UNSIGNED

UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, ''COMPTE-PAS'', PEDOMETER, SILVER A fine and unusual, silver open-face “Louis XV” pocket counter. White enamel dial with three concentric scales, respectively calibrated from 1 to 6, 1 to 100 and 1 to 360 miles. Gilt-brass “Louis XV” hands. Brand: Unsigned, Switzerland Model: ''Compte-pas'' Year: Circa 1780 Caliber: 38 mm.,hinged gilt brass full plate with square baluster pillars and three pull-cord operated superimposed click works. Diameter: 51 mm. Accesories: Accompanied by the original box Grading System: A (Good) Case: 3-6 (Good , Slightly oxidized) Dial: 2-24-01 (Very good , Slightly chipped , HANDS Original) Movement: 3* (Good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) HKD: 8,900 - 17,700 USD: 1,150 - 2,300 EUR: 1,000 - 2,000 JPY: 178,000 - 356,000 To be sold without reserve The present piece is unusual for its mechanism, featuring a pull-string mechanism. It was designed to be suspended by its ring from the wearer’s clothing, thereby recording each step taken. The outer scale indicates up to 100 steps, the intermediate scale up to 6,000 steps, and the inner scale the cumulative distance covered, up to 360,000 steps. A “mille” was a traditional unit of measurement corresponding to one thousand steps.

Estimate:£863.25

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