Introducing the Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos 568 by Marc Newson Replica Watches Young Professional
The chronograph has a 30-minute totalizer up top and a 12-hour totalizer at six rebounds, plus there’s a running seconds register at nine o’clock. Purists might be annoyed by the date window at three o’clock, but let’s remember that this is an opinion meant for general consumers and many customers still ask for watches that show the date. There are two dial color options — sunburst black and sunburst silver. Each provides contrasting paths for the chronograph sub-registers and a contrasting rehaut with the more thorough timing track onto it. The implemented numerals stand a wonderful height off the dial itself and have a vertically brushed finish that makes them seem really lavish. Together with the vivid red chronograph seconds hand, the contrasty dial makes reading at a glance quickly very easy. It’s nice to realize that Montblanc actually thought about making this type of sensible driving chronograph.Looking at the rest of the watch, you keep finding more considerate details. The lugs are partially pierced, with a single curved opening onto the side using the pushers and 2 smaller cut-outs across the other hand. Talking of, those pushers are surrounded with small black knurled rims that match the crown along with the edge of the polished black porcelain bezel. Despite being a big sports chronograph, this view exhibits great attention to detail and is clearly hoping to give wearers a whole lot to appreciate that they wont find at the competition.Turning the watch above you’ll come across a screw-down caseback with a smoked sapphire window for looking in the motion. Sure, the decoration on the grade isn’t much to write home about, but there is very little reason to never offer you a sapphire back on a watch like this. The motion is that the Montblanc caliber MB 25.07, which is their version of the Sellita SW500. It is an automatic chronograph movement with a 46-hour power reserve, 25 stones, along with a frequency of 28,800 vph.
Marc Newson has been a prolific designer of timepieces, ranging from wristwatches to sleek hourglasses. The Australian has had a particularly productive relationship with Jaeger-LeCoultre, having designed two earlier Atmos clocks – the Atmos 561 and more complicated Atmos 566 – as well as one-off timepieces for charity.
Best known for the sleek, riveted Lockheed Lounge – now the most expensive object by a living designer – Newson is also Designer for Special Projects at Apple, with the Apple Watch being one of his creations. Characterised by smooth lines and rounded corners, Newson’s latest work is the Atmos 568.
The Atmos 568 is instantly recognisable as a Newson creation, with a strong familial resemblance to his other Atmos clocks, though it is a completely new creation.
According to Newson, “Most of the visible pieces have been re-designed, the hands, dials, increments, the case, the counterbalance, the base and the structure of the movement and its interface with the glass.”
While the earlier Newson clocks are often described as ice cubes, being rounded on the edges with gently curved surfaces on all sides, the new Atmos 568 is flat on the front and back, giving it a more geometric form and a hint of 1970s styling.
Made of crystal glass – a type of glass with a high lead content that gives it sparkle and clarity – the body of the clock is made up of two pieces of glass. One is a larger section comprising the sides and back, and the other is a flat front panel that can be removed via the small metal clasp at 12 o’clock, allowing access to the movement to set the time.
The crystal glass – described by Newson as a “a beautiful and noble material” – is produced by Baccarat, the 250-year old French maker of high-end crystal glassware that was also responsible for the previous Newson Atmos clocks. Though crafted with an extremely thick and heavy base for stability, the walls of the body are as thin as 13mm, demonstrating Baccarat’s finesse in working the material.
Functionally the Atmos 568 is identical to the first Newson Atmos, showing the hours, minutes, month as well as phase of the moon. The chapter ring for the hours is clear glass, with the hour numerals and hands in a shade of dark blue selected by Newson. All the metal surfaces have a brushed finish, while the balance wheel at the very bottom of the movement has been redesigned with smaller teeth featuring alternating matte and polished surfaces.
Like all Atmos clocks it runs on an exceptionally efficient mechanism powered by air, thanks to a special mix of gas inside a sealed capsule that expands and contracts with minute changes in ambient temperature – a one degree change in temperature is enough to run the clock for two days. Shaped like the bellows of an accordion, the changing length of the capsule winds the clock’s mainspring.
Price and availability
While the previous Newson clocks were limited editions, the Atmos 568 is part of the regular collection.
The Atmos 568 by Marc Newson (ref. Q5165107) is available from both Jaeger-LeCoultre boutiques and retailers starting December 2016, priced at US$28,000 or S$40,500.
