anyone got an Atmos?
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Wish I could help but the wife wouldn't let me buy one as thought it ugly!!!!!!
From what I hear their very well made and extremely accurate if left alone.
I'm with you surely a few on here must own one, why not start the ball rolling with a photo of yours!
From what I hear their very well made and extremely accurate if left alone.
I'm with you surely a few on here must own one, why not start the ball rolling with a photo of yours!
Edited by kazste on Wednesday 3rd April 19:15
Yes, and I have a strange tale to tell about it.
MIL bought it in the 70s. It was expensive then. It never kept good time. Several very expensive returns to Switzerland failed to solve the problem. Would lose/gain 20 mins a day. But she loved it and kept it on show, much to FIL's annoyance.
She died and he resigned it to the loft, carefully wrapped in a pillowcase. A few years later he's moving and is clearing out the loft, forgets it's in the pillow case, and lobs it out of the loft hatch onto the landing 10ft below. There's an almighty crash and he remembers what's in the pillowcase. The front glass has a small crack but other than that no obvious damage. We all assume it's ruined and think no more about it.
He dies a few years later and my wife is going thru the stuff in his loft and finds the clock. Brings it home, puts it out on display, released the locking lever to see if it runs, and since then it keeps pretty much perfect time.
As said, it's a 1970s one, gold and white and not really our style. We recently saw a lovely new blue and silver one, much more contemporary. It was just under £5K but they offered us a £1500 trade in on the old one. But when it came down to it my wife couldn't do it, to many memories etc.
So the old one stays. Although it's a bit gaudy for us, it is a thing of beauty and we're quite fond of it.
MIL bought it in the 70s. It was expensive then. It never kept good time. Several very expensive returns to Switzerland failed to solve the problem. Would lose/gain 20 mins a day. But she loved it and kept it on show, much to FIL's annoyance.
She died and he resigned it to the loft, carefully wrapped in a pillowcase. A few years later he's moving and is clearing out the loft, forgets it's in the pillow case, and lobs it out of the loft hatch onto the landing 10ft below. There's an almighty crash and he remembers what's in the pillowcase. The front glass has a small crack but other than that no obvious damage. We all assume it's ruined and think no more about it.
He dies a few years later and my wife is going thru the stuff in his loft and finds the clock. Brings it home, puts it out on display, released the locking lever to see if it runs, and since then it keeps pretty much perfect time.
As said, it's a 1970s one, gold and white and not really our style. We recently saw a lovely new blue and silver one, much more contemporary. It was just under £5K but they offered us a £1500 trade in on the old one. But when it came down to it my wife couldn't do it, to many memories etc.
So the old one stays. Although it's a bit gaudy for us, it is a thing of beauty and we're quite fond of it.
Adrian W said:
Mine has been going since 1963, I've had it since 2005, so far it's never stopped, it gains about 2 minutes a month in the summer and looses about 2 minutes a month in the winter,
I'd have been more than happy with that, but 5 months without even being a minute out I think is exceptional for something 30 years old that has been bounced around the International postal system. Edited by Adrian W on Wednesday 3rd April 21:11
My dad has got one pretty much exactly like that, inherited from my Gran. Spent a fair bit getting it serviced, but last time it stopped I think he gave up on it. Still on display in the middle of his mantle piece though.
Also noticed they had one (running) in the clock section of the British Museum the other week.
Also noticed they had one (running) in the clock section of the British Museum the other week.
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