Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...
Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004
LOT 286
Jaeger LeCoultre, ?Atmos?, No. 410977. Produced in the 1960s.Fine, rectangular, steel and glass Atmos clock wound by barometric changes.
USD 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,100 - 2,000
C. glazed on all sides, molded steel base, canted columns, hinged front door. D. white ring with darkened outer part, steel indexes and Arabic numerals. Steel ?dauphine? hands. M. steel vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever above the pendulum disc, regulator at the top.Case and movement signed.Dim. 220 x 165 x 122 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
The Atmos clock was invented by Neuchâtel engineer Jean-Léon Reutter (1899-1971). From his teens he was preoccupied by the idea of industrially producing a clock that could be wound by atmospheric fluctuations. In 1928 he succeeded. Reutter?s patent was first licensed to a French company who exploited it until 1935. Subsequently, it was purchased by Jaeger LeCoultre. After difficult early years, by 1979 there were half a million such clocks which quickly became popular and prestigious gifts fofor the important heads of states during their visits to Switzerland.