1,323 CHF
Spencer and Perkins London, circa 1780. Fine and rare gilt brass sharkskin covered watch form pedometer designed for horse riders. Gilt brass covered in green sharkskin with suspension bow. White enamel, arabic numerals, main dial for paces, subsidiary dials for 1 and 12 miles, blued steel hands. Notes As opposed to Spencer & Perkins' standard model, it is mounted in a watch case with its suspension bow at what would be the 6 o'clock position and with the chain arm turned through 90°, presumably so that the instrument can be attached to a saddle, the chain arm being linked to the horse's leg. Spencer & Perkins, who seem to have made a speciality of pedometer production, are known working on Snow Hill, London, from 1765-1806. Literature Alfred Chapuis & Eugene Jacquet, La montre automatique ancienne, un siecle et demie d 'histaire, Neuchatel 1952, pp. 190-93.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-04-24
