Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis crap

[Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>]

Hello Jean-Michel:

I have one of these remarkable instruments, inherited from my dad who got it
as an award after service on a hospital Board. I may be wrong but I think
the mainspring is wound by changes in atmospheric pressure rather than
temperature change, the reason they call it Atmos. Keeps remarkable time. On
occasion when  there is little atmospheric pressure change during a day or
more, it stops, the wretch!! Wonder of wonders. Happens rarely.

Seth          LaK 9

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis
crap


> Clive and all "watchers",
>
> One of the most amazing non wrist watches I have ever seen is JLC's Atmos.
> It is a kind of a perpetuum-mobile, of course mechanical, no batteries,
all
> you need is a temperature fluctuation of only one degree for two days'
> operation. It lives on air.
> I highly esteem JLC.
>
> http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/JLC/produit/atmos_en/index.html
>
> You may recognize me as a non English-speaking-writing ex-lurker...
>
> Jean-Michel
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clive Moss" <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:53 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis
> crap
>
>
> > JLC is my first choice as well. I have a Master Chronograph -- 
illustrated
> > here
> > http://www.jlcsociety.com/articles/mechaquartz/
> > It is not purely mechanical -- it is the Contax G2, rather than Leica,
of
> > watches.
> > Also interesting at this link is the illustrated list of watches that
have
> > used JLC movements - including IWC and Chopard.
> > My wife has the purely mechanical Reverso -- a lovely watch.
> > -- 
> > Clive
> > http://clive.moss.net
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
> > > Simon Lamb
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:45 AM
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who
> > > agree withthis crap
> > >
> > >
> > > Jean-Michel
> > >
> > > I am glad you mentioned Jaeger-le- Coultre as that is my
> > > watch of choice.
> > > The manufacture is an amazing building and the dedication of
> > > the designers
> > > and makers is exemplary.  Jaeger do indeed make parts for
> > > many watch makers
> > > and they have over 300 patents out there, but they do make all their
> > > movements in-house as you say.
> > >
> > > Simon
> >
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