Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 5

LeCoultre - Atmos barometric clock LeCoultre, Atmos, No. 178008, Ref. 5090. Made in the 1960s. Fine, rectangular, gilt brass and glass Atmos clock wound by barometric pressure changes. To be sold without reserve

C. Gilt brass, glazed on 4 sides and on the top, polished and brushed, stepped plinth base with canted corners, leveling screws and spirit level in the base. D. Off-white, annular, applied gilt brass Arabic numerals and faceted dart indexes. Gilt brass dauphine hands. M. Cal. 528-6, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever in the base, regulator at the top. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. Height 23.5 cm., width 21 cm., depth 16.3 cm