Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 182

JAEGER-LECOULTRE ATMOS Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Atmos", No. 5090. Made in the 1960's. Fine, rectangular, gilt brass and glass Atmos clock wound by barometric pressure changes. To be sold without reserve

C. Gilt brass, 5 sides with glass in brass borders on a canopy locked by two pins, beveled base, leveling screws and spirit level in the base, the front engraved with dedication. D. Silver, applied gilt dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gilt dauphine hands. M. Cal. 540, gilt brass, vacuum chamber winding the going barrel, lever escapement driven by annular tension pendulum, locking lever above the pendulum disc, regulator at the top. Case and movement signed. Dim. Height 23 cm., width 21.5 cm., depth 16 cm.