Jaeger-LeCoultre - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR Hong Kong Monday, May 29, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 2016
    Reference No: 5165107
    Case No: 762'098
    Model Name: Atmos 568 by Marc Newson
    Material: Baccarat crystal
    Calibre: 568 wound by changes in the air pressure, 15 jewels
    Dimensions: 230 mm. width and 265 mm. high
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed, case further signed Baccarat
    Accessories: With Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee Certificate, setting pin, instruction manual and fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present clock, housed in a beautiful Baccarat crystal case, was manufactured in conjunction with aesthetic icon designer Marc Newson. He has reinterprets the emblematic Atmos clock by re-working its classical style while preserving all its essential iconic features. The present Atmos 568 incorporates a case shaped like a bubble from afar and the case varies in thickness, tapering to just 13 mm. in certain places, providing a spectacular view of the pendulum in movement as though floating on air. The crystal cabinet was hand crafted and blown at the Baccarat glassworks in France, further enhancing its exclusivity.

    Presented in like new condition, the clock is complete with Certificate of Origin and fitted presentation box.

  • Artist Biography

    Jaeger-LeCoultre

    Swiss • 1833

    Not all companies in the watchmaking field have been able to stand the test of time quite like Jaeger LeCoultre, also known as the "watchmaker's watchmaker." Founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre and originally named LeCoutre, the firm provided watchmaking's top brands, such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet, the high-grade, unfinished mechanical movements with which they completed their watches.

    In the early 1900s, Cartier's watch supplier Edmond Jaeger sought out LeCoultre's help in creating the world's thinnest watches. The collaboration resulted in the creation of Cartier's earliest Tank and Santos watches, all housed with LeCoultre movements. The duo decided to merge in 1937, and the firm officially became the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand by which collectors know and adore it today. Some of the firm's most significant and important timepieces include the Reverso, the Memovox, the Atmos clock and, among modern watches, their Master Complications.

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Ref. 5165107
A fine and rare baccarat crystal bubble-shaped atmos clock with month and moon phases, designed by Marc Newson

Circa 2016
230 mm. width and 265 mm. high
Case, dial and movement signed, case further signed Baccarat

Estimate
HK$160,000 - 250,000 
€19,300-30,100
$20,000-32,000

Sold for HK$175,000

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