Lot n° 90
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5000 - 6000
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Jean-Louis REUTTER (1899-1971)
ATMOS CLOCK... - Lot 90 - Daguerre
Jean-Louis REUTTER (1899-1971)
ATMOS CLOCK in chromed metal and black lacquered metal casing, circa 1930-33
Inscription on the dial Atmos Perpetual clock - Kirby, Beard & Co. Paris.
Wears on the back its original copper plate Patents J. L. Reutter S.G.D.G. Made in France.
H. 23,5 W. 19 D. 12 cm
HISTORY: this clock, the first model of which was invented by Jean-Léon Reutter in 1928, has the particularity of not needing manual winding. The energy necessary for its operation comes originally from the change of temperature and atmospheric pressure, hence its name. It is also called "the perpetual motion clock" or "the clock that lives on the air of time". This patent was bought by Jaeger LeCoultre on May 22, 1936.
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