Thus the numbers of the last quarter read IX (9) - XI (11) - XII (12) - XII (12). Local rumour suggests that the person who paid for the clock to be made, was instructed by his wife that he had to be home from the pub by 10 o'clock.
The numbers in the last quarter are IX (9), XI (11), and XII (12) twice. It is believed, based on local information, that the person who funded the clock's creation was advised by his wife to return home from the pub no later than 10 o'clock.