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Geneva, Nov 08, 2026

LOT 288

UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, ''COMPTE-PAS'', PEDOMETER, SILVER

CHF 950 - 1,900

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

Sold: CHF 1,134

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.

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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-24-01

Very good

Slightly chipped

HANDS Original

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.

Accessories Accompanied by the original box

Notes

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.