Switzerland
Gold-plated brass
Year of manufacture 1980
Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 x 21 x 16 cm
Description:
Atmos VIII in matt brushed gold-plated case with polished stands. Rotating pendulum with vertical milled stripes.
White square dial with Arabic numerals.
We find the imprint "Jaeger LeCoultre" below the 12 and "ATMOS" as well as "SWISS MADE" in the area of the 6.
This version was produced under the ref. 5903 from 1969 to 1984.
Serial number: 530195
Year of manufacture: 1980
Condition:
The clock runs absolutely reliable and accurate.
Very nice condition. The photos are not "embellished", the case condition is as shown in the photos.
I give a one year warranty on the movement when professionally set up and handled.
Fun Facts:
The "clock 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 clock 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's accuracy is dependent on the "breathing movement" of the bellows.
The condition for the clock's accuracy is a stable and vibration-free installation.
[Source: Jean Lebet - Living on Air / Jürgen Abeler - Ullstein Uhrenbuch]
Price: 2650,-€
This model is illustrated in the specialist literature:
Jean Lebet - Living on Air - The history of the Atmos pendulum clock p. 68
You will find interesting facts about the ATMOS from Jaeger LeCoultre in the specialist literature:Jürgen Abeler - Ullstein-Uhrenbuch p. 173
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