A T M O S Jaeger-LeCoultre, ValleeDeJoux / Switzerland (1970) ********************************************************************* Model » ATMOS 528-8 « SerialNumber = 562293 This famous Clock runs permanent, driven by Air Temperatur / Pressure HOW THE ATMOS CLOCK WORKS ... H I S T O R I C A L R E M A R K S : ===================================================================== In 1928 the French engineer Jean-Leon Reutter constructed a clock driven by air. Clock makers Edmond Jaeger and Antoine LeCoultre perfected & patented the perpetual motion » ATMOS CLOCK « and 1932 begin marketing it world wide. Our SN indicates that this ATMOS is one of the last with "genuine" Reutter design. In 1983 LeCoultre redesigned the ATMOS totaly and started the new model with SN 600000. There is a lot of information about the » ATMOS CLOCK « in the WWW. Details & Hints, Tech Drawings and more Historical Remarks e.g.: ... + http://www.abbeyclock.com + http://www.atmosadam.com + http://www.atmosclocks.com + http://www.clockguy.com + ... impressum: ********************************************************************* © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 11/11/09 |