they are brilliant clocks regardless of age. the best mantle clock made IMO

i have one and it was the best decision i ever made to buy it. its set up and apart from changing the time twice a year i dont need to touch it. it keeps time and doesnt need winding. i also have a pre 1912 Gustav Becker torsion clock which although it only needs winding once a year is a nightmare to set up and regulate. if asked i'd tell everyone everytime to go for an Atmos. mines from the 80's i think. yours has a much earlier serial number over 300,000 less and the earlier case removal method which can be a bit of a problem to operate. with mine the case front glass pops out so you level it up and dont disturb it when getting access to the dial. with yours you need to lift the whole case off which can if your not careful can upset the levels.

my advice is, if you've got it where you want it and its working then leave it well alone

i hope you find the information you want and enjoy its effortless movement and timekeeping.

Graham

This message has been edited by gmhutton on 2009-08-12 12:01:49

ATMOS clock---trying to get info on age of my clock

By: Socko : August 11th, 2009-15:07

I recently inherited an ATMOS clock. The best I can tell, it is an ATMOS II type, and if I'm not mistaken, the serial # is on the dial and is 11733. I think it is circa 1940s, as it belonged to my great grandfather. There are no markings on the back of th...

why don't you contact ...

By: time2tic : August 11th, 2009-21:24

JLC directly from their website. give them all info you have and the pictures and they will give you more info and most likely the year the clock was made. it is simple and reliable. you just need a bit of patience for them to look in their archive. go to...

As time2tic suggested,

By: kit : August 12th, 2009-00:24

try contacting JLC. Few of us have access to a chart that will date an atoms by serial number. But, of course, one of the forum members may have a clock similar to yours and will be able to help you out. Who knows! But, if you haven't already, do take tim...

Here is a....

By: tempusfugit : August 12th, 2009-03:49

website (and I think it is suitable for a link from here) which has some interesting information about ATMOS clocks including serial number estimation of date of origin. http://www.atmosadam.com/ I have no interest in it other than stumbling across it whe...

Very nice specimen, Jeremy!

By: amanico : August 12th, 2009-04:53

Contact JLC, and provide them the same pics and the serial number, they will answer you, but don't do it before the beginning of September, as they are in Hlidays till the beginning of next week, and I guess that they will have hard time, at this moment. ...

they are brilliant clocks regardless of age. the best mantle clock made IMO

By: G99 : August 12th, 2009-11:55

Information about the Atmos II

By: Marv : August 12th, 2009-17:20

Hi Socko, You will find hereafter some information about the Atmos II. They are based on an article written by Mun Chor Weng and published in a special release of Timewerke. The production of the Atmos II started in 1936. However, at the beginning, JLC ha...

No serial number on the bridge---

By: Socko : August 13th, 2009-03:50

Marv, Thanks for the great info. I verified the bridge, and there are no markings at all. The only marking I can see is on the front face of the movement. I have sent a request to JLC as others have suggested, inquiring if they can more accurately identif...