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Re: The Big Sextant Manufacturers
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Oct 22, 23:37 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Oct 22, 23:37 -0400
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Robert Eno wrote: > Have to disagree with you on your assessment of > Tamaya Dan. Good sextants to be sure, > but my vote for best maker left > goes to Cassens and Plath. I owned one of these > in the early 1990's and > while I was quite fond of it, I sold it > and my Freiberger so I could > afford to purchase a C.Plath. > I freely admit that snob appeal and a Can you really testify that C. Plath performs better than Tamaya or Freiberger? Or it is just the snob appeal? It is interesting to know what the reputation of various brands really depends on. Has anyone really seriously compared performance of various brands? Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
