Details

CIRCA: 2000
CASE MATERIAL: Glass, Rhodium Plated Cones
CASE DIAMETER: 152mm Wide, 250mm Length, 275mm Height
CASE NO’: 697557
DIAL: White
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Wound by Change in Air Pressure
FUNCTIONS: 1000 Year Perpetual Calendar, Moon Phases
BOX: Yes
PAPERS: Yes
ACCESSORIES: Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee Certificate, Setting Pins, Setting Wrench, Outer Box, Inner Box, Product Literature

Due to the fragility of this clock when in transport, the winning bidder of the present lot will be restricted to collecting the timepiece at the Christies Galleries in New York City.

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Due to the fragility of this clock when in transport, the winning bidder of the present lot will be restricted to collecting the timepiece at the Christie’s Galleries in New York City.
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Lot Essay

The Atmos Millénaire Atlantis was designed by Robert Kohler for Jaeger-LeCoultre to celebrate the passing of the new millennium in 2000. It features a perpetual calendar with phases of the moon (1 day of inaccuracy every 3821 years) and the years accurate to 3000.

Jean-Léon Reutter invented the first prototype of an Atmos clock in 1928 and since 1935 has been commercialized and improved by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Atmos clocks have always been sought after by fans of the celebrated firm. 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. For example, a one-degree change in the range between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius would cause the mechanism of the watch to be turned on for approximately two days of operation.

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