Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 176

JAEGER-LECOULTRE ATLANTIS 1000 YEAR CALENDAR Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos du Millénaire ?Atlantis?. Made in a series of 50 pieces per year from 1999. Very fine, stainless steel and glass barometric change-driven clock with 12 month and 1000 year calendar, and phases of the moon and lunar calendar. Accompanied by the original box, Guarantee and instruction manual

C. Wedge-shaped and constructed from bevelled glass panels, raised on three conical stainless steel feet, inset spirit level. D. White laquered with painted baton indexes, inner minute ring, blue painted months disc above, the names of the months painted in white, aperture for the moon phases below with lunar calendar, outer spiral scale calibrated for each year until the year 3000. Blued hour and minute hands, white and blued year hand. M. Stainless steel, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever above the pendulum disc, regulator at top. Case signed. DIM. 27 x 25 x 14 cm.