104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 431
Jaeger-LeCoultreAtmos Elysée
A very attractive table clock
Sold
estimated
3.000—5.000 €
Price realized
3.700 €
specific features
Case
Platinum-plated, glazed.
Dial
Night blue chapter ring.
Movement
Nickel-plated, torsion pendulum.
Cal.540
Diam.230 x 195 x 14 mm
Circa1999
Ctry.Swiss
The case of this classic Elysée is platinum-plated, the blue dial features nickel-plated Arabic numerals and indexes. The watch is the immediate successor of the Atmos V Classic calibre 526 from the 1950s.
The Atmos (for atmospheric clock) takes its energy from from the expansion and contraction of a capsule filled with ethyl chloride gas that responds to changes in temperature and barometric pressure. The produced energy winds the mainspring. According to the makers of the clock, a temperature difference of 1 Kelvin creates a power reserve of approximately 48 hours.