Ralph Gout, London: An interesting late 18th century gilt combined verge pocketwatch and saddle pedometer in plain case, the white dial eccentric chapter ring with Roman numerals, and Arabic five-minute divisions and gold hands, sweep centre seconds with outer seconds ring, three subsidiary dials calibrated 1-10, 10-100 and 100-1000 for indicating paces and operated by the watch case sliding in an outer travelling case, the signed frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced and engraved cock, diamond end-stone, and further engraved By the King's letters patent , the case and movement numbered 41, suspended in a chased and engraved gilt spring-mounted travelling case and mounted on a later painted back-board Length overall 22.5cm.
Ralph Gout, London: An interesting late 18th century gilt combined verge pocketwatch and saddle pedometer in plain case, the white dial eccentric chapter ring with Roman numerals, and Arabic five-minute divisions and gold hands, sweep centre seconds with outer seconds ring, three subsidiary dials calibrated 1-10, 10-100 and 100-1000 for indicating paces and operated by the watch case sliding in an outer travelling case, the signed frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced and engraved cock, diamond end-stone, and further engraved By the King's letters patent , the case and movement numbered 41, suspended in a chased and engraved gilt spring-mounted travelling case and mounted on a later painted back-board Length overall 22.5cm.
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