Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, May 15, 2011

LOT 400

Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Old World Map and Star Chart Atmos Clock, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss, Ref. 526-5. Made in the 1960's. Fine and rare, rectangular, gilt brass mantel clock with ?old world map and star chart? panels, wound by barometric changes.

C. Combined old world map and star chart on the two sides, star chart on the top, transparent back. The front panel shows a star chart and a famous astronomer at each corner, with an aperture for viewing the pendulum and a stepped plinth base with applied plaque engraved ?9 März 1970?. D. White with applied gilt faceted dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gilt dauphine hands with blackened tips. M. Cal. 526-5, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever-escapement driven by annular torsion pendulum, locking screw in the base below the pendulum disc. Case, movement and vacuum signed. Dim. 13.5 x 18 x 22 cm.