are unable to get a genuine antique. Our customers are those that like the heavy metal, usually brass, the looks of years gone by, a model that was first made by a sextant company 80 to 200 years ago.
2. If you want perfection spend the big bucks and get what you want, these are for the average user ( collector ) and as you can see we have over 99.7% happy customers. I have customers that tell me they have dozens of reproduction and antique sextants and have every one calibrated. We have never had a sextant returned that could not be calibrated. If it is your first use of a sextant, number 1 rule is patience. They are a simple instrument, but most of us adjust the wrong thing first when on our first try, then have to re set what we did wrong.
3. If the word Working is in the title, this means the maker of the sextant says it is ready for final adjustments and calibration. We do not sell sextants as calibrated as We believe everyone should be able to calibrate their sextant, or what are they going to do if it gets dropped, bumped, or other misuse, or if it just needs to be checked for accuracy, while they are at sea.
4. VERY IMPORTANT BEFORE BUYING: Sextants are measured from pivot of arm to dial or by the size of the arc. The reason this is very important is if you see a size listed as 6in for example and no other measurements, most likely it is a 5in sextant with a 6in measurement across the frame. This makes you think you are buying a 6in when in fact you are only getting a 5in. We list both measurements. There are a few exceptions but we point this out in those listings.
5. Can these reproductions be calibrated and used? Yes but the answer depends on the user. We have 1000’s in use, but we have those few that are use to an expensive plastic or metal one for example ( normally military ) that used it and assume since this is not already adjusted it is impossible to use. The experienced reproduction sextant collector can have one calibrated in a few minutes. The first time user after reading what the sextant is suppose to do ( remember a sextant only does 1 thing, measure the angle from 2 far away objects) will most likely spend a few evenings. Yes every sextant we sell with working in the title can be calibrated, I have never had one come back that could not be adjusted. I get emails for example, the horizon mirror is slightly tilted and this model does not have adjustment for tilt, some models were made that way, a touch with a file on the bottom of the mirror is what the factory worker did to set the tilt right and it was done for the life of the sextant. Just common sense.
6. After purchase, send email and we will send you some links, to more information customers have sent us.
7. The ROSS LONDON™ is our trademark, it was one of the largest sextant makers years ago.
ROSS LONDON™ is a trademark of CanGoInv, LLC
