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Jaeger-LeCoultre the clock works themselves. But the funda- mental style remains intact, and the deco Serves Fascinating Atmos Clock styling does too. And, like the original, the Jaeger- LeCoultre Atmos Transparente clock works At under $10K, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Atmos in a most inventive manner: by using the Transparente clock gives those fascinated with horology much to see. The clock has its roots in expansion of gases due to ever-changing meteorological conditions to provide the a design by engineer and inventor Jean-Léon Reutter, who apparently came as close as anyone energy to power it. Previous iterations in- ever has to developing a true perpetual motion clude the $33,000 Atmos Hermes Clock and the $28,000 Atmos 568 by Marc Newson. mechanism with his own Atmos clock in the 1920s. The original clock was transparent, too—ex- cept for the movement itself. Jaeger-LeCoultre has updated things a bit by allowing a view into ModernLifestyles.vip 71