In the Vallé de Joux, sits the venerated Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. Since its founding in 1822, it has given life to some of the most respected movements in the horological world - the legendary Reverso, an Art Deco icon invented in 1931 to withstand the elegant rigours of a polo match; Duométro, which houses two separate mechanisms for the time display and another complication, each with their own source of energy so as to guarantee chronometer-worthy precision; Master Control, with its classically round case paying emphasis to the high complications within; the extreme conditions Master Compressor equipped with a special shock-absorbing system that can protect the movement from 50 of the effects of shocks and vibrations; the sleek AMVOX that epitomizes the refinement and precision of Aston Martin automobiles and last but not least, the Atmos that has been literally running on air since 1928.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE, ATMOS DU MILLÉNAIRE TRANSPARENTE STAINLESS STEEL AND GLASS BAROMETRIC DRIVEN CLOCK WITH 1000 YEAR CALENDAR AND PERPETUAL MOON PHASE DISPLAY

CIRCA 2005

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JAEGER-LECOULTRE, ATMOS DU MILLÉNAIRE TRANSPARENTE

STAINLESS STEEL AND GLASS BAROMETRIC DRIVEN CLOCK WITH 1000 YEAR CALENDAR AND PERPETUAL MOON PHASE DISPLAY
CIRCA 2005

Calibre 565, 15 jewels, annular tension pendulum, locking lever, transparent movement visible at all times, silvered chapter rings with Roman numerals, inner month ring in French, sector for moon phase display, transparent ring indicating year calendar to the year 3000, glass cabinet with beveled panels, the whole raised on a rectangular polished stainless steel base, built in leveling system and removable front panel, case, dial and movement signed
Dimensions: 185 x 140 x 250 mm.

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US$ 3,000-5,000
EUR 2,300-3,800

With Jaeger-LeCoultre product literature.

The first Atmos prototype was invented in 1928 by Jean-Léon Reutter. The Atmos is a source of fascination to many as it is a mechanical clock that is powered by changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure; it can run autonomously for long periods of time without any manual winding. Whilst the very first one used a mixture of mercury and ammoniac in the winding system, today's clock uses ethyl chloride, a temperature-sensitive gas that expands and contracts to wind the mainspring.

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