Stopwatch Mystery SOLVED. It's a pedometer.

[FrankNichols]

I just purchased a pedometer made by A. Lietz & Co. Does anyone know of someone who could repair this item?

 

[gmorse]

Hi Frank, and welcome to the forum,

Does it run and have you removed the back to look at the movement? There are 1,760 yards in a mile, so is this a pedometer rather than a stopwatch?

Regards,

Graham

 

[FrankNichols]

I just purchased a stopwatch made by A. Lietz & Co. The numbers progress in increments of 180 and tops out at 1760. What is this thing?

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Hi Frank, and welcome to the forum,

Does it run and have you removed the back to look at the movement? There are 1,760 yards in a mile, so is this a pedometer rather than a stopwatch?

Regards,

Graham

Yes. We now think this is a pedometer of some sort rather than a stopwatch. A. Lietz & Co. was a drafting and surveying equipment company so it would make sense as a surveyor's tool. It doesn't work currently.

 

[FrankNichols]

Yes. We now think this is a pedometer of some sort rather than a stopwatch. A. Lietz & Co. was a drafting and surveying equipment company so it would make sense as a surveyor's tool. It doesn't work currently.

Hi Frank, and welcome to the forum,

Does it run and have you removed the back to look at the movement? There are 1,760 yards in a mile, so is this a pedometer rather than a stopwatch?

Regards,

Graham

Thanks for identifying this item. Do you know of anyone who could repair it?

 

[musicguy]

FrankNichols ,

Welcome to the NAWCC Forum


Rob

 

[gmorse]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for identifying this item. Do you know of anyone who could repair it?

The only person in the US I can think of who might be able to help you is Doug Shuman, who's a member here, ('dshumans'). He specialises in complicated watches, so it's worth contacting him via a private conversation; if you hover or click on his forum name above you'll see a button marked 'Start Conversation'.

Regards,

Graham

 

[FrankNichols]

Hi Frank,


The only person in the US I can think of who might be able to help you is Doug Shuman, who's a member here, ('dshumans'). He specialises in complicated watches, so it's worth contacting him via a private conversation; if you hover or click on his forum name above you'll see a button marked 'Start Conversation'.

Regards,

Graham

Thanks again for your assistance.

 

[Dave Coatsworth]

These are actually incredibly simple. Have you taken off the back and looked inside? The problem might be obvious if it's not working.

There will be a crescent shaped weight that moves up and down as you walk. It interacts with an index wheel that the weight moves. There would be a gear or two and probably an adjustment feature to allow the user to set his/her stride length. That's about it.

 

[Brad Maisto]

So I understand the large dial representing a mile (1760 yards/mile) but can anyone tell what the smaller dial represents? Some other representation for “distance measured”? Asking for a naive friend, aka me.
Brad Maisto, KY Floral #44 Secretary (Not a Surveyor)
P.S. I have a “few” pedometers, but not like this. If there is any interest, I could probably post a pic or two of the insides?

 

[Jim Haney]

It is most likely an accumulator, counting every time the large hand make a round, good for 50 miles.

Does it reset when the crown is pressed down?