Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Vendome Cal. 526

Dimensions: H x W x D: 24 x 21 x 16 cm

Description:
Atmos Vendome calibre 526. model number 5834 with gilt base and fluted columns.
White dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes. Breguet hands.
Serial number: 518676
Year of manufacture: 1979.

Both the dial and the generally architectural design of this clock are reminiscent of classicism. That's why it became famous under the names "Style", "Empire" or "Directoire". The partial greenish varnish is said to be reminiscent of oxidising bronze.

The Atmos Vendome was produced in different variations. With a gilded base or also with a marble base. The first Vendome appeared in 1962. The model offered here with the number 5834 was produced from 1973-1985.

Condition:
Flawless functionality. Absolute accuracy.
The photos are not "embellished", the case condition is as shown in the photos. In most of the photos the watch is shown without the front plate, due to the reflection of the flash when taking photos.
There is a scratch on the top of the cover plate, you can see it clearly in one of the photos.

Fun Facts:

In 1927, the young engineer Jean-Léon Reutter presented the prototype of the Atmos watch he had developed.
The response in the press was great and so he signed a contract with the Compagnie générale de radiologie, which built and sold the "Atmos I" under Reutter's direction from 1930.
Since there were always problems with the watches, the movements were manufactured by Le Coultre et Cie inSwitzerland from 1933 andin 1935 the production rights of the Atmos watch were transferred to Ets. Ed. Jaeger.
They concentrated on developing a simpler and more robust engine and from 1938 the era of the Atmos by Jaeger-LeCoultrebegan.

The "watch that lives on air" uses the "breathing movements" of a gas-filled bellows created by temperature fluctuations to wind the movement.
The movement of the watch is conspicuous by its cylindrical box on the back. Inside, a bellows-shaped expansion chamber contains chloroethyl, a gas that expands particularly strongly between 10 °C and 27 °C. The movement is then wound up.
A temperature difference of only one degree Celsius winds the watch for 48 hours. This interesting winding mechanism is complemented by an exquisite movement of the utmost precision with a heavy torsion pendulum.
The condition for the accuracy of the clock is a stable and vibration-free installation.

Also worth mentioning is the absolute environmental friendliness of the clock, which, despite its unlimited running time, does not need a battery or any other electrical drive.
For decades, the Atmos has been the official state gift of Switzerland to prominent visitors, e.g. politicians from abroad.

[Source: Jean Lebet - Living on Air / Jürgen Abeler - Ullstein Uhrenbuch]

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