Switzerland
Gold-plated brass
Year of manufacture 1963
Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 x 21 x 16 cm
Description:
Atmos VI in matt brushed and gold-plated housing with polished stands. Rotating pendulum with vertical milled stripes.
White, square dial with gold numerals 3, 6, 9, 12 and indices for the remaining hours.
The gold hands are blackened towards the front in a soft colour gradient to make the time easier to read.
This version was built under the model number Atmos VI in the same size as the Atmos II and Atmos III.
The clock is fitted with a calibre 528 movement and the calibre number can be clearly seen below the ruby bearing in the detailed photo, which shows the engraving below the hands.
Serial number: 158883
Year of manufacture: 1963
The original shipping box - the so-called "tabernacle" - has been preserved and is part of the scope of delivery. Also present are the original instruction manual and the guarantee documents from Uhren Christ in Frankfurt from 1963.
Clocks of this age are extremely rare to find in this complete condition.
Condition:
The clock runs absolutely reliably and accurately.
Authentic and very nice condition for its age. The photos are not "embellished", the case condition is as shown in the photos.
I give a one-year guarantee on the movement if it is set up and handled correctly.
Worth knowing:
The "clock that lives on air" uses the "breathing movements" of a gas-filled bellows caused by temperature fluctuations to wind the movement.
The movement of the clock is characterised by its cylindrical box on the back. It contains a bellows-shaped expansion chamber filled with chloroethyl, a gas that expands particularly strongly between 10 °C and 27 °C.
The condition for the accuracy of the clock is a stable and vibration-free installation.
[Source: Jean Lebet - Living on Air / Jürgen Abeler - Ullstein Uhrenbuch]
Price: 2850,-€
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Jean Lebet - Living on Air - The history of the Atmos pendulum clock
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