List Price $2200.00
Street Price $1795.00
Presented is an absolutely outstanding and what was a flawless "Collector
Quality" example of the C+P Horizon Ultra model which has special Polarizing shades for the index mirror and horizon mirror,
along with the normal shades. Other features of the Ultra are a double prism lens mounted as a shade which establishes
perpendicularity, and a special second micrometer wheel which adjusts for index error. Both are exclusive to the Ultra design.
It has a special brass alloy frame which is exceptionally strong, providing a guaranteed accuracy of 9 seconds of arc. This
compares to 20 arc seconds of error in most other sextants. The white finish is more heat resistant when used in tropical
climates and provides increased accuracy. The lighting system is working.
Recently, the handle was
damaged in our shop by putting it in contact with a chemical which stained it. We have reduced the former selling price of
$1595.00 by $200.00 to compensate for this. This picture shows the extent of the stain. The immaculate Mahogany carrying case is shown below.
This example has all its original
paperwork, a manual and undated certificate that shows a matching Serial No. 12386. It is housed in a mint
condition Mahogany wood case with a 4 x 40 scope.
PROVENANCE: It
was given as a gift to a person leaving the Navy and was never used.
This sextant is in such excellent
condition that it can be considered, "as new". It is suitable for someone wanting a quality German brand at
an affordable price.
CONDITION: Except now for the handle's stain, there
is so little evidence of wear or use that it can be considered
as almost new in all other respects. For correctness, there is a slight loss of brass plating on the case's
hardware. It has recently been adjusted to negligible index and side error.
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Flawless index mirror shown over equally flawless horizon mirror shown with Polarizing shades
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Illuminated vernier and Index Error correction device shown
above manual and certification
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This is a fine example of a previously owned Cassens & Plath Ultra sextantle
and is suitable for a collector or for use at sea . It is is being sold at a very low price which cannot
be duplicated.
STAR
RATING: This fine Collector Quality instrument rates FIVE PLUS STARS
 QUALIFICATIONS: We are one of the few company's still selling navigation instruments
that know anything about them. For purposes of judging whether Joel's opinion counts, he was the editor of the
chapter on sextants of the 1977 Edition of "Bowditch", The American Practical Navigator, NAVPUB 9; a member of the
U.S. Naval Academy Navigation Symposium Board, 1975 -1978; the author of a book on marine sextants, Cornell Maritime Press,1975,
and the founding president of Nautech Maritime Corporation which partnered with Tamaya of Japan in the introduction of the
MS 733 Spica, the MS 833, Jupiter, MS 933 Venus sextants and the famous NC-2 navigation computer, in the U.S. market. Joel
is a retired Master Upon Oceans, and held a U.S. Navy "D" Qualification as a Senior Skipper - Oceans.
For six years he was a Varsity Offshore Coach at the U.S. Naval Academy. Some of his present and past memberships include the: Naval Academy Alumni Association Associate Life
Member, Association of Naval Aviation, Silver Wings, The Tailhook Association, Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, McCampbell's
Aces Squadron, Naval Historical Foundation, and the Naval Order of the United States.
CASSENS & PLATH HISTORY: At the turn of the twentieth century Hamburg, on the river Elbe, the home of C. Plath (named after founder Carl Plath)
was the leading seafaring port in Germany. However it was being challenged by Bremen, that other great North Sea port on the
river Weser.
Plath was at that time the unchallenged leader in the manufacture
of nautical instruments on the European continent. However it had always had a difficult relationship with the Bremen shipping
companies and shipyards. The firm realized that if it wanted to do business in Bremen, German parochialism demanded that it
have an office in that city. In 1908 Theodore Plath was offered a partnership in Cassens and Benecke when one of the original
founders of the Bremen company - Benecke - suddenly departed. At that stage the company founded by Tanne Janssen Cassens was
only 6 years old and was a minnow compared to the whale that was C Plath. It is my understanding that the company was not
even an instrument manufacturer but rather a trading company servicing the port of Bremerhaven. Theodore Plath only accepted
on condition that the partnership's name be changed to Cassens and Plath.
The C + P partnership never had any intention of manufacturing
sextants and other nautical instruments. It was simply a vehicle for the marketing of C. Plath compasses, sextants and nautical
instruments into the Bremen trade. It also acted as a chandlery and repair service for Bremen ships carrying Plath instruments.
This arrangement worked until 1962 when C Plath sold out
of the partnership and the two companies went their separate ways. It was from this point on wards that C + P began to manufacture
their own instruments, no doubt heavily reliant on C Plath designs. Therefore, there are no Cassens & Plath sextants older
than 1962.
CASSENS & PLATH STANDARD SEXTANT SPECIFICATIONS:
Measuring Range: -5 to 125 degrees
Telescope: 4 x 40 Coated optics
Frame: Bronze with White enamel paint and bronze arc.
Micrometer Drum and Vernier Scale: reads to 10 seconds of arc
Index Mirror: 56 x 42 mm. aluminized on the rear side.
Horizon Mirror: 57mm diameter Whole Horizon.
Shades:
4 for index mirror including a Polarizer
3 for horizon mirror including 2 polarizers and a perpendicularity corrector
Weight sextant: 4 lbs. 10 oz. Weight case 6 lbs.
INCLUDED ARE:
SHIPPING
& PACKING: The cost of shipping, packing, handling, and insurance to your destination, is
an additional charge. You may email us to get these costs. We price our shipping honestly, but we expect to
be reimbursed for the nominal cost of packaging materials and handling.
OUR UNCONDITIONAL NO NONSENSE GUARANTEE: If not completely
satisfied with your purchase it may be returned within five days of receipt in its original packaging if without damage.
Return items must be insured for their full value. Only a prior email authorization from us for the return is required. Shipping
charges are included in this offer if an error is due to our fault.
International buyers welcome, but should know their counties'
import laws and must inquire first. We have satisfied customers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Estonia,
England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia,
Martinique, Mexico, New Hebrides - Vanuatu, New Zealand, Norway, Nova Scotia, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USVI, Vanuatu
- New Hebrides, and the Eastern Caribbean.
This is a very special sextant from a pedigreed maker. It is a great find
for that special person who can appreciate a great opportunity.
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