M217 Wooden Atmos clock, amboyna veneers, J.L. Reutter, model LG I, No 144

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Name
M217 Wooden Atmos clock, amboyna veneers, J.L. Reutter, model LG I, No 144
Measurements
Height: 28 cm, Width: 19 cm, Depth: 12 cm
Reference
VBCA100383
Techniques
Veneered
Colors
Silver, Gold, Beige, Brown, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Atmos Clocks
Materials
Ivory
Styles
Art Deco
Periods
20th Century 1930 Vintage
Origin and period
France
Description
Wooden Atmos clock, amboyna veneers, J.L. Reutter,model LG I, No 144, France circa 1930. Movement in wooden case veneered with amboyna and ivory, built in Art Deco, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, signed Atmos Pendule Perpetuelle, Brevets J.L.Reutter. With the original Atmos clockwork. The drum of the clock contains a mercury- and gas tube. Changes in weather conditions in particular temperature causes volumes changes. This generates a thermic in the barrel. The fluctuations and rotations are collected and the energy is used to drive the movement continuously. It is therefore called Pendule Perpétuelle. The invention was made by a French engineer, Jean Leon Reutter. Exceptional timepiece style wise with advanced engineering.

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