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Fred wrote:

> Robert may have had a slightly prejudiced view about manufacturers of
> new sextants as he failed to mention the Freiberger, from the former
> East Germany (or maybe they've gone out of business?).

Robert responds:

Yes and no. I actually forgot to mention Frieberger, which is odd, seeing as
how I owned one 20 years ago, but Fred is correct about my prejudiced view.
I am not a big fan of Frieberger. The optics are great, but the metal works
leave a lot to be desired.

Fred wrote:

These are  excellent pieces of equipment and not too expensive.  I suspect
they
> have better construction all around than Cassens & Plath.

Robert responds:

Here I have to strongly disagree with Fred. The Cassens and Plath is far
superior to the Frieberger in every aspect. There is just no way that
Frieberger comes even close to Cassens and Plath in terms of quality of
construction. In fact, Cassens and Plath is considered by many experienced
navigators to be of equal quality to the famous and now defunct, C.Plath.
According to one instrument repairman that I knew (who has since crossed the
bar), Cassens and Plath is superior to C.Plath because it lends itself
better to repairs.


cheers,

Robert



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