Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, May 10, 2020
LOT 120
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Ref. 5901, “Atmos VII” clock; gilded brass and plexiglass
HKD 10,000 - 12,000
USD 1,300 - 1,550 / EUR 1,200 - 1,450 / CHF 1,300 - 1,550
Sold: HKD 16,250
Gilded brass and plexiglass, self-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, mantel clock wound by barometric pressure changes; red lacquered sides.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3 * |
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Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux)
Model “Atmos VII”
Reference 5901
Year circa 1967-1970
Movement No. 255 462
Case No. unnumbered
Material gilded brass and plexiglass
Caliber 528-1, with vacuum chamber winding the going barrel and lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum
Height 22 cm.
Width 17.8 cm.
Thickness 11 cm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
One of the features of the “Atmos VII” cabinet is that the two side knobs, located in the base, are used for the straightening up.
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Bibliography
Lebet, Jean, Vivre de l’air du temps, Histoire de la pendula Atmos, Editions Jeager-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux), 1997 (88 pp.), p. 69.