Jaeger-LeCoultre

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Atmos 561 Marc Newson 80^th Anniversary, reference Q5165101

Pendule Atmos en cristal de Baccarat avec indication du mois et des phases de lune, créée pour commémorer le 80^ème anniversaire de la pendule Atmos |

Baccarat crystal Atmos clock with month and moon phases, made to commemorate the 80^th anniversary of the Atmos clock

Vers 2008 |

Circa 2008

Cadran: cristal de Baccarat

Calibre: cal. 561 mouvement alimenté par pression atmosphérique, rubis

Numéro de mouvement: 734'961

Boîtier: cristal de Baccarat, couvercle amovible sur le devant

Numéro de boîtier: N°650/888

Dimensions : 270 x 250 x 150 mm

Signé: boîtier, cadran et mouvement

Ecrin: non

Papiers: non

Accessoires: manuel d'utilisation et crayon correcteur Jaeger-LeCoultre

Dial: Baccarat crystal

Calibre: cal. 561 wound by changes in the air pressure, jeweled

Movement number: 734'961

Case: Baccarat crystal, removable lid at the front

Case number: N°650/888

Size: 270 x 250 x 150 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Jaeger-LeCoultre instruction manual and setting pin

Poids brut 6194.50 g |

Gross weight 6194.50 g

Unveiled in 2008 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Atmos, the Atmos 561 represents a masterful collaboration between Jaeger-LeCoultre and acclaimed Australian industrial designer Marc Newson. This remarkable reinterpretation of the iconic timepiece retains the ingenious mechanics that have defined the Atmos since its invention by Jean-Léon Reutter in 1928, while presenting it in a form that is unmistakably modern.

Encased in a hand-blown crystal case crafted at the prestigious Baccarat glassworks in France, the Atmos 561 is housed in ‘extra-clear’ glass—specially chosen by Newson to allow natural light to illuminate the mechanism without any visual distortion. The fluid, bubble-like silhouette is both futuristic and timeless, highlighting the movement as a floating, sculptural centerpiece.

At the heart of the Atmos lies a capsule filled with a mixture of gases, expanding and contracting with minute fluctuations in ambient temperature. A change of just one degree Celsius is sufficient to power the clock for two days—an extraordinary feat of engineering that allows the Atmos to run almost perpetually, requiring no winding and minimal maintenance.

The Atmos 561 was produced in a strictly limited edition of 888 examples worldwide, underscoring its significance as a collectible work of horological and design innovation. It stands as both a tribute to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s legacy of technical excellence and a testament to Marc Newson’s visionary approach to form and function.