Credits: Article and images by Bhanu Chopra @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/jaeger-lecoultre-atmos-tellurium/
The name Tellurium refers to an element that is semi-metallic, lustrous, crystalline, brittle and has a beautiful silver-white color. Tellurium is a common additive for steel and is often found in aluminum, copper, lead and tin alloys. It was first discovered in 1782 in a gold mine in Transylvania by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein and was named for the Latin word for earth, tellus.
The clock is gorgeous. A celestial complication shows the true revolution of the earth as it circles the sun and a smaller revolution of the moon as it circles the earth. his allows us to see the most accurate reflection of the phases of the moon. A star map of silver on navy gives the mechanicals a backdrop as they perform their precise, perpetual movements.
Just as tellurium is one of the least common elements on Earth, a clock like the Atmos Tellurium is precious and rare, with a limited release of only 10 pieces.
Credits: Article and images by Bhanu Chopra @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/jaeger-lecoultre-atmos-tellurium/