Brass Maritime Sextant with Carrying Case – Wholesale Nautical Gifts

For the Journeys That Made Them Who They Are.

Some people leave us with more than memories. They leave us with a sense of direction: the mentor who helped us find our footing, the colleague who held a steady course, the sailor whose stories made the horizon feel closer.

At Aladean, we create maritime keepsakes for those connections. Our brass sextant with carrying case offers a way to honor a journey without suggesting that it has ended. A retirement, a shared milestone or a new beginning can all carry the same thought: there are still horizons ahead.

Maritime Detail, Ready for a Thoughtful Display

Our vintage-inspired sextant combines an arc-scale frame, sight tube, mirror and filter-style assemblies with adjustment details. Silver-toned and warm brass-toned surfaces give the piece its contrasting metallic character.

A brown stitched carrying case with a dark interior, handle, closure strap and lid window completes the presentation. Each supply unit contains one sextant and one case, not a multi-instrument set or a wooden presentation box.

The “KELVIN & HUGHES / LONDON / 1917” plaque belongs to the reproduction's decorative design. We offer a modern maritime keepsake, not an authenticated antique or an item claiming affiliation with the named maker.

We agree dimensions, component materials, finish and case specifications against your selected sample. Stands, gift wrapping and personalization are separate requests.

Whose Journey Are You Celebrating?

The person who helped others find their way: For corporate gifting agencies, build a retirement or recognition brief around the contribution behind the title. Let a message express what the recipient meant to the people around them.

The customer drawn to the horizon: For nautical shops and heritage retailers, create a collection around exploration, homecoming and life at sea. The instrument-and-case presentation gives the piece a distinct place in that story.

The space with a maritime past: For interior, exhibition and prop buyers, use the sextant as a static nautical detail. Agree your display requirements and independently verify any historical interpretation.

Are you honoring a person, building a collection or telling the story of a place? Send us that answer with your quantity and destination. It helps us begin with meaning before moving into specifications.

A Few Words for the Next Horizon

“Thank You for Helping Us Find Our Way.” “For Every Horizon Still Ahead.” “The Journey Continues.”

These are ideas for your brief, not included inscriptions. Personalization needs a suitable surface that respects the scales, existing plaque and instrument details.

For agreed engraving, buy the Aladean Personalization Add-On with the sextant in the same cart. Enter exact text, preferred language and identify the item and requested surface in order notes.

Personalization is separately purchased. We review placement, available space, artwork, required add-on quantities, charges and timing. You approve a digital mockup before custom production. Packaging concepts and alternative finishes require feasibility review and quotation.

Wholesale Supply with an Agreed Course

Our standard MOQ is 100 complete sextant-and-case units. We can discuss flexible quantities for genuine wholesale B2B or corporate projects by prior agreement. If you need fewer than 100, contact us with your business and project details before ordering.

Your quotation defines the selected specification, quantity, unit price, samples, customization, packing and delivery scope. For projects in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Australia or New Zealand, share your delivery location and required date so we can review the supply plan.

Review the Piece Before You Approve the Order

Ask about sample availability, cost and timing. Review the frame, component security, permitted adjustments, mirror condition, finish and case fit. We agree complete dimensions, materials and packing requirements before bulk production.

We supply this sextant as a decorative keepsake and prop, not a calibrated navigation instrument. Do not rely on it to determine position at sea or perform safety-critical measurements. For educational use, introduce the instrument's form and concept rather than treating it as a validated measuring device.

Never sight the sun through it. Filter-style components are not a guarantee of safe solar viewing. Handle carefully, supervise children and do not force mechanisms.

Presentation and Delivery, Planned Together

We agree protection for the frame, sight tube, mirrors and projecting parts, as well as how the instrument sits securely inside its case. Carton quantities, dimensions and gross weights are confirmed for the shipment. Extra gift presentation and labels are separate requests.

Share milestone dates or retail launch deadlines early. Once the sample and artwork are approved, we agree production and dispatch timing, with transit considered separately. We commit only to what we can deliver.

Care

Keep dry, dust gently and avoid touching optical surfaces. Follow component- and finish-specific cleaning instructions. Avoid immersion, abrasives and unapproved mechanism adjustments.

Before You Order

What does one unit include?
One decorative maritime sextant and one brown carrying case.

Is this a working precision sextant?
We offer it as a decorative keepsake and prop, not a calibrated navigation instrument.

Is the case a wooden box?
No. This model comes with a brown stitched carrying case with a lid window.

Is it an antique from 1917?
No. The dated plaque is a decorative feature on a modern reproduction.

Can we personalize a recognition program?
Send your wording or artwork and proposed placement for feasibility review, quotation and mockup approval.

Can we order fewer than 100?
We can discuss lower quantities for genuine B2B or corporate projects by prior agreement.

Tell Us About the Journey Behind Your Gift

Begin with a brief: “We need [quantity] sextant gifts for [person, audience or occasion], delivered to [location] by [date]. We want to express [message], with [personalization or presentation requirements].”

You know what their journey means. Let's give that meaning a tangible place.