I thought about getting one of the high end metal sextants, but the "Davis Mark 15 and Mark 25 sextants have three scales that give readings to 2 / 10 of a minute" of arc -- an order of magnitude better than the Mark 3's 2 minutes of arc and IMO plenty accurate for most marine navigation.
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