SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, ATMOS MODEL, CASE SIGNED PHILIPPE MONTI AND JEROME BOUTTECON, NO. 30/50, MOVEMENT NO. 706'521, CIRCA 2000

This clock is number 30 of 50 limited pieces as identified by the gilt brass plate on the upper edge of the front drawer and was made to celebrate the third Millennium. The intricate wood marquetry panels are by master cabinet makers Philippe Monti and Jérôme Boutteçon, their names are stamped on the underside of the wooden case. The portraits of young ladies on the inside of the side doors are based on Art Deco period paintings, one with radiating sunrays representing day and the other with the moon representing night. Jérôme Boutteçon, master inlayer, received the 1994 award as France's finest craftsman. The marquetry of this clock contains many different species of wood such as walnut, burr-walnut and fruitwood.

With the 1000-year full calendar and perpetual barometric pressure-driven movement Jaeger-LeCoultre began a '1000-year journey' beginning on January 1st 2000. The clock would serve as 'the precious receptacle of 1000 years of important moments, traditions, secrets and joys, which undoubtedly would flow through the tide of countless generations'. To this end the secret drawer is fitted with ten lacquered engraved gilt tubes each containing a parchment. The pen and ink are provided so that generations of owners will be able to 'record significant family exploits or the grand hours of the millennium'.

Atmos is a technology that uses atmospheric changes and pressure in the air to power the movement of the clock, and is invented in 1927 by a swiss engineer name Jean-Leon Reutter.
The Atmos Marqueterie series shares the same mechanism as the rest of the Atmos range. However what sets these clocks apart is the stunning craftsmanship which has made the Atmos Marqueterie series among the most sought after of all modern Atmos clocks.