Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket

Name: Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1052034
Availability: SoldOut

1940 - 1960

Sold by Chalfont Clocks

Description

A beautiful Atmos Clock By Jaeger LeCoultre numbered 120482, with a square dial with gilded Arabic numerals and battens and smoked tip hands. Unusually this clock still has it’s original gilded wall bracket finished in a combination or grained and burnish gold plate.

This example dates from 1960 and the mechanism is housed in a gilt brass case with a brushed pedestal. The glass sides allow you to see the ingenious movement for all angles. These Atmos Clocks come in variety of designs, and this stylish example of Mid-Century design is one of our favourites.

The ‘Atmos’, first invented in 1928, has no external power source and never needs to be wound by hand. It isn’t powered by a suspended weight, as most pendulum clocks are. The Atmos clock gets its power from minute changes in atmospheric temperature, hence its name. Within a sealed capsule, a mixture of gases expand and contract with each temperature change. This is how the mechanism winds naturally without any human intervention.

This clock has been overhaulled and comes with our 2 year guarantee.

Physical Dimensions

Height

34cm (13.39")

Width

22cm (8.66")

Depth

16cm (6.30")

Declaration

Chalfont Clocks has dated this piece to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1052034

Dealers Internal Reference

299

Dealers Notes

All of our clocks come with a 2 year guarantee, all of our clocks are overhauled and sympathetically restored, all of our clocks are authentic and supplied in good original condition.

Description

A beautiful Atmos Clock By Jaeger LeCoultre numbered 120482, with a square dial with gilded Arabic numerals and battens and smoked tip hands.

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Unusually this clock still has it’s original gilded wall bracket finished in a combination or grained and burnish gold plate.

Chalfont Clocks

fig 1. Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket — fig 1. Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket

This example dates from 1960 and the mechanism is housed in a gilt brass case with a brushed pedestal. The glass sides allow you to see the ingenious movement for all angles. These Atmos Clocks come in variety of designs, and this stylish example of Mid-Century design is one of our favourites.

fig 2. Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket — fig 2. Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket

The ‘Atmos’, first invented in 1928, has no external power source and never needs to be wound by hand. It isn’t powered by a suspended weight, as most pendulum clocks are. The Atmos clock gets its power from minute changes in atmospheric temperature, hence its name. Within a sealed capsule, a mixture of gases expand and contract with each temperature change. This is how the mechanism winds naturally without any human intervention.

This clock has been overhaulled and comes with our 2 year guarantee.