Lot 59
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Ato. A French cast aluminium battery-electric wall timepiece, circa 1955
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Ato. A French cast aluminium battery-electric wall timepiece, circa 1955

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Ato. A French cast aluminium battery-electric wall timepiece, circa 1955
The painted dial and pendulum signed ATO, with sweep seconds, the movement with transistor switching -- 19½ in. (50 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.385
Laget took out a French patent in 1953 for an Ato clock incorporating transistors and clocks using this design appeared on the market in 1955, the first time such technology had been used on electrical clocks.

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