Online Christmas Auction
Hong Kong, Dec 11, 2019
LOT 143
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Atmos clock; “Marina”, “Bees”; gilded brass and Perspex (Lucite) glass
HKD 8,000 - 9,600
EUR 1,000 - 1,200 / USD 1,050 - 1,250 / CHF 1,050 - 1,250TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Gilded brass and black Perspex (Lucite) glass, self-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, mantel clock wound by barometric pressure changes.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Case: 3-7 |
Good Oxidized |
Movement: 3-6 ** |
Good |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux)
Model Atmos, “Marina”, “Bees”
Year circa 1965-1970
Movement No. 265 643
Case No. unnumbered
Material gilded brass and Perspex (Lucite) glass
Caliber 526-5, with vacuum chamber winding the going barrel and lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum
Height 23 cm.
Width 21cm.
Thickness 16 cm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
Atmos “Marina”
Production of this model started in 1962. The Atmos “Marina” were available in mainly four types of decorations:
· Fish (Ref. 5806 and Ref. 5810);
· Caravelle (Ref. 5804 and Ref. 5808);
· Chinoise (Ref. 5805 and Ref. 5809);
· Bees (Ref. 5803 and 5807).
They were available with either black or opal (white) Perspex (Lucite) panels and the bee motif seems the most sought-after of the four. Home aquariums became popular in the 1950’s and the use of tropical fish as decorative motifs has become associated with the 1950’s and 60’s.
The Perspex (Lucite) panels, with three-dimensional inset castings of fish and plants, were no doubt inspired by the famous Dunhill aquarium table lighters of the 1950’s.