Customer Reviews

4" Astrolabe Sextant w/ Wooden Box: Nautical Sextent

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Overall a pretty good item. It isn't really a functional sextant, but it makes for a good table decoration or novelty.

The sextant is manufactured in India, it is probably mass-produced so expect quality around that area. The sextant i purchased had tarnished edges(you can see a little of it in the seller's images), a couple of slight scratches. What i really didn't like was that the red rubber bands that held the shades looked like, well, red rubber bands. The mechanism also felt a little flimsy, i was afraid that it would break while i was handling it.

That being said, it photographs beautifully. I'm not sure if the item was worth the money i paid (with international shipping) as i bought it for a gift, i guess it depends on how much you like this sort of thing.

This sextant is really more of a decorative piece. It makes a nice decoration for a desk or office, but it really isn't big enough, or precisely constructed enough to be very useful when making star measurements.

If you need a decorative piece, this looks very nice, but if you're looking for something functional, you're going to want something in the 7" or higher range.

This item looks great on a desk and makes a pretty cool convo starter. The box broke easily when i accidentally knocked it off of the table, but its just wood glue so 4 dollar fix!

Nice product, slightly lower construction quality than shown, but entirely satisfactory for my needs.
Will buy from them again.

This would be a great item to learn about latitude and longitude but it has one obvious omition; No instruction book or charts to plot your course. I've been told this sextant works but it is off by 95 miles. Where does a person obtain books and charts? THEY ARE NOT COMMON. 95 MILES is close for a devise used before GPS systems. Great looking item.

Though this product is a bit small I can say that it was a worthwhile buy and looks great, on top of that it performs it's function quite well as I tested it a bit