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Launch Mini · 9 July 2006, 04:54 AM

So, after visiting just about every watch store in Las Vegas, I think I found my next purchase.
I saw plenty of beautiful watches & was tempted by many of them. ( especially when one Panerai AD had my 98 in stock with a very low number ( single digit).
The one both my wife & I fell in love with is the JLC Atmos Classique Phases de Lune.
I cannot provide a link to the exact spot on the website, but here is the start.
http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/
Then go to Atmos, under Collection.
This is a cool clock. Using changing temperatures ( only 1 degree) will keep the clock fully wound & operational. They call it "almost perpetual"
The lunar phase only needs adjusting once ever 3,821 years ( by then it will be out of sync by one full day

)
Luckily I know my local AD's phone number by heart

( who just so happens to also be my Panerai AD

). The Canadian pricing was very similar to the US converted price, so I think this will end up being our anniversary present to each other this year.

C.J. · 9 July 2006, 05:03 AM

Wow! Pretty amazing, Johnny

Gee, I wonder if Rolex makes something like that, you know, them being the best and all

That would make a great anniversary addition

Goodwatch · 9 July 2006, 05:03 AM

The ATMOS is a type of clock manufactured by Jaeger LeCoultre in Switzerland.
Inside a hermetically sealed capsule is a mixture of gas and liquid (ethyl chloride) which expands as the temperature rises in the expansion chamber, which then compresses a spiral spring, with a fall in temperature the gas condenses and the spring slackens. This motion constantly winds the mainspring, a variation in temperature of only one degree in the range between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius being sufficient for two days' operation.
To convert this small amount of energy into motion, everything inside the Atmos has to work as friction-free as possible. The balance, for example, executes only two torsional oscillations per minute, which is 150 times slower that the pendulum in a conventional clock.
In 1928 a Neuchatel engineer called Jean-Leon Reutter built a clock driven by a mercury in glass expansion device which rotated a cylinder which wound the mainspring by ratchet. The mechanism operated on temperature change only. But it took the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop a few more years to convert this idea into a technical form that could be patented.

Very 'cool' clock (pun intended).

C.J. · 9 July 2006, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

The ATMOS is a type of clock manufactured by Jaeger LeCoultre in Switzerland.
Inside a hermetically sealed capsule is a mixture of gas and liquid (ethyl chloride) which expands as the temperature rises in the expansion chamber, which then compresses a spiral spring, with a fall in temperature the gas condenses and the spring slackens. This motion constantly winds the mainspring, a variation in temperature of only one degree in the range between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius being sufficient for two days' operation.
To convert this small amount of energy into motion, everything inside the Atmos has to work as friction-free as possible. The balance, for example, executes only two torsional oscillations per minute, which is 150 times slower that the pendulum in a conventional clock.
In 1928 a Neuchatel engineer called Jean-Leon Reutter built a clock driven by a mercury in glass expansion device which rotated a cylinder which wound the mainspring by ratchet. The mechanism operated on temperature change only. But it took the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop a few more years to convert this idea into a technical form that could be patented.

Very 'cool' clock (pun intended).

Have you been building rockets in the back yard again?

Seriously, pretty impressive, Fransie

JJ Irani · 9 July 2006, 05:13 AM

Seriously very good link, John. I'll go back to it after the 3rd place World Cup football playoff between the Germans and the Portuguese....being played LIVE right now!!

Bye for now!!

Gedanken · 9 July 2006, 11:36 AM

Where's Lol-x? He just got his Atmos last week, and I'm still waiting to see photos!

Then again, I could just pop into his office and see the real thing, I suppose.

Launch Mini · 9 July 2006, 12:26 PM

My AD just called. Jaeger Canada has one in Toronto. Should be shipped out this week.
We are already clearing a place on the fireplace mantle for this one.
Pictures will be sure to follow.

dman · 9 July 2006, 12:52 PM

I too have my next one picked out pal. It is not as nice as that one, but it is different for sure.

Congrats.

mailman · 9 July 2006, 08:03 PM

That's beutiful John.

One question, gold or rhodium?

padi56 · 9 July 2006, 08:26 PM

Wow thats a cool looking clock John,very nice.

Uncle-AJ · 10 July 2006, 03:19 AM

That's always been one of my favourite clocks. I've promised myself one when I finally return to the UK.

10 July 2006, 10:10 AM

Nice John... and welcome back.

Of course, photos are required.

JJ Irani · 10 July 2006, 05:11 PM

Went through the whole link once again, John. The step by step explanation of the making of a JLC is very absorbing and makes for some superb viewing!! Thanks once again for an extraordinary link, pal!!

11 July 2006, 02:00 AM

Huge congrats John!

I love the Atmos clocks and am really hoping to own one some day. Right now I have some other priorities, but one day I will have one.

Stunning choice, and I look forward to the pictures!

Lol-x · 11 July 2006, 01:23 PM

Just got my Atmos last week.

It came new in the box with manual, guarantee and everything.

Can't complain for US$1,580-. Now I guess I'll just wait 30 years for it to be due for it's first service (cleaning only as the clock would not work if lubricants were used, they would add drag and collect dirt).

Sorry about the finger prints and dust, just a happy snap for your interest.

Cheers
73

Launch Mini · 11 July 2006, 03:16 PM

That is a beauty, if I don't say so myself

We decided to go for the similar model, same colour , but with the lunar phase & calendar.

JJ Irani · 11 July 2006, 04:52 PM

Congrats, Lol-x, that's a beauty.

Would you consider wearing it on your wrist sometimes?

11 July 2006, 10:41 PM

Just think of the strap possibilities. LOL

mamas · 12 July 2006, 07:36 AM

what a beaty, congratulations!

Rockrolex · 12 July 2006, 07:45 AM

Love the Atmos as a sculptural time piece. Congrats to both of you on great purchases. Now these clocks can be passed down to generations who will have long forgotten who the original owners were. Think of that one.

12 July 2006, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Love the Atmos as a sculptural time piece. Congrats to both of you on great purchases. Now these clocks can be passed down to generations who will have long forgotten who the original owners were. Think of that one.

You never own an Atmos... you're mearly the timekeeper until it's passed on to the next generation.

GerardoG · 12 July 2006, 10:20 AM

Awsome!

Rockrolex · 12 July 2006, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atomic

You never own an Atmos... you're mearly the timekeeper until it's passed on to the next generation.

Steal that line from Patek, John?

12 July 2006, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Steal that line from Patek, John?

I don't think Patek makes an Atmos clock, Ed. LOL

9 July 2006, 04:54 AM	#1
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	Jaeger Atmos So, after visiting just about every watch store in Las Vegas, I think I found my next purchase. I saw plenty of beautiful watches & was tempted by many of them. ( especially when one Panerai AD had my 98 in stock with a very low number ( single digit). The one both my wife & I fell in love with is the JLC Atmos Classique Phases de Lune. I cannot provide a link to the exact spot on the website, but here is the start. http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ Then go to Atmos, under Collection. This is a cool clock. Using changing temperatures ( only 1 degree) will keep the clock fully wound & operational. They call it "almost perpetual" The lunar phase only needs adjusting once ever 3,821 years ( by then it will be out of sync by one full day ) Luckily I know my local AD's phone number by heart ( who just so happens to also be my Panerai AD ). The Canadian pricing was very similar to the US converted price, so I think this will end up being our anniversary present to each other this year. __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293 Last edited by Launch Mini; 9 July 2006 at 08:21 AM..

9 July 2006, 05:03 AM	#2
C.J. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: * Posts: 10,196	Wow! Pretty amazing, Johnny Gee, I wonder if Rolex makes something like that, you know, them being the best and all That would make a great anniversary addition __________________ Me? I'm still looking for Kokomo. I just hope that damn golfer isn't there

9 July 2006, 05:03 AM	#3
Goodwatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: Frans ® Location: Rotterdam Watch: the sunrise... Posts: 10,230	The ATMOS is a type of clock manufactured by Jaeger LeCoultre in Switzerland. Inside a hermetically sealed capsule is a mixture of gas and liquid (ethyl chloride) which expands as the temperature rises in the expansion chamber, which then compresses a spiral spring, with a fall in temperature the gas condenses and the spring slackens. This motion constantly winds the mainspring, a variation in temperature of only one degree in the range between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius being sufficient for two days' operation. To convert this small amount of energy into motion, everything inside the Atmos has to work as friction-free as possible. The balance, for example, executes only two torsional oscillations per minute, which is 150 times slower that the pendulum in a conventional clock. In 1928 a Neuchatel engineer called Jean-Leon Reutter built a clock driven by a mercury in glass expansion device which rotated a cylinder which wound the mainspring by ratchet. The mechanism operated on temperature change only. But it took the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop a few more years to convert this idea into a technical form that could be patented. Very 'cool' clock (pun intended). __________________ Member# 127

9 July 2006, 05:13 AM	#5
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Seriously very good link, John. I'll go back to it after the 3rd place World Cup football playoff between the Germans and the Portuguese....being played LIVE right now!! Bye for now!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

9 July 2006, 11:36 AM	#6
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Where's Lol-x? He just got his Atmos last week, and I'm still waiting to see photos! Then again, I could just pop into his office and see the real thing, I suppose. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

9 July 2006, 12:26 PM	#7
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	My AD just called. Jaeger Canada has one in Toronto. Should be shipped out this week. We are already clearing a place on the fireplace mantle for this one. Pictures will be sure to follow. __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

9 July 2006, 12:52 PM	#8
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,583	I too have my next one picked out pal. It is not as nice as that one, but it is different for sure. Congrats. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

9 July 2006, 08:03 PM	#9
mailman TRF Moderator & DATE-JUST41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,396	That's beutiful John. One question, gold or rhodium?

9 July 2006, 08:26 PM	#10
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,553	Wow thats a cool looking clock John,very nice. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

10 July 2006, 03:19 AM	#11
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	That's always been one of my favourite clocks. I've promised myself one when I finally return to the UK. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

10 July 2006, 10:10 AM	#12
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	Nice John... and welcome back. Of course, photos are required.

10 July 2006, 05:11 PM	#13
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Went through the whole link once again, John. The step by step explanation of the making of a JLC is very absorbing and makes for some superb viewing!! Thanks once again for an extraordinary link, pal!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

11 July 2006, 02:00 AM	#14
---- Guest Posts: n/a	Huge congrats John! I love the Atmos clocks and am really hoping to own one some day. Right now I have some other priorities, but one day I will have one. Stunning choice, and I look forward to the pictures!

11 July 2006, 01:23 PM	#15
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,313	Just got my Atmos last week. It came new in the box with manual, guarantee and everything. Can't complain for US$1,580-. Now I guess I'll just wait 30 years for it to be due for it's first service (cleaning only as the clock would not work if lubricants were used, they would add drag and collect dirt). Sorry about the finger prints and dust, just a happy snap for your interest. Cheers 73

11 July 2006, 03:16 PM	#16
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	That is a beauty, if I don't say so myself We decided to go for the similar model, same colour , but with the lunar phase & calendar. __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

11 July 2006, 04:52 PM	#17
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Congrats, Lol-x, that's a beauty. Would you consider wearing it on your wrist sometimes? __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

11 July 2006, 10:41 PM	#18
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	Just think of the strap possibilities. LOL

12 July 2006, 07:36 AM	#19
mamas "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 792	what a beaty, congratulations!

12 July 2006, 07:45 AM	#20
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,652	Love the Atmos as a sculptural time piece. Congrats to both of you on great purchases. Now these clocks can be passed down to generations who will have long forgotten who the original owners were. Think of that one. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

12 July 2006, 10:20 AM	#22
GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	Awsome!

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