3,776 CHF
“Atmos” Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Atmos", No. 92531. Made in the 1960s. Fine, rectangular, gilt brass and glass Atmos clock wound by changes in the temperature. Glazed on 4 sides and on the top, stepped plinth base. Applied gilt faceted dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals on a silvered annular chapter ring. Gilt “Dauphine” hands. Gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever above the pendulum disc, regulator at the top. Case, movement and vacuum signed. Dim. Height 22.5 cm., width 18 cm., depth 13.5 cm. To be sold without reserve Notes Atmos The Atmos clock was invented by Neuchâtel engineer Jean-Léon Reutter (1899-1971). From his youth, he was preoccupied by the idea of industrially producing a clock that could be wound by atmospheric fluctuations, and 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 for the important heads of states during their visits to Switzerland.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
