[AT] Waaay O.T. - Odd pocket watch

[Francis Robinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>


> Frobl,
>
> At first I thought it might be a hold-over from the ill fated attempt to
> make us convert over to metric time.  :-)  Then I saw the pendulum and
> realized it wasn't a watch at all.  It's a pedometer.  It's used to 
> measure
> how far you walk in a given time and why you're so tired.  It should have 
> a
> clip to hook onto your belt.
>
> George
>



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    George I believe you are absolutely right... The works did look a little 
crude to me for what otherwise looked like a nice watch. I didn't see a 
balance wheel but thought it might be out of sight since the back panel of 
the works was mostly a solid piece. The works of a pedometer would not need 
to be as delicate and complicated as a regular watch.
    I'll have to go for a walk...   :-)
    I wonder if I could just drive around on a tractor tapping my foot... 
;-)   ;-)


--
"farmer"

When you reach the end of your rope
 tie a knot and hang on...

Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net