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JAEGER-LECOULTRE, RHODIUM-PLATED ATMOS BEAUBOURG PHASES DE LUNE DESK CLOCK, REF. 223.116.1

MOVEMENT NO. 689'803

Name: JAEGER-LECOULTRE, RHODIUM-PLATED ATMOS BEAUBOURG PHASES DE LUNE DESK CLOCK, REF. 223.116.1
Brand: MOVEMENT NO. 689'803
Price: 3200.00 CHF
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised CHF 4,000

Estimate

CHF 3,000 - CHF 5,000

Closed: 21 Jul 2020

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JAEGER-LECOULTRE, RHODIUM-PLATED ATMOS BEAUBOURG PHASES DE LUNE DESK CLOCK, REF. 223.116.1

MOVEMENT NO. 689'803

Price Realised CHF 4,000

Closed: 21 Jul 2020

Price Realised CHF 4,000

Closed: 21 Jul 2020

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CIRCA: 1998
CASE MATERIAL: Rhodium-plated
CASE SIZE: 230 mm. high, 200 mm. wide, 160 mm. deep
DIAL: Silvered
MOVEMENT: Manual, wound by changes in the air pressure
FUNCTIONS: Moon phases
CALIBER: 540

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Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Jaeger-LeCoultre, the present Beaubourg Phases de Lune desk clock was delivered on 15 June 1998.

It features a 24K gold-plated moon phase display, which, once correctly set, will need adjustment only after 600 years. The spirit level in the round aperture underneath the balance allows correct adjustment of the feet, by turning the two screws to each side until the indication correctly adjusted.

Jean-Léon Reutter invented the first prototype of an Atmos clock in 1928, since 1935 it has been commercialized and improved by Jaeger-LeCoultre. To achieve the concept of eternal motion, the clock derives its energy from the expansion and contraction of a capsule that includes a mixture of gas and liquid that responds to changes in barometric pressure. When the capsule is connected to the mechanism of the watch, temperature fluctuations constantly drive the movement without the need for manual mounting.