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May 4, 2023
CIRCA: 1960s
<br />CASE MATERIAL: Brass
<br />DIAL: White dial with open center. Applied hour markers
<br />CASE DIMENSIONS: 8 1/4 inches high X 9 inches tall X 6 inches deep
<br />SERIAL NUMBER: 342656
<br />CALIBER: 528
<br />MOVEMENT: Automatic
<br />The Atmos clock was invented by Jean-Leon Reutter in the late 1920's. The design for the movement is extremely innovative, with slight changes in atmospheric pressure winding it for days. After a chance encounter between Reutter and managers of the LeCoultre Watch Co, they agreed to buy the patent. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos has been a source of pride for the company, which still produces it to this day. It is the closest that mankind has come to making a perpetual motion machine, a great timepiece and a conversation piece that any serious watch collector would love to display in the home.
Dial is in excellent condition. Case is excellent, with extremely little wear compared to most. Movement is running at time of cataloging. Overall, the present example is in excellent condition.<br><br><br /><br />Pre-owned watches, unless still in original packaging or never worn, will likely have some degree of wear and scratches. This should be expected for many of the watches offered in auction. Even if a watch is running, bidders and buyers should expect that all movements will require maintenance. Watches are not guaranteed to be keeping time. Fortuna recommends that all successful buyers promptly take their watches to a professional watchmaker for evaluation.
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Any reference to condition in a condition report will not include a full description of condition, and for example, may not specify all faults, alteration, adaptation, mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, or dial. Colors and shades may look different online or in printed materials than they look on physical inspection, and images may not clearly show the condition of a lot. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot in person and make their own evaluation of the lot. They must understand that any statement made by Fortuna Auction LLC ("Fortuna") is merely a subjective, qualified statement and does not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Fortuna. All dimensions in catalog descriptions are approximate. No warranties are made that watches in water-resistant cases are currently water-resistant. Fortuna does not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets or leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts.
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